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Lineage and Honors Information as of 9 July 2010

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HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
14th TRANSPORTATION BATTALION

 

Constituted 9 April 1943 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 517th Port Battalion, Transportation Corps

Activated 4 June 1943 in England

Reorganized and redesignated 26 November 1944 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 517th Port Battalion

Inactivated 25 June 1946 in Belgium

Redesignated 29 September 1948 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 14th Transportation Port Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 13 October 1948 at Camp Stoneman, California

Redesignated 24 July 1950 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 14th Transportation Port Battalion

Inactivated 25 June 1955 in Japan

Redesignated 9 May 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 14th Transportation Battalion

Activated 25 May 1956 at Fort Story, Virginia

Inactivated 28 March 1963 at Fort Story, Virginia

Redesignated 29 July 1963 as Headquarters and Depot Supply Company, 14th Aircraft Depot Battalion

Activated 11 August 1963 at Atlanta Army Depot, Georgia

Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1965 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 14th Transportation Battalion

Inactivated 30 April 1972 at Oakland, California

Activated 16 October 1988 in Italy

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT


World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland

Korean War
UN Defensive
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
First UN Counteroffensive
CCF Spring Offensive
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Second Korean Winter
Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953

 

 

 

 

 

Vietnam
Defensive
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
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire

War on Terrorism
Global War on Terrorism

     Afghanistan:
Consolidation I

(Additional campaigns
to be determined)


DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1951

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1966

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971-1972

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1990-1991

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2001-2002

French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered NORMANDY

Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Antwerp

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1952

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1972

Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:

      

 

 

JEFFREY J. CLARKE
Chief of Military History


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