Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 July 2016
594th Transportation Company
- Constituted 24 September 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 3417th Quartermaster Truck Company
- Activated 22 October 1943 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 3417th Transportation Corps Truck Company
- Redesignated 18 June 1947 as the 594th Transportation Truck Company
- Allotted 4 September 1951 to the Regular Army
- Reorganized and redesignated 8 June 1953 as the 594th Transportation Company
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Southwest Asia
- Defense of Saudi Arabia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- Cease-Fire
- Armed Forces Expeditions
- Somalia
- War on Terrorism
- Global War on Terrorism
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2004-2005
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2008-2009
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History
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