46th Engineer Battalion (United States)
Encyclopedia
The 46th Engineer Battalion ("Steel Spike") is a military engineer
unit in the United States Army
first formed in 1917.
Organized March–April 1918 at Camp Sheridan
, Alabama
Converted and redesignated 18 September 1918 as the 46th Regiment, Transportation Corps
Regiment broken up 12 November 1918 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
29th Company, Transportation Corps, demobilized 13 July 1919 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts; 30th and 31st Companies, Transportation Corps, demobilized 2 July and 11 July 1919, respectively, at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Regiment reconstituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 46th Engineers
Activated 14 July 1941 at Camp Bowie
, Texas
Redesignated 18 March 1943 as the 46th Engineer General Service Regiment
Reorganized and redesignated 22 April 1944 as the 46th Engineer Construction Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 15 June 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 46th Engineer Construction Battalion (organic elements concurrently absorbed)
Inactivated 15 March 1950 in Japan
Redesignated 22 September 1950 as the 46th Engineer Construction Battalion and activated at Fort Sill
, Oklahoma (organic elements concurrently reconstituted and activated)
Reorganized and redesignated 23 November 1953 as the 46th Engineer Battalion
Battalion reorganized 16 October 1999 as a multi-component unit; Company C concurrently inactivated and the 890th Engineer Company (Tennessee Army National Guard
) reorganized and redesignated as Company C, 46th Engineer Battalion
World War II: East Indies; Papua; New Guinea; Leyte (with arrowhead); Luzon
Vietnam: Defense; 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; Consolidation I
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Company C (Paris, Tennessee) additionally entitled to:
Military engineer
In military science, engineering refers to the practice of designing, building, maintaining and dismantling military works, including offensive, defensive and logistical structures, to shape the physical operating environment in war...
unit in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
first formed in 1917.
Lineage
Constituted 7 December 1917 in the National Army as the 46th EngineersOrganized March–April 1918 at Camp Sheridan
Camp Sheridan
Camp Sheridan was established originally as the Post at Spotted Tail Indian Agency, near the Spotted Tail Agency in northwestern Nebraska in March 1874. In 1875, the garrison moved into permanent structures on the west fork of Beaver Creek, 12 miles upstream from the White River, near Hay Springs,...
, Alabama
Converted and redesignated 18 September 1918 as the 46th Regiment, Transportation Corps
Regiment broken up 12 November 1918 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
- Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company disbanded
- Companies A, B, and C redesignated 12 December 1918 each as the 29th, 30th, and 31st Companies, Transportation Corps, respectively
29th Company, Transportation Corps, demobilized 13 July 1919 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts; 30th and 31st Companies, Transportation Corps, demobilized 2 July and 11 July 1919, respectively, at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Regiment reconstituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 46th Engineers
Activated 14 July 1941 at Camp Bowie
Camp Bowie
Camp Bowie is a United States National Guard training center located in west central Texas near the cities of Brownwood and Early.-History:Camp Bowie, in honor of the Texas patriot James Bowie, was a military training facility during World War II, and was the third camp in Texas to be so named...
, Texas
Redesignated 18 March 1943 as the 46th Engineer General Service Regiment
Reorganized and redesignated 22 April 1944 as the 46th Engineer Construction Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 15 June 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 46th Engineer Construction Battalion (organic elements concurrently absorbed)
Inactivated 15 March 1950 in Japan
Redesignated 22 September 1950 as the 46th Engineer Construction Battalion and activated at Fort Sill
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars...
, Oklahoma (organic elements concurrently reconstituted and activated)
Reorganized and redesignated 23 November 1953 as the 46th Engineer Battalion
Battalion reorganized 16 October 1999 as a multi-component unit; Company C concurrently inactivated and the 890th Engineer Company (Tennessee Army National Guard
Tennessee Army National Guard
The Tennessee Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization...
) reorganized and redesignated as Company C, 46th Engineer Battalion
Campaign participation credit
World War I: Streamer without inscriptionWorld War II: East Indies; Papua; New Guinea; Leyte (with arrowhead); Luzon
Vietnam: Defense; 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; Consolidation I
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Company C (Paris, Tennessee) additionally entitled to:
- World War II-EAME: Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Decorations
- Presidential Unit CitationPresidential Unit CitationThe Presidential Unit Citation is a senior unit award granted to military units which have performed an extremely meritorious or heroic act, usually in the face of an armed enemy...
(Army) for PAPUA - Meritorious Unit CommendationMeritorious Unit CommendationThe Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions....
(Army) for LEYTE - Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966–1967
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA
- Army Superior Unit Award for 1995–1996
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1967–1970