Constituted 28 March 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 12th Chemical Company

Redesignated 1 April 1942 as the 12th Chemical Maintenance Company

Activated 1 May 1942 at Fort Custer, Michigan

Inactivated 28 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey

Activated 15 February 1949 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Allotted 25 May 1951 to the Regular Army

Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1953 as the 12th Chemical Company

Inactivated 25 July 1966 at Fort McClellan, Alabama

Assigned 1 March 1980 to the 1st Infantry Division and activated at Fort Riley, Kansas

Inactivated 15 September 1995 at Fort Riley, Kansas, and relieved from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division

Activated 16 February 1996 in Germany

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                            World War II
                                                            Tunisia
                                                            Sicily
                                                            Naples-Foggia
                                                            Rome-Arno
                                                            Southern France
                                                            Rhineland
                                                            Ardennes-Alsace
                                                            Central Europe

                                                            Southwest Asia
                                                            Defense of Saudi Arabia
                                                            Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
                                                            Cease-Fire

                                                            War on Terrorism
                                                            Campaigns to be determined

 

DECORATIONS

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

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: