926th Medical Detachment
(The Scorpion)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 7 August 2002
926th Medical Detachment Lineage
Constituted 24 February 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 926th Medical Detachment
Activated 20 March 1945 at Fort Richardson, Alaska
Inactivated 15 November 1946 at Fort Richardson, Alaska
Allotted 30 July 1965 to the Regular Army
Activated 10 August 1965 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Inactivated 15 March 1971 in Vietnam
Activated 21 September 1972 at Fort Benning, Georgia
926th Medical Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II - AP: Silver band without inscription
Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
Kosovo: (campaigns to be determined)
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967-1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA