Constituted
15 July 1940 in the Regular Army as 2d Battalion 39th Engineers (General
Service) and redesignated 13 January 1941 as 2d Battalion 39th Engineers
(Combat). Activated 25 April 1942 at Camp Bowie, Texas. Redesignated
1 August 1942 as 2d Battalion 39th Engineer Combat Regiment. (Departed
New York Port of Embarkation 13 January 1943 for overseas service and arrived
at Oran, North Africa on 27 January 1943. Moved to Sicily on 13 July
1943 and landed in Italy on 18 October 1943). Reorganized at Monghidoro,
Italy and redesignated 1 March 1945 as the 643d Engineer Combat Battalion.
(Returned from overseas service and arrived at Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation
on 24 August 1945) Inactivaated 15 November 1946 at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Redesignated 29 April 1947 as the 39th Engineer Combat Battalion.
Redesignated 23 November 1954 as the 39th Engineer Battalion (Combat).
Activated 17 January 1955 at Fort Riley, Kansas; inactivated 25 September
1956 at Fort Riley. Activated 17 June 1962 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
(Arrived in Vietnam 2 January 1966 and initially located at Cam Ranh Bay.
Later stationed at Tuy Hoa, Duc Pho, Chu Lai and Da Nang. Departed
Vietnam for return to the United States on 18 April 1972). Inactivated
15 September 1992 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
Campaign
Streamers
World War II
(Cont'd)
Sicily (with arrowhead)
Rome-Arno
Naples-Foggia North
Apennines
Anzio Po Valley
Vietnam Vietnam
Counteroffensive
Summer-fall 1969
Counteroffensive,
Phase II Winter-spring 1970
Counteroffensive,
Phase III Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Tet Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Counteroffensive,
Phase IV Consolidation I
Counteroffensive,
Phase V Consolidation II
Counteroffensive,
Phase VI Cease-fire
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Decorations
Meritorious Unit
Commendation, Streamer embroidered ITALY (643d Eng Cbt Bn cited; GO 22
Hq, 643d Engr Bn, 8 Jun 1945)
Meritorious Unit
Commendation, Streamer embroidered
VIETNAM 1966-1968
(39th Engr Bn cited for period 1 Jan 1966-20 Jan 1968; DAGO 39, 1970)
Meritorious Unit
Commendation, Streamer embroidered
VIETNAM 1968-1970
(39th Engr Bn cited for period 21 Jan 1966-3 Feb 1970; DAGO 2, 1971)
Republic of Vietnam
Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class, Streamer Embroidered
VIET-NAM 1970 (39th
Engr Bn cited for period 29 Oct-11 Nov 1970; DAGO 5, 1973)
Republic of Vietnam
Cvil Actions Honor Medal First Class, Streamer Embroidered
VIET-NAM 1970-1971
(HHC 39th Engr Bn cited for period 3 May 1970-30 Apr 1971; DAGO 6, 1974)
COAT
OF ARMS
SHIELD:
Gules, on a mound issuant from base a gigantic ox statant affronte argent,
charged on the forehead with a mullet of the field, all within a bordure
of the second.
CREST:
On a wreath of the colors (argent and gules) a mound vert and thereon a
tower of the first charged with an arro.
(taken
from www.military.com)
