Constituted 5 September 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3101st Engineer Service Detachment

Activated 25 October 1944 at Fort Lewis, Washington

Reorganized and redesignated 5 May 1945 as the 3101st Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Inactivated 31 October 1946 in Germany

Redesignated 5 February 1953 as the 81st Engineer Fire Fighting Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 10 April 1953 in Korea

Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1954 as the 81st Engineer Detachment

Inactivated 25 September 1959 in Korea

Activated 24 June 1960 in Korea

Inactivated 1 May 1964 in Korea

Activated 4 May 1965 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Inactivated 1 December 1965 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Activated 1 October 1966 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

Inactivated 17 February 1969 in Vietnam

Activated 31 January 1972 at Fort Hood, Texas

Inactivated 15 October 1986 at Fort Hood, Texas

Activated 16 March 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        European-African-Middle Eastern Theater,
                                                            Streamer without inscription

                                                        Korean War
                                                        Third Korean Winter
                                                        Korea, Summer 1953

                                                        Vietnam
                                                        Counteroffensive, Phase III
                                                        Tet Counteroffensive
                                                        Counteroffensive, Phase IV
                                                        Counteroffensive, Phase V
                                                        Counteroffensive, Phase VI

 

DECORATIONS

None

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: