Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 27 October 2015
545th Transportation Detachment
- Constituted 19 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as Class A, Boat Crew, 363d Harbor Craft Company, Transportation Corps
- Activated 28 February 1944 at Camp Plauche, Louisiana
- Reorganized and redesignated 27 February 1945 as the 166th Transportation Corps Boat Detachment
- Redesignated 25 April 1945 as the 166th Transportation Corps Boat Crew
- Inactivated 23 July 1946 at New Orleans, Louisiana
- Redesignated 4 December 1950 as the 545th Transportation Harbor Craft Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army; concurrently activated at Seattle, Washington
- Inactivated 20 March 1954 at San Francisco, California
- Redesignated 16 August 1957 as the 545th Transportation Detachment
- Activated 12 September 1957 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Inactivated 25 November 1968 in Vietnam
- Assigned 1 September 1969 to the 1st Cavalry Division and activated in Vietnam
- Inactivated 15 April 1971 in Vietnam and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division
- Activated 16 September 1979 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Inactivated 15 September 1997 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Activated 16 October 1999 at Ford Island, Hawaii
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Western Pacific
- Vietnam
- Advisory
- Defense
- Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase II
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- Southwest Asia
- Defense of Saudi Arabia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- Cease-Fire
Decorations
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered PLEI ME
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM - III CORPS AREA
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
RICHARD W. STEWART
Chief of Military History