Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 36th Engineers

Activated 1 June 1941 at Plattsburg Barracks, New York

Redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 36th Engineer Combat Regiment

Regiment broken up 15 February 1945 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:

3d Battalion as the 2828th Engineer Combat Battalion

(Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company as Headquarters Company, 36th Engineer Combat Group; 1st Battalion as the 2826th Engineer Combat Battalion; 2d Battalion as the 2827th Engineer Combat Battalion--hereafter separate lineages)

2828th Engineer Combat Battalion inactivated 16 June 1946 in Germany

Redesignated 29 April 1947 as the 19th Engineer Combat Battalion

Activated 9 July 1952 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

Redesignated 19 June 1953 as the 19th Engineer Battalion

Inactivated 15 December 1970 at Fort Lewis, Washington

Activated 21 December 1975 at Fort Knox, Kentucky

19th Engineer Battalion Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II: Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead); Tunisia; Sicily (with arrowhead); Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead); Anzio (with arrowhead); Rome-Arno Southern France (with arrowhead); Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe

Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteoffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII

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

Decorations

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