Lineage and Honors Information as of 21 September 2014
555th Medical Detachment
- Constituted 29 January 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 555th Medical Optical Repair Detachment
- Activated 13 February 1945 in France
- Reorganized and redesignated 9 December 1951 as the 555th Optical Repair Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
- Reorganized and redesignated 25 January 1953 as the 555th Medical Detachment
- Inactivated 20 January 1955 in Korea
- Redesignated 7 July 1965 as the 555th Dental Detachment
- Activated 19 July 1965 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Redesignated 30 April 1968 as the 555th Medical Detachment
- Inactivated 25 June 1969 on Okinawa
- Activated 21 June 1976 at Fort Hood, Texas
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- European-African-Middle Eastern
- Theater, Streamer without inscription
- 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
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation III
- Iraq:
- Transition of Iraq
- Iraqi Governance
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
DECORATIONS
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2005
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2010-2011
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951-1952
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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