Lineage and Honors Information as of 25 February 2015
258th Transportation Detachment
- Constituted 3 November 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3335th Quartermaster Service Detachment
- Activated 12 December 1944 on Leyte, Philippines
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1945 as the 3335th Quartermaster Driver Detachment
- Inactivated 10 October 1945 on Mindanao, Philippines
- Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 3335th Transportation Corps Driver Detachment
- Redesignated 15 March 1965 as the 258th Transportation Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 26 March 1965 at Fort Eustis, Virginia
- Inactivated 19 April 1965 at Fort Eustis, Virginia
- Activated 1 July 1965 at Fort Benning, Georgia
- Inactivated 1 January 1967 at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam
- Activated 25 August 1967 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Inactivated 15 June 1970 at Korat, Thailand
- Activated 16 June 2000 at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Leyte
- Luzon
- Vietnam
- Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase II
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered DAK TO
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
Richard W. Stewart, Ph.D.
Director, Center of Military History
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