554th Engineer Battalion (United States)

554th Engineer Battalion
554th Engineer Battalion coat of arms
Country	United States
Branch	US Army Corps of Engineers
Type	Engineer Training Battalion
Garrison/HQ	Ft. Leonard Wood
Motto	Straight Ahead

The 554th Engineer Battalion is an Engineer Battalion of the United States Army. It is currently based at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri where it trains Soldiers for the Engineer Branch. It is responsible for training the Horizontal skills course, Engineer Basic Officers Leader Course (EBOLC), Engineer Captains Career Course, and Warrant Officer Engineer Course

Lineage

• Constituted 5 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 354th Engineers
• Redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 354th Engineer General Service Regiment
• Activated 20 September 1942 at Camp Maxey, Texas
• Inactivated 6 November 1945 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
• Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, and Companies A, B, and C redesignated 25 February 1954 as the 554th Engineer Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army (remainder of the regiment concurrently disbanded)
• Battalion activated 15 November 1954 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
• Inactivated 26 March 1963 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
• Activated 1 February 1966 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
• Inactivated 1 March 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington
• Headquarters transferred 7 November 1986 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
• Location changed 1 October 1988 to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II

• Northern France
• Rhineland
• Central Europe

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

Decorations

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
• Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
• 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 1967-1970
• Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document "554th Engineer Battalion Lineage and Honors".

External links

• 554th Engineer Battalion Facebook Page
• Unit Page