Lineages and Honors Information
Military Intelligence
Lineage and Honors Information as of 1 September 2020
224th Military Intelligence Battalion
- Constituted 1 June 1966 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 224th Aviation Battalion, and activated in Vietnam
- Redesignated 1 December 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 224th Aviation Battalion
- Converted and redesignated 19 May 1971 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 224th Army Security Agency Battalion
- Inactivated 6 March 1973 at Oakland, California
- Redesignated 1 June 1981 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 224th Military Intelligence Battalion, and activated at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia (172d Military Intelligence Detachment [see ANNEX 1] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Company A; 144th Aviation Company [see ANNEX 2] converted and redesignated as Company B and activated)
- ANNEX 1
- Constituted 5 April 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 172d Language Detachment
- Activated 23 April 1945 in the Philippine Islands
- Inactivated 15 April 1946 in Japan
- Redesignated 14 January 1955 as the 172d Military Intelligence Platoon and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 7 March 1955 in Germany
- Inactivated 25 June 1958 in Germany
- Activated 15 July 1959 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts
- Reorganized and redesignated 25 August 1961 as the 172d Military Intelligence Detachment
- Inactivated 1 September 1963 in Germany
- Activated 3 May 1965 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Inactivated 21 August 1972 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Activated 21 November 1977 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska
- ANNEX 2
- Constituted 1 June 1966 in the Regular Army as the 144th Aviation Company and activated in Vietnam
- Inactivated 30 September 1971 in Vietnam
Campaign Participation Credit
- Vietnam
- Counteroffensive
- 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
- Consolidation I
- Consolidation II
- Cease-Fire
Company A additionally entitled to:
- World War II
- Luzon
- Vietnam
- Defense
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1969
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971-1972
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2014-2015
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1987-1988
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1988-1990
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1992-1993
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971
- Company A additionally entitled to:
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1967
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN JUN 2011-MAY 2012
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN APR 2015-APR 2016
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1971
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History