706th Ordnance Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of 5 July 2006
706th Ordnance Company Lineage
Constituted 30 January 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 6th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad, Separate
Activated 19 February 1943 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Reorganized and redesignated 20 August 1943 as the 6th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad
Inactivated 2 November 1945 in Germany
Activated 19 January 1948 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Reorganized and redesignated 21 November 1949 as the 6th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squad
Reorganized and redesignated 11 October 1954 as the 6th Ordnance Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Inactivated 27 July 1955 in Austria
Activated 9 November 1955 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Inactivated 20 December 1957 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Activated 25 March 1959 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii
Reorganized and redesignated 16 June 1997 as the 706th Ordnance Company
706th Ordnance Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Central Europe
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for AFGHANISTAN 2004
Army Superior Unit Award for 1992