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92d Engineer Battalion

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Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 51st Engineer Battalion

Redesignated 1 January 1938 as the 92d Engineer Battalion

Activated 1 May 1941 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Reorganized and redesignated 22 May 1942 as the 92d Engineer Regiment

Redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 92d Engineer General Service Regiment

Inactivated 20 April 1946 in Italy

Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, and Companies A, B, and C redesignated 25 February 1954 as the 92d Engineer Battalion (remainder of regiment disbanded)

Activated 9 February 1955 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

92d Engineer Battalion Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II: Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; North Apennines; Po Valley

Vietnam: 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; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire

Armed Forces Expeditions: Dominican Republic

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

Decorations

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1969-1970

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1970-1971

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA

Army Superior Unit Award for 1987-1988

Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1967-1970

Headquarters and Service Company additionally entitled to:

Army Superior Unit Award for 1994

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