Lineage and Honors Information as of 23 September 2010
953d ENGINEER DETACHMENT
Constituted 27 July 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 3953d Engineer Maintenance Detachment
Activated 20 August 1945 in China
Inactivated 8 October 1945 in China
Redesignated 24 November 1967 as the 953d Engineer Detachment and allotted to the Army Reserve
Activated 31 January 1968 at Bismarck, North Dakota
Location changed 15 March 1972 to New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Inactivated 16 July 1980 at New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Activated 17 September 2003 at Annville, Pennsylvania
Inactivated 15 September 2006 at Annville, Pennsylvania
Activated 16 September 2010 at Fort Dix, New Jersey
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Asiatic-Pacific Theater,
Streamer without inscription
DECORATIONS
None
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History