588th Engineer Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 August 2009
588th Engineer Detachment Lineage
Constituted 9 September 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3088th Engineer Service Detachment
Activated 14 October 1944 in France
Redesignated 11 February 1945 as the 3088th Engineer Welding Team, Type 1
Redesignated 10 April 1945 as the 3088th Engineer Welding Detachment
Inactivated 31 October 1945 in France
Redesignated 31 October 1950 as the 588th Engineer Welding Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 29 November 1950 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Inactivated 5 June 1952 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Redesignated 6 October 1955 as the 588th Engineer Detachment
Activated 29 October 1955 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Inactivated 30 November 1971 in Vietnam
Activated 1 September 1980 at Fort Carson, Colorado
Inactivated 15 August 1988 at Fort Carson, Colorado
Activated 16 October 2008 at Fort Hood, Texas
588th Engineer Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Rhineland; Central Europe
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; Consolidation I
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971