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Lineage and Honors Information as of 10 May 2011

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947th ENGINEER COMPANY

 

            Organized 13 March 1883 in the Colorado National Guard at Grand Junction as Company F, 2d Infantry Battalion

            Mustered out of state service 24 June 1886 at Grand Junction

            Reorganized 30 March 1891 in the Colorado National Guard at Grand Junction as Company F, 2d Infantry Battalion

            Redesignated 15 April 1893 as Company F, 2d Infantry Regiment

            Mustered out of state service 21 January 1895 at Grand Junction

            Reorganized 2 March 1911 in the Colorado National Guard at Grand Junction as Company F, 2d Infantry Regiment

            Mustered out of state service 29 October 1912 at Grand Junction

            Reorganized 17 July 1918 in the Colorado National Guard at Grand Junction as Company D, 3d Infantry Regiment; Federally recognized 4 October 1918

            Reorganized and redesignated 9 February 1921 at Grand Junction and Fruita as Company D, 1st Provisional Battalion, Infantry

            Reorganized and redesignated 5 October 1921 at Fruita as Company B, 177th Infantry

            Redesignated 16 November 1921 as Company B, 157th Infantry, an element of the 45th Division (later redesignated as the 45th Infantry Division)

            Reorganized and redesignated 14 February 1928 as Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry

            Inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at Fruita

            Inactivated 22 November 1945 at Camp Bowie, Texas

            (157th Infantry relieved 10 May 1946 from assignment to the 45th Infantry Division)

            Reorganized and Federally recognized 8 May 1947 in the Colorado National Guard at Grand Junction as Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry

            Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 1 August 1955 as Headquarters Battery, 144th Field Artillery Battalion

            Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1959 as Headquarters Battery, 4th Howitzer Battalion, 157th Artillery

            Reorganized and redesignated 31 January 1968 as Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 157th Artillery

            Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1971 as Battery C, 1st Battalion, 157th Artillery

            Redesignated 1 March 1972 as Battery C, 1st Battalion, 157th Field Artillery

            Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 1 October 1992 as the 143d Signal Company

            Ordered into active Federal service 13 December 2003 at Grand Junction; released from active Federal service 10 June 2005 and reverted to state control

            Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 1 September 2007 as the 947th Engineer Company

HOME STATION: Grand Junction (less detachments at Fort Carson and Durango)

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

World War II 
Sicily (with arrowhead)
Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead)
Anzio
Rome-Arno
Southern France (with arrowhead)
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe

War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined

 

DECORATIONS

            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2004

            French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered ITALY

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: 

 

 

ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History


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