Constituted 15 January 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 2d Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad, Separate

            Activated 22 January 1943 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

            Inactivated 3 November 1945 at Camp Shanks, New York

            Redesignated 13 August 1946 as the 2d Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad and allotted to the Regular Army

            Activated 20 December 1946 in the Philippine Islands

            Inactivated 1 June 1949 in the Philippine Islands

            Redesignated 11 September 1950 as the 2d Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squad

            Activated 25 September 1950 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

            Reorganized and redesignated 20 May 1955 as the 2d Ordnance Detachment

            Reorganized and redesignated 16 June 1998 as the 702d Ordnance Company

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                            World War II
                                                            Normandy
                                                            Northern France
                                                            Rhineland
                                                            Ardennes-Alsace

 

DECORATIONS

            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER

            Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2001-2002

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: