Lineage and Honors Information as of 9 March 2017
517th Engineer Detachment
- Constituted 11 November 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 2774th Engineer Service Detachment
- Activated 27 November 1944 in Italy
- Redesignated 29 March 1945 as the 2774th Engineer Utilities Detachment
- Redesignated 30 June 1947 as the 517th Engineer Utilities Detachment
- Inactivated 25 June 1949 in Korea
- Redesignated 9 June 1952 as the 517th Engineer Terrain Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 26 July 1952 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Reorganized and redesignated 28 September 1953 as the 517th Engineer Detachment
- Inactivated 12 April 1971 in Vietnam
- Activated 15 September 1972 in Germany
- Inactivated 15 August 1988 in Germany
- Activated 16 June 1996 in Germany
- Inactivated 15 July 2006 in Germany
- Activated 16 October 2015 in Italy
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- European-African-Middle Eastern Theater
- Streamer without inscription
- Asiatic-Pacific Theater,
- Streamer without inscription
- Vietnam
- Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase II
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER 1945-1946
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1971
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History
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