87th Chemical Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of 10 December 1999
87th Chemical Company Lineage
Constituted 23 December 1966 in the Regular Army as the 87th Chemical Detachment and activated at Fort Hood, Texas
Inactivated 16 January 1967 at Fort Hood, Texas
Activated 10 May 1967 at Fort Hood, Texas
Inactivated 1 October 1971 in Vietnam
Activated 21 June 1978 in Germany
Reorganized and redesignated 17 March 1988 as the 87th Chemical Company
Inactivated 15 May 1992 in Germany
Activated 15 January 1994 at Fort Polk, Louisiana
87th Chemical Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
Vietnam: 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
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
Decorations
Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1969-1970
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1971