Lineage and Honors Information as of 6 September 2012
411th ENGINEER BATTALION
- Constituted 24 July 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 411th Engineer Base Shop Battalion
- Activated 24 July -17 August 1942 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1944 as the 411th Engineer Special Shop Battalion
- Inactivated 4 February 1946 at Camp Stoneman, California
- Redesignated 26 October 1953 as the 411th Engineer Battalion and allotted to the Army Reserve
- Activated 18 November 1953 at Fort DeRussy, Hawaii
- Location changed 1 September 1994 to Fort Shafter, Hawaii
- Ordered into active military service 5 January 2004 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii; released from active military service in 2005 and reverted to reserve status
- (Lettered companies inactivated 16 September 2008 at home stations; Support Company concurrently constituted and activated)
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- New Guinea
- Luzon
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Transition of Iraq
- Iraqi Governance
DECORATIONS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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