440th Medical Detachment
(Bloodrunners)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 17 June 2002
440th Medical Detachment Lineage
Constituted 4 December 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 440th Medical Prophylactic Detachment
Activated 7 January 1946 in Korea
Inactivated 30 September 1946 in Korea
Redesignated 23 March 1966 as the 440th Medical Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 1 June 1966 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Inactivated 15 March 1971 in Vietnam
Activated 26 June 1972 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Inactivated 15 December 1993 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Activated 16 June 2002 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
440th Medical Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967-1968