393d Transportation Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 22 July 2004
393d Transportation Detachment Lineage
Constituted 3 November 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3393d Quartermaster Service Detachment
Activated 15 December 1944 in New Guinea
Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1945 as the 3393d Quartermaster Driver Detachment
Inactivated 24 September 1945 in New Guinea
Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 3393d Transportation Corps Driver Detachment
Redesignated 3 July 1965 as the 393d Transportation Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 5 July 1965 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Inactivated 25 November 1968 in Vietnam
Activated 1 September 1969 in Vietnam as an element of the 1st Cavalry Division
Inactivated 30 June 1971 in Vietnam and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division
Activated 16 September 1979 at Fort Riley, Kansas
Inactivated 15 February 1988 at Fort Riley, Kansas
Activated 16 November 1994 at Fort Hood, Texas
Inactivated 15 September 1997 at Fort Hood, Texas
Activated 16 November 1999 at Fort Eustis, Virginia
393d Transportation Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II (Asiatic-Pacific Theater): Silver Band without campaign inscription
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
Decorations
Valorous Unit Award, for DAU TIENG-SUOI DA
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), for VIETNAM 1967
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