Constituted 31 October 1967 in the Regular Army as the 559th Transportation Detachment

Activated 18 January 1968 at Fort Eustis, Virginia

Inactivated 15 March 1971 in Vietnam

Withdrawn 20 July 1995 from the Regular Army and allotted to the Army Reserve

Activated 1 September 1997 on Staten Island, New York

Location changed 16 April 2003 to Daytona Beach, Florida

Ordered into active military service 22 October 2004 at Daytona Beach, Florida; released from active military service 19 April 2006 and reverted to reserve status

Inactivated 15 September 2006 at Daytona Beach, Florida

Activated 16 September 2010 at Cincinnati, Ohio

559th Transportation detachment

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                            Vietnam
                                                            Counteroffensive, Phase IV
                                                            Counteroffensive, Phase V
                                                            Counteroffensive, Phase VI
                                                            Tet 69/Counteroffensive
                                                            Summer-Fall 1969
                                                            Winter-Spring 1970
                                                            Sanctuary Counteroffensive
                                                            Counteroffensive, Phase VII

                                                            War on Terrorism
                                                            Campaigns to be determined

 

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2004-2005

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: