499th Transportation Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 September 2002
499th Transportation Detachment Lineage
Constituted 1 December 1965 in the Regular Army as the 499th Transportation Detachment
Activated 24 December 1965 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 25 January 1968 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Activated 20 October 1968 in Vietnam as an element of the 101st Airborne Division
Inactivated 25 April 1971 in Vietnam
Activated 21 October 1972 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Inactivated 21 June 1973 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and released from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division
Relieved 21 June 1973 from the Regular Army and allotted to the Army Reserve
Activated 16 September 1991 at Gainesville, Florida
Location changed 16 July 2002 to Decatur, Georgia
499th Transportation Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Decorations
Valorous Unit Award for TCHEPONE
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968-1969
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1971
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1968-1970