Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 October 2019
174th Engineer Company
- Organized and Federally recognized 16 October 1924 in the South Carolina National Guard at Lyman as Company F, 105th Engineers, an element of the 30th Division
- Converted and redesignated 1 April 1938 as Battery B, 178th Field Artillery and relieved from assignment to the 30th Division
- Inducted into Federal service 27 January 1941 at Lyman
- Reorganized and redesignated 24 February 1944 as Battery B, 178th Field Artillery Battalion
- Inactivated 1 November 1945 in Italy
- Reorganized and Federally recognized 13 February 1947 in the South Carolina National Guard at Lyman as Battery A, 178th Field Artillery Battalion, and assigned to the 51st Infantry Division
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1959 as Battery A, 3d Howitzer Battalion, 178th Artillery
- Consolidated 1 April 1963 with Battery B, 1st Howitzer Battalion, 178th Artillery (organized and Federally recognized 1 April 1959 at Lyman), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 1st Howitzer Battalion, 178th Artillery
- Relieved 1 January 1968 from assignment to the 51st Infantry Division and assigned to the 30th Infantry Division
- Redesignated 1 May 1972 as Battery A, 1st Battalion, 178th Field Artillery
- Relieved 1 January 1974 from assignment to the 30th Infantry Division and assigned to the 218th Infantry Brigade
- Ordered into active Federal service 15 July 2004 at Lyman
- Converted and redesignated 1 October 2004 as Company A, 178th Engineer Battalion; and relieved from assignment to the 218th Infantry Brigade; concurrently, location changed to Wellford
- Released from active Federal service 10 January 2006 and reverted to state control
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 2008 as the 174th Engineer Company
- Ordered into active Federal service 7 November 2009 at Wellford; released from active Federal service 11 December 2010 and reverted to state control
HOME STATION: Wellford
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Naples-Foggia
- North Apennines
- Po Valley
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation III
- (additional campaigns to be determined)
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2010
- French Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star, World War II, Streamer embroidered CASSINO
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History