MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION

Department of the Army  |   Lineage and Honors

• Constituted March 9, 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 1797th Engineer Foundry Detachment

• Activated March 15, 1944 at Camp Claiborne, La. 

• Reorganized and redesignated November 1, 1944 as the 1797th Engineer Service Detachment

• Redesignated May 1, 1945 as the 1797th Engineer Foundry Detachment

• Inactivated April 15, 1946 in the Philippines

• Redesignated November 18, 1948 as the 579th Engineer Foundry Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army

• Activated January 17, 1949 at Fort Belvoir, Va.

• Inactivated September 14, 1953 at Fort Belvoir, Va.

• Redesignated October 6, 1955 as the 579th Engineer Detachment

• Activated October 29, 1955 at Fort Belvoir, Va.

• Inactivated December 21, 1957 at Fort Belvoir, Va.

• Activated July 1, 1965 at Fort Bragg, N.C.

• Inactivated October 16, 1971 in Vietnam

• Activated September 16, 1980 in Germany

• Inactivated August 15, 1988 in Germany

• Activated October 16, 2007 at Vicksburg, Miss.

• Inactivate September 15, 2013 at Vicksburg, Miss.

Honors | Campaign Participation Credit

World War II:

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:

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968

• Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945

• Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968