Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 Oct 2020
573d Engineer Detachment
- Constituted 25 August 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 2939th Engineer Service Detachment
- Activated 10 October 1944 in New Guinea
- Redesignated 1 May 1945 as the 2939th Engineer Refrigeration Maintenance Detachment
- Redesignated 30 June 1947 as the 573d Engineer Refrigeration Maintenance Detachment
- Inactivated 15 March 1948 in Japan
- Allotted 31 October 1950 to the Regular Army
- Activated 10 December 1950 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Inactivated 14 September 1953 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Redesignated 9 October 1956 as the 573d Engineer Detachment
- Activated 27 October 1956 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Inactivated 24 March 1962 in Germany
- Activated 4 May 1965 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Inactivated 29 January 1972 in Vietnam
- Activated 1 September 1980 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Inactivated 15 August 1988 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Activated 16 February 2008 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- New Guinea
- Vietnam
- Defense
- 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
- Consolidation I
- Consolidation II
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2012-2013
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History