Lineage and Honors Information as of 3 October 2011
220th TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
Constituted 8 November 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 2201st Quartermaster Truck Company, Aviation
Activated 4 January 1944 in England
Inactivated 31 December 1945 in Germany
Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 2201st Transportation Corps Truck Company
Redesignated 6 October 1948 as the 220th Transportation Base Depot Company and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps
Activated 15 October 1948 at Brooklyn, New York
Inactivated 10 March 1949 at Brooklyn, New York
Activated 6 October 1949 at New York, New York
(Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Reorganized and redesignated 18 January 1953 as the 220th Transportation Company
Inactivated 1 December 1955 at New York, New York
Activated 1 May 1964 at New York, New York
Location changed 31 January 1966 to Fort Tilden, New York; on 31 December 1968 to Fort Hamilton, New York
Ordered into active military service 24 March 1970 at Fort Hamilton, New York; released from active military service 26 March 1970 and reverted to reserve status
Inactivated 15 September 1983 at Fort Hamilton, New York
Activated 16 October 1995 at Springfield, Massachusetts
Location changed 18 September 2002 to Berlin, Vermont; on 17 July 2003 to Keene, New Hampshire
Ordered into active military service 23 August 2005 at Keene, New Hampshire; released from active military service 18 February 2007 and reverted to reserve status
Ordered into active military service 9 May 2010 at Keene, New Hampshire; released from active military service 12 June 2011 and reverted to reserve status
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Northern France
Rhineland
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2005-2006
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History