49th Transportation Center
Lineage and Honors Information as of 6 December 1994
49th Transportation Center
Constituted 1 May 1936 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st Battalion, 49th Quartermaster Regiment
Redesignated 1 April 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st Battalion, 49th Quartermaster Truck Regiment
Activated 1 May 1942 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Reorganized and redesignated 14 December 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 49th Quartermaster Battalion, Mobile
Inactivated 8 April 1946 in France
Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 49th Transportation Corps Truck Battalion
Redesignated 11 June 1954 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 49th Transportation Battalion
Activated 3 August 1954 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Inactivated 1 September 1955 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Activated 5 December 1955 in Germany
Reorganized and redesignated 20 February 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 49th Transportation Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 25 July 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 49th Transportation Group
Reorganized and redesignated 25 May 1965 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 49th Transportation Center
Inactivated 1 March 1968 in Germany
Redesignated 1 April 1982 as the 49th Transportation Center and activated at Fort Hood, Texas
49th Transportation Center
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern France; Central Europe
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA