Constituted 7 December 1917 in the National Army as the 42d Engineer Battalion

Organized 7 February 1918 at the American University, Washington, D.C.

Headquarters disbanded 18 October 1918; Companies A, B, C, and D concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 42d, 43d, 44th, and 45th Companies, 20th Engineers

42d, 43d, 44th, and 45th Companies, 20th Engineers, demobilized June-July 1918 at Camp Merritt, New Jersey, and Newport News, Virginia

42d Engineer Battalion reconstituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 42d Engineers

Activated 1 June 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia

Redesignated 1 July 1940 as the 20th Engineers

Redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 20th Engineer Combat Regiment

2d Battalion reorganized and redesignated 15 January 1944 as the 1340th Engineer Combat Battalion (remainder of regiment--hereafter separate lineage)

Inactivated 2 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey

Redesignated 29 April 1947 as the 8th Engineer Combat Battalion

Activated 15 September 1948 in Germany

Redesignated 1 December 1948 as the 54th Engineer Combat Battalion

Redesignated 5 June 1953 as the 54th Engineer Battalion

Inactivated 15 January 1994 in Germany

Activated 16 February 1997 in Germany

54th Engineer Battalion Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

World War I: Streamer without inscription

World War II: Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead); Tunisia; Sicily (with arrowhead); Normandy (with arrowhead); Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe

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

Decorations

Company B entitled to:

Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ-KUWAIT