Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 28 October 2014
65th Engineer Battalion
- Constituted 18 October 1927 in the Regular Army as the 65th Engineer Battalion
- Assigned 26 August 1941 to the 25th Infantry Division
- Activated 1 October 1941 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 January 1944 as the 65th Engineer Combat Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1954 as the 65th Engineer Battalion
- Inactivated 15 August 2005 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company activated 16 October 2007 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii (Support Company concurrently constituted and activated)
- Assigned 16 October 2014 to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Support Company concurrently inactivated and lettered companies activated)
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Central Pacific
- Guadalcanal
- Northern Solomons
- 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
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
- Vietnam
- 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
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Iraqi Sovereignty
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
DECORATIONS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1953
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1992-1993
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1999-2000
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered MASAN-CHINJU
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered MUNSAN-NI
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1970
- Headquarters Company additionally entitled to:
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER
- Company A additionally entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered LUZON
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered SANGNYONG-NI
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered TAY NINH PROVINCE
- Company B additionally entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered LUZON
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NAM RIVER
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered CU CHI DISTRICT
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BINH DUONG PROVINCE
- Company C additionally entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered LUZON
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered TAEGU
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered CU CHI DISTRICT
- Company D additionally entitled to:
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG NGAI PROVINCE
- Company E additionally entitled to:
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
RICHARD W. STEWART, PH.D.
Chief of Military History