Lineage and Honors Information as of 7 September 2016
172d Medical Detachment
- Constituted 7 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 172d Medical Service Detachment
- Activated 22 November 1944 in England
- Redesignated 10 April 1945 as the 172d Medical Automotive Maintenance Detachment
- Inactivated 18 September 1945 in England
- Redesignated 18 April 1951 as the 172d Medical Equipment Maintenance Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 1 May 1951 at St. Louis, Missouri
- Reorganized and redesignated 20 November 1952 as the 172d Medical Detachment
- Inactivated 15 October 1953 at St. Louis, Missouri
- Redesignated 31 October 1967 as the 172d Preventive Medicine Unit
- Activated 8 January 1968 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Inactivated 31 May 1972 in Vietnam
- Redesignated 21 September 1972 as the 172d Medical Detachment and activated at Fort Ord, California
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- European-African-Middle Eastern Theater,
- Streamer without inscription
- Vietnam
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- Consolidation I
- Consolidation II
- Cease-Fire
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2008-2009
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2014-2015
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1996
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History
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