579th Engineer Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 22 August 2008
579th Engineer Detachment Lineage
Constituted 9 March 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 1797th Engineer Foundry Detachment
Activated 15 March 1944 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1944 as the 1797th Engineer Service Detachment
Redesignated 1 May 1945 as the 1797th Engineer Foundry Detachment
Inactivated 15 April 1946 in the Philippines
Redesignated 18 November 1948 as the 579th Engineer Foundry Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 17 January 1949 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Inactivated 14 September 1953 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Redesignated 6 October 1955 as the 579th Engineer Detachment
Activated 29 October 1955 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Inactivated 21 December 1957 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Activated 1 July 1965 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 16 October 1971 in Vietnam
Activated 16 September 1980 in Germany
Inactivated 15 August 1988 in Germany
Activated 16 October 2007 at Vicksburg, Mississippi
579th Engineer Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: New Guinea; Leyte; Luzon
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
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969