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Department of the Army | Lineage and Honors
Information Courtesy of the U.S. Army Center of Military History
- Constituted March 9, 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 1797th Engineer Foundry Detachment
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Activated March 15, 1944 at Camp Claiborne, La.
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Reorganized and redesignated November 1, 1944 as the 1797th Engineer Service Detachment
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Redesignated May 1, 1945 as the 1797th Engineer Foundry Detachment
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Inactivated April 15, 1946 in the Philippines
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Redesignated November 18, 1948 as the 579th Engineer Foundry Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
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Activated January 17, 1949 at Fort Belvoir, Va.
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Inactivated September 14, 1953 at Fort Belvoir, Va.
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Redesignated October 6, 1955 as the 579th Engineer Detachment
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Activated October 29, 1955 at Fort Belvoir, Va.
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Inactivated December 21, 1957 at Fort Belvoir, Va.
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Activated July 1, 1965 at Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Inactivated October 16, 1971 in Vietnam
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Activated September 16, 1980 in Germany
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Inactivated August 15, 1988 in Germany
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Activated October 16, 2007 at Vicksburg, Miss.
- Inactivate September 15, 2013 at Vicksburg, Miss.
Honors | Campaign Participation Credit
World War II:
New Guinea; Leyte; Luzon
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
Decorations:
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Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968
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Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
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Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
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Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968
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