Lineage and Honors Information as of 18 March 2011
663d ENGINEER COMPANY
Constituted 19 March 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 663d Engineer Company
Activated 24 April 1942 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1943 as the 663d Engineer Topographic Company, Corps
Inactivated 3 November 1945 at Camp Shanks, New York
Allotted 6 July 1948 to the Organized Reserve Corps
Activated 30 July 1948 at Los Angeles, California
(Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Reorganized and redesignated 20 May 1953 as the 663d Engineer Company
Location changed 10 April 1957 to South Gate, California; on 21 February 1960 to Bell, California
Ordered into active military service 1 October 1961 at Bell, California; released from active military service 3 August 1962 and reverted to reserve status
Location changed 13 February 1978 to Long Beach, California
Inactivated 15 September 1994 at Long Beach, California
Activated 16 September 2007 at Decatur, Alabama
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
DECORATIONS
None
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History