Constituted 21 January 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 478th Replacement Company

Activated 3 February 44 in Ireland

Inactivated 28 June 1946 in Belgium

Allotted 18 March 1947 to the Organized Reserves

Activated 11 April 1947 at East Moline, Illinois

(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)

Inactivated 15 November 1950 at East Moline, Illinois

Redesignated 24 November 1967 as the 478th Personnel Service Company

Activated 31 January 1968 at Chicago, Illinois

Ordered into active military service 25 January 1991 at Chicago, Illinois; released from active military service 1 June 1991 and reverted to reserve status

Reorganized and redesignated 17 September 1995 as the 478th Personnel Services Battalion

478th Personnel Services Battalion Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe

Decorations

None