1888th Medical Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 14 June 2001
1888th Medical Detachment Lineage
Constituted 23 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 606th Medical Hospital Ship Platoon, Separate
Activated 26 April 1943 at the New Orleans Port of Embarkation, Louisiana
Inactivated 6 October 1945 at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, California
Redesignated 19 March 1948 as the 888th Medical Hospital Ship Platoon, Separate and allotted to the Organized Reserves
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Activated 8 April 1948 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Inactivated 18 January 1950 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Redesignated 14 July 1992 as the 1888th Medical Detachment
Activated 16 September 1993 at Seattle, Washington
1888th Medical Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II-EAME: Rhineland
Decorations
None