Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion Mounted Engineers

Company A organized 20 August 1916 at Twin Windmills, Mexico; Headquarters and Companies B and C organized 21 May 1917 at Camp Stewart, Texas

Reorganized and redesignated 29 July 1917 as the 8th Engineer Battalion

Assigned 27 November 1917 to the 15th Cavalry Division

Relieved 12 May 1918 from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division

Assigned 27 July 1921 to the 1st Cavalry Division

Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1930 as the 8th Engineer Squadron

Reorganized and redesignated 15 March 1943 as the 8th Engineer Combat Squadron

Redesignated 25 March 1949 as the 8th Engineer Combat Battalion

Redesignated 10 March 1954 as the 8th Engineer Battalion

8th Engineer Battalion Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II: New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago (with arrowhead); Leyte (with arrowhead); Luzon

Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952

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

Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire

Company A additionally entitled to:

Mexican Expedition: Mexico 1916-1917

Decorations

Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for PLEIKU PROVINCE

Valorous Unit Award for FISH HOOK

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for PACIFIC THEATER FEB-JUN 1944

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for PACIFIC THEATER JUL-DEC 1944

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1965-1966

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966-1967

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967-1968

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for WAEGWAN-TAEGU

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1952-1953

Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece) for KOREA

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1965-1969

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1969-1970

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1970-1971

Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1969-1970

Company A additionally entitled to:

Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for LOS NEGROS ISLAND

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for PACIFIC THEATER

Company B additionally entitled to:

Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ

Company C additionally entitled to:

Valorous Unit Award for QUANG TIN PROVINCE