Lineage and Honors Information as of 17 February 2012
541st MEDICAL DETACHMENT
- Constituted 30 December 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 404th Medical Thoracic Surgical Detachment
- Activated 15 February 1945 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Inactivated 20 October 1945 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Redesignated 15 November 1950 as the 541st Thoracic Detachment and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps
- Activated 5 January 1950 at Denver, Colorado
- (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
- Inactivated 5 September 1952 at Denver, Colorado
- Redesignated 26 November 1966 as the 541st Medical Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 1 February 1967 at Fort Benning, Georgia
- Inactivated 20 March 1972 in Vietnam
- Activated 16 March 2006 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- Vietnam
- 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
- Consolidation I
- Consolidation II
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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