Lineage and Honors Information as of 31 August 2015
64th Medical Detachment
- Constituted 23 April 1943 in the Army of the United States as the HH Veterinary Detachment
- Activated 25 July 1943 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
- Reorganized and redesignated 5 August 1944 as the 90th Medical Composite Section
- Redesignated 3 April 1945 as the 90th Veterinary Food Inspection Detachment
- Inactivated 30 October 1945 in India
- Redesignated 28 October 1954 as the 64th Medical Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 17 December 1954 in Germany
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- India-Burma
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation III
- Transition I
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
RICHARD W. STEWART
Chief of Military History
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