Lineage and Honors Information as of 23 December 2010
608th ENGINEER DETACHMENT
Constituted 6 September 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 1746th Engineer Service Detachment
Activated 1 October 1944 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Redesignated 6 April 1945 as the 1746th Engineer Map Depot Detachment
Inactivated 23 May 1946 in Korea
Redesignated 19 August 1965 as the 608th Engineer Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 1 September 1965 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Inactivated 17 February 1969 in Vietnam
Withdrawn 3 May 2004 from the Regular Army and allotted to the Army Reserve
Activated 16 October 2010 at Vicksburg, Mississippi
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Ryukyus
Vietnam
Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Counteroffensive, Phase III
Tet Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Counteroffensive, Phase V
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
DECORATIONS
None
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History