Lineage and Honors Information as of 23 March 2015
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,
354th Transportation Battalion
- Constituted 27 December 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 116th Port Battalion, Transportation Corps
- Activated 24 January 1945 at Fort Kamehameha, Hawaii
- Inactivated 10 February 1946 on Ie Shima
- Redesignated 17 October 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 354th Transportation Port Battalion, and concurrently allotted to the Organized Reserves
- Activated 27 October 1947 at New York, New York
- (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
- Reorganized and redesignated 24 February 1950 as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 354th Transportation Port Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 15 November 1954 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 354th Transportation Battalion
- Location changed 10 September 1959 to Brooklyn, New York
- Ordered into active military service 1 October 1961 at Brooklyn, New York; released from active military service 13 August 1962 and reverted to reserve status
- Location changed 1 May 1968 to Fort Totten, New York
- Ordered into active military service 24 March 1970 at Fort Totten, New York; released from active military service 26 March 1970 and reverted to reserve status
- Ordered into active military service 9 August 2004 at Fort Totten, New York; released from active military service 4 February 2006 and reverted to reserve status
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Ryukyus
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2004-2005
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
Richard W. Stewart, Ph.D.
Director, Center of Military History
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