Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 September 2017
15th Engineer Company
(Road Builders)
- Constituted 5 May 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 1222d Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Activated 15 July 1943 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
- Inactivated 8 May 1946 in France
- Activated 30 June 1946 in Japan
- Redesignated 30 June 1947 as the 538th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Reorganized and redesignated 5 December 1947 as the 538th Engineer Fire Fighting Company
- Redesignated 31 December 1947 as the 15th Engineer Fire Fighting Company
- Inactivated 15 September 1948 in Japan
- Redesignated 17 May 1966 as the 15th Engineer Company and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 1 July 1966 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Inactivated 29 August 1971 in Vietnam
- Activated 20 December 1971 in Vietnam
- Inactivated 20 March 1972 in Vietnam
- Activated 1 April 1985 in Panama
- Inactivated 4 August 1989 in Panama
- Activated 16 October 2005 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Northern France
- 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
- Consolidation II
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation II
- Consolidation III
- Iraq:
- National Resolution
- Iraqi Surge
Decorations
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered DAK TO - BEN HET
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BAQUBAH, IRAQ
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2009-2010
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History