9th Engineer Battalion
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[1]Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 2d Battalion, Mounted Engineers
Organized 21 May 1917 at Camp Newton D. Baker, Texas
Reorganized and redesignated in July 1917 as the 9th Engineers
Assigned 27 November 1917 to the 15th Cavalry Division
Relieved 22 May 1919 from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division
Battalion (less Company A) inactivated 1 October 1921 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Assigned 24 March 1923 to the 2d Cavalry Division
(Company A inactivated 19 April 1930 at Fort Riley, Kansas)
Activated 1 November 1941 at Fort Riley, Kansas
Reorganized and redesignated 15 July 1942 as the 9th Armored Engineer Battalion; concurrently relieved from assignment to the 2d Cavalry Division and assigned to the 9th Armored Division
Inactivated 13 October 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
Redesignated 17 December 1951 as the 9th Engineer Combat Battalion and relieved from assignment to the 9th Armored Division
Activated 21 January 1952 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Redesignated 10 June 1953 as the 9th Engineer Battalion
Assigned 16 October 1991 to the 3d Infantry Division
Inactivated 15 August 1992 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3d Infantry Division
Assigned 16 February 1996 to the 1st Infantry Division and activated in Germany
9th Engineer Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
Decorations
Headquarters Company entitled to:
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for EUROPEAN THEATER
Company A entitled to:
Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ-KUWAIT
Company B entitled to:
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES
Company C entitled to:
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for BASTOGNE
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD
Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm for BASTOGNE; cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at BASTOGNE
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