Constituted 23 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Battalion, 519th Quartermaster Truck Regiment

        Activated 26 April 1943 at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas

        Reorganized and redesignated 20 December 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 180th Quartermaster Battalion, Mobile

        Inactivated 12 December 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey

        Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 180th Transportation Corps Truck Battalion

        Redesignated 7 December 1966 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 180th Transportation Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army

        Activated 23 January 1967 at Fort Hood, Texas

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        Normandy
                                                        Northern France
                                                        Rhineland
                                                        Ardennes-Alsace
                                                        Central Europe

                                                        Southwest Asia
                                                        Defense of Saudi Arabia
                                                        Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
                                                        Cease-Fire

                                                        War on Terrorism
                                                        Global War on Terrorism

 

DECORATIONS

        Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991

        Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2003-2004

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: