184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD)

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184TH Ordnance Battalion (EOD)

Unit DUI
Active June 16, 1998 - Present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
Type Support
Role Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Part of 52D Ordnance Group (EOD)
HQ Fort Gillem, GA
Commanders
Commander LTC
Command Sergeant Major CSM

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[edit] Lineage

  1. Constituted October 18, 1927 in the Regular Army as the 6th Motor Repair Battalion
  2. Redesignated May 1, 1936 as the 53d Quartermaster Regiment (less 1st Battalion)
  3. Activated on February 10, 1941 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Battalion, 53d Quartermaster Regiment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  4. Converted and redesignated August 18, 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Battalion, 53d Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Regiment
  5. Reorganized and redesignated October 7, 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 184th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Battalion
  6. Redesignated May 31, 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 184th Ordnance Battalion
  7. Inactivated March 11, 1946 in Germany
  8. Activated June 1, 1954 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
  9. Reorganized and redesignated August 12, 1965 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 184th Ordnance Battalion
  10. Inactivated April 2, 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington
  11. Activated June 16, 1998 at Fort Gillem, Georgia as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 184th Ordnance Battalion

[edit] Honors

[edit] Campaign Participation Credit

Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
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
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire

[edit] Decorations

  1. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967-1968
  2. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969

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