561st Engineer Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of 28 March 2008
561st Engineer Company Lineage
Constituted 12 June 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 561st Engineer Company
Activated 15 June 1942 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
Redesignated 2 July 1942 as the 561st Engineer Boat Maintenance Company
Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1945 as the 561st Engineer Maintenance Company
Inactivated 25 October 1945 in the Philippines
Redesignated 11 March 1947 as Headquarters, 561st Engineer Service Company
Activated 21 April 1947 on Adak Island, Alaska
Inactivated 23 August 1948 on Adak Island, Alaska
Redesignated 15 December 1948 as the 561st Engineer Service Company and activated in Japan
Inactivated 25 January 1950 in Japan
Redesignated 24 July 1950 as the 561st Engineer Construction Company
Activated 1 August 1950 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts
Allotted 4 January 1951 to the Regular Army
Inactivated 25 March 1954 at Fort Dix, New Jersey
Redesignated 1 February 1955 as the 561st Engineer Company
Activated 18 March 1955 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California
Inactivated 25 March 1963 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California
Activated 10 August 1963 in Thailand
Inactivated 15 June 1970 in Thailand
Activated 16 October 2007 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
561st Engineer Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Algeria-French Morocco, Rome-Arno, Luzon
Decorations
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHEAST ASIA 1962-1966