Constituted 27 April 1951 in the Regular Army as the 38th Field Artillery Countermortar Radar Detachment

Activated 15 May 1951 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Inactivated 28 October 1951 in Korea

Redesignated 12 October 1965 as the 238th Artillery Detachment and activated at Fort Hood, Texas

Inactivated 22 February 1970 in Vietnam

Redesignated 20 April 2001 as the 238th Air Defense Artillery Detachment

Activated 27 July 2001 at Fort Bliss, Texas

238th Air Defense Artillery Detachment Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

Korean War: UN Summer-Fall Offensive

Vietnam: 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

Decorations

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) for QUANG TRI

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967-1968

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1951

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1966-1970