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
     •  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.

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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:
      •  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