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Lineage and Honors Information as of 12 March 2010

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63d ENGINEER DETACHMENT

 

Constituted 6 July 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 1426th Engineer Mobile Searchlight Maintenance Unit

Activated 27 September 1943 at Schenectady Army Service Forces Depot, New York

Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1944 as the 1426th Engineer Service Detachment

Redesignated 1 May 1945 as the 1426th Engineer Searchlight Maintenance Detachment

Redesignated 30 June 1947 as the 63d Engineer Searchlight Maintenance Detachment

Inactivated 15 December 1947 on Okinawa

Allotted 31 October 1950 to the Regular Army

Activated 4 December 1950 at Granite City Engineer Depot, Illinois

Inactivated 25 July 1952 at Granite City Engineer Depot, Illinois

Redesignated 28 December 1955 as the 63d Engineer Detachment

Activated 1 February 1956 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Inactivated 25 January 1965 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Activated 5 April 1965 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Inactivated 6 July 1966 in Vietnam

Activated 1 April 1967 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Inactivated 26 May 1967 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Activated 14 November 1970 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Inactivated 8 May 1972 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Activated 21 November 1975 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Inactivated 15 November 1981 at Fort Irwin, California

Activated 1 August 1988 at Fort Hood, Texas

Inactivated 15 October 1994 at Fort Hood, Texas

Activated 16 September 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        New Guinea
                                                        Luzon

                                                        Vietnam
                                                        Defense
                                                        Counteroffensive
                                                        Counteroffensive, Phase II

 

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1966

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:

 

 

JEFFREY J. CLARKE
Chief of Military History


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