Lineage and Honors Information as of 16 May 2012
305th PUBLIC AFFAIRS DETACHMENT
- Constituted 14 April 1955 in the Army Reserve as the 305th Public Information Field Service Detachment
- Activated 10 May 1955 at Seattle, Washington
- Reorganized and redesignated 22 September 1958 as the 305th Public Information Detachment
- Inactivated 15 May 1959 at Seattle, Washington
- Activated 15 March 1963 at Seattle, Washington
- Inactivated 1 April 1964 at Seattle, Washington
- Redesignated 16 April 1981 as the 305th Public Affairs Detachment and activated at Fort DeRussy, Hawaii
- Location changed 1 September 1994 to Fort Shafter, Hawaii
- Ordered into active military service 9 March 2002 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii; released from active military service 14 October 2002 and reverted to reserve status
- Ordered into active military service 11 July 2010 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii; released from active military service 14 August 2011 and reverted to reserve status
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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