Lineage and Honors Information as of 10 May 2011
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