Constituted 5 September 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3106th Engineer Service Detachment

Activated 25 October 1944 at Fort Lewis, Washington

Reorganized and redesignated 5 May 1945 as the 3106th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Inactivated 25 June 1946 in France

Redesignated 5 February 1953 as the 86th Engineer Firefighting Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 10 April 1953 in Korea

Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1954 as the 86th Engineer Detachment

Inactivated 8 June 1959 in Korea

Activated 25 March 1960 at Schilling Air Force Base, Kansas

Inactivated 25 September 1960 at Schilling Air Force Base, Kansas

Activated 11 September 1961 at Granite City Engineer Depot, Illinois

Inactivated 25 March 1964 at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida

Activated 25 June 1964 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Inactivated 17 February 1969 in Vietnam

Activated 14 November 1970 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        Central Europe

                                                        Korean War
                                                        Third Korean Winter
                                                        Korea, Summer 1953

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

                                                        Southwest Asia
                                                        Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
                                                        Cease-Fire

                                                        War on Terrorism
                                                        Global War on Terrorism

 

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered FLORIDA 1962-1963

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991

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

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1994

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2005

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: