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- LINEGE & HONORS -
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| 02/08/1943 | CONSTITUTED |
In the Army as the 299th Engineer Combat Battalion |
| 03/01/1943 | ACTIVATED | Camp White, Oregon |
| 10/18/1945 | INACTIVATED | Camp Shanks, New York |
| 03/28/1947 | RESERVES | Allotted to Organized Reserves |
| 05/27/1947 | ACTIVATED | With Headquarters at Hempstead, New York |
| 03/25/1948 | REDESIGNATED | Organized as Reserve Corps |
| 07/09/1952 | REDESIGNATED | As the Army Reserve |
| 07/31/1950 | INACTIVATED | Hempstead, New York |
| 10/11/1954 | REDESIGNATED | As the 299th Engineer Battalion - Withdrawn from Army Reserves- Allotted to Regular Army |
| 12/03/1954 | ACTIVATED | Germany |
| 12/17/1971 | INACTIVATED | Fort Lewis, Washington |
| 12/21/1975 | ACTIVATED | Fort Sill, Oklaloma |
| 4/16/1989 | INACTIVATED | Company "D" from regular Army - Allotted to Army Reserve Activated/Inactivated at Pine Bluff, Arkansas 11/15/1993 |
| 10/16/1992 | ASSIGNED | To 4th Infantry Division |
| 11/15/1995 | INACTIVATED | Fort Carson, Colorado |
| 01/16/1996 | ACTIVATED | Fort Hood, Texas |
| 12/15/2004 | DEACTIVATED | Fort Hood, Texas |
| 03/17/2014 | ACTIVATED | Fort Carson, CO |
| COMMANDERS* | |
| LTC Milton Jewett | Mar 1943 - Oct 1945 |
| " | 1947 - 1950 |
| " | 1954 - 1955 |
| LTC Rayle | 1955 - 1956 |
| " | 1956 - 1960 |
| LTC Charles V. Pregaldin Jr. | 1960 |
| " | 1961 - 1965 |
| LTC Reuben L. Anderson | 1965 - 1967 |
| LTC Domingo I Aguilar | Oct 1967 - Dec 1967(Killed in an auto accident) |
| MG Joseph P. Franklin | ? - Jan 1969 |
| COL Newman Howard | Jan 1969 - 1970 |
| " | 1970 - Nov 1971 |
| " | 1975 - 1985 |
| COL James VanEpps | Aug 1985 - Aug 1987 |
| COL Cortez C. Aylor | 1987 - 1988? (deseased 26 Aug 1906) |
| LTC Dries | 1988 - 1989 |
| LTC Robert G. Dinsick | ? - July 1993 (transfer from Ft. Sill to Ft. Carson) |
| COL William G. Pierce | Jul 1993 - July 1995 |
| COL Richard B. Jenkins | Jul 1995 - 15 Nov 1995 (inactivated at Ft. Carson) |
| " | Jan 1996 - 1997 (activated at Ft. Hood) |
| MG John W. Peabody | 1997 - 1999 |
| COL Jeffrey A. Bedey | 1999 - Jun 2001 |
| LTC Douglas W. McNeese | Jun 2001 - 1 Jun 2003 |
| COL Mark Huron | 13 Jun 2003 - 14 Dec 2004 (inactivated at Ft. Hood) |
| *Ranks shown are the highest known achieved rank. |
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT |
| WORLD WAR II: Normandy (with arrowhead); Northern France; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe |
| VIETNAM: Defense; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet /Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69 Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I |
| SOUTHWEST ASIA: Defense of Saudia Arabia: Liberation and Defense of Kuwait |
| DECORATIONS |
| Presential Unit Citation (Army) for NORMANDY |
| Valorous Unit Award for DAK TO-BEN HET |
| Mertorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA |
| Army Superior Unit Award for 1996-1997 |
| Republic Of Vietnam Civil Action Honor medal. First Class for VIETNAM 1970-1971 |
Company "C" additionally entitled to: |
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