Lineage and Honors Information as of 20 December 2011
224th ENGINEER COMPANY
Organized 3 May 1900 in the Oregon National Guard at Albany as Company G, 4th Infantry
Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 13 December 1911 as the 5th Company, Coast Artillery Corps
Mustered into Federal service 25 July 1917 at Albany
Drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917; concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 5th Company, Columbia Coast Defense Command
Demobilized 12 December 1918 at Fort Stevens, Oregon
Reorganized and Federally recognized 22 March 1921 as the 5th Company, Coast Artillery Corps
Redesignated 31 March 1922 as the 483d Company, Coast Artillery Corps
Redesignated 12 December 1923 as Battery A, 249th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps
Redesignated 18 April 1924 as Battery A, 249th Coast Artillery
Redesignated 15 April 1940 as Battery D, 249th Coast Artillery
Inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at Albany
Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery B, 171st Coast Artillery Battalion
Inactivated 15 September 1945 at Fort Canby, Washington
Reorganized and Federally recognized 2 March 1948 in the Oregon National Guard at Albany as Company L, 162d Infantry, an element of the 41st Infantry Division
Redesignated 1 July 1953 as Company C, 162d Infantry
Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 1 April 1959 as Battery C, 3d Gun Battalion, 249th Artillery, and relieved from assignment to the 41st Infantry Division
Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1961 as Battery C, 3d Automatic Weapons Battalion, 249th Artillery
Reorganized and redesignated 15 November 1965 as the 1st Automatic Weapons Platoon, Battery B, 3d Battalion, 249th Artillery
Consolidated 1 March 1968 with the 1st Platoon, Battery A, 3d Battalion, 249th Artillery (organized and Federally recognized 15 November 1965 at Albany), and consolidated unit designated as Battery C, 3d Battalion, 249th Artillery
Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 14 June 1971 as Company C, 1249th Engineer Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 16 April 1994 as the 224th Engineer Company
Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1999 as Company B, 52d Engineer Battalion
Ordered into active Federal service 11 February 2003 at Albany; released from active Federal service 16 June 2004 and reverted to state control
Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 2005 as the 224th Engineer Company
Ordered into active Federal service 7 June 2007 at Albany; released from active Federal service 10 July 2008 and reverted to state control
HOME STATION: Albany (less detachment at Newport)
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
War on Terrorism
Iraq:
Iraqi Surge
(additional campaigns to be determined)
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2003-2004
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History