Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 16 June 2016
106th Medical Detachment
- Constituted 14 August 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 106th Medical Composite Section
- Activated 1 October 1944 in New Guinea
- Reorganized and redesignated 13 December 1944 as the 106th Veterinary Food Inspection Detachment
- Allotted 25 October 1951 to the Regular Army
- Reorganized and redesignated 25 January 1953 as the 106th Medical Detachment
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Luzon
- Korean War
- First UN Counteroffensive
- CCF Spring Offensive
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1953-1954
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History