27th Transportation Center
Lineage and Honors Information as of 27 September 1995
27th Transportation Center
Constituted 1 May 1936 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st Battalion, 27th Quartermaster Regiment
Activated 18 April 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Reorganized and redesignated 15 October 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 27th Quartermaster Battalion, Mobile
Inactivated 5 November 1945 at Camp Hood, Texas
Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 27th Transportation Corps Truck Battalion
Redesignated 23 December 1948 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 27th Transportation Truck Battalion
Activated 20 January 1949 in Germany
Reorganized and redesignated 2 December 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Transportation Truck Battalion
Redesignated 1 April 1953 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Transportation Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 27th Transportation Battalion
Inactivated 11 May 1972 at Oakland Army Base, California
Activated 17 February 1986 in Germany
Reorganized and redesignated 15 September 1995 as the 27th Transportation Center
27th Transportation Center
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Sicily; Rome-Arno; Po Valley
Vietnam: Defense; 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
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1965-1966
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967-1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1969-1970
Army Superior Unit Award for 1990-1991
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Gold Star for VIETNAM 1966-1971