Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 23 September 2014
165th Medical Detachment
- Constituted 28 July 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 165th Medical Composite Unit
- Activated 21 August 1944 at Camp Grant, Illinois
- Redesignated 3 April 1945 as the 165th Malaria Control Detachment
- Inactivated 24 October 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
- Redesignated 27 September 1951 as the 165th Orthopedic Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 15 November 1951 in Korea
- Inactivated 24 January 1953 in Korea
- Redesignated 6 April 1966 as the 165th Medical Detachment
- Activated 1 July 1966 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Inactivated 25 July 1966 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Activated 2 February 1968 in Thailand
- Inactivated 10 November 1970 in Thailand
- Activated 16 July 2007 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Asiatic-Pacific Theater,
Streamer without inscription - War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Iraqi Surge
- Iraqi Sovereignty
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
DECORATIONS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History