Lineage and Honors Information as of 24 June 2014
52d Aviation Regiment
(Flying Dragons)
- Constituted 31 May 1940 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 204th Quartermaster Battalion
- Activated 10 June 1942 at Compton, California
- Redesignated 1 July 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 204th Quartermaster Gas Supply Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 10 December 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 204th Quartermaster Battalion, Mobile
- Inactivated 13 October 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
- Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 204th Transportation Corps Truck Battalion; concurrently activated at Fort Benning, Georgia
- Redesignated 20 May 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 204th Transportation Truck Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 May 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 52d Transportation Truck Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1954 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 52d Transportation Battalion
- Inactivated 10 May 1955 in Japan
- Redesignated 13 October 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 52d Transportation Battalion
- Activated 7 November 1955 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Converted and redesignated 22 December 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 52d Aviation Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 25 January 1965 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 52d Aviation Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 25 November 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 52d Aviation Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 21 June 1979 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 52d Aviation Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 52d Aviation Battalion
- Inactivated 16 October 1988 in Korea
- Redesignated 16 October 1995 as the 52d Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System
- Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 52d Aviation Regiment
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Naples-Foggia
- Rome-Arno
- North Apennines
- Po Valley
- Korean War
- UN Offensive
- CCF Intervention
- First UN Counteroffensive
- CCF Spring Offensive
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
- Vietnam
- Advisory
- Defense
- Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase II
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- Consolidation I
- Consolidation II
- Cease-Fire
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DAK TO DISTRICT
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered PLEI ME
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered DUC CO
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered NINEVEH PROVINCE 2005
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1952
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1963-1966
- 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 1970
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1972
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
Return to Branch Index