Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 August 2015
163d Transportation Detachment
- Constituted 28 November 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 163d Transportation Corps Boat Detachment
- Activated 4 December 1944 at Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida
- Inactivated 31 January 1946 at Fort Mason, California
- Redesignated 24 July 1957 as the 163d Transportation Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 5 August 1957 at Camp Leroy Johnson, Louisiana
- Inactivated 15 June 1970 at Sattahip, Thailand
- Activated 10 December 1990 at Ford Island, Hawaii
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Air Offensive, Japan
- War on Terrorism
- Global War on Terrorism
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2005-2006
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2009-2010
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
RICHARD W. STEWART
Chief of Military History
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