Lineage and Honors Information as of 20 December 2011
122d ENGINEER BATTALION
Constituted 5 July 1946 and allotted to the South Carolina National Guard as the 122d Engineer Combat Battalion, an element of the 51st Infantry Division
Organized and Federally recognized 13 March 1947 from new and existing units in western South Carolina with Headquarters at Edgefield
Redesignated 1 February 1953 as the 122d Engineer Battalion
Relieved 1 April 1963 from assignment to the 51st Infantry Division
Ordered into active Federal service 10 February 2003 at home stations; released from active Federal service 9 February 2004 and reverted to state control
Reorganized 1 September 2008 to consist of the Headquarters Company and the Support Company (Companies A, B, and C concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 1226th Engineer Detachment, the 1227th Engineer Detachment, and the 1221st Engineer Company, respectively—hereafter separate lineages)
HOME AREA: Western South Carolina
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
Headquarters Company (Edgefield), additionally entitled to:
World War II
Tunisia
Sicily
Naples-Foggia
Rome-Arno
North Apennines
Po Valley
DECORATIONS
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered AL ANBAR PROVINCE 2003
Headquarters Company (Edgefield), additionally entitled to:
French Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star, World War II, Streamer embroidered CASSINO
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History