171st Transportation Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 January 2003
171st Transportation Detachment Lineage
Constituted 3 November 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3372d Quartermaster Service Detachment
Activated 12 December 1944 in the Philippine Islands
Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1945 as the 3372d Quartermaster Driver Detachment
Inactivated 10 October 1945 in the Philippine Islands
Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 3372d Transportation Corps Driver Detachment
Redesignated 10 October 1961 as the 171st Transportation Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 11 October 1961 in France
Inactivated 24 September 1962 at Fort Eustis, Virginia
Activated 1 July 1965 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Inactivated 25 November 1968 in Vietnam
Activated 1 September 1969 in Vietnam and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division
Inactivated 25 March 1971 in Vietnam and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division
Activated 1 December 1980 at Fort Irwin, California
171st Transportation Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II-AP: Leyte
Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1966-1967
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1967-1968
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1969-1970
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1969-1970