The 326th Engineer Battalion (Sapper Eagles)
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Lineage

The 326th Engineer Battalion's lineage of record: * Constituted 23 July 1918 in the National Army as the 326th Engineers and assigned to the 101st Division * Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 326th Engineers and assigned to the 101st Division * Organized in November 1921 at

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* Regiment broken up 31 March 1942 and its elements reorganized as the 326th Engineer Battalion and remained assigned to the 101st Division * 326th Engineer Battalion withdrawn 15 August 1942 from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the Army of the United States; concurrently redesigned as the 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion and activated at

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* Inactivated 30 November 1945 in

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* Consolidated 18 June 1948 with the 49th Engineer Combat Battalion and consolidated unit redesigned as the 49th Airborne Engineer Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division * Allotted 25 June 1948 to the Regular Army * Activated 6 July 1948 at

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* Inactivated 29 April 1949 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky * Activated 25 August 1950 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky * Inactivated 1 December 1953 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky * Activated 15 May 1954 at

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* Redesignated 1 July 1956 as the 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion * Redesignated 25 April 1957 as the 326th Engineer Battalion * Inactivated 15 September 2004 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and relieved from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company activated 19 October 2006 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky * Assigned 17 April 2014 to the 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division

Decorations

The 326th Engineer Battalion's decorations of record: * Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NORMANDY * Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991 * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004 * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008 * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2011 * Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2001 * French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered NORMANDY * Netherlands Orange Lanyard * Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm, Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE; Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Bastogne * Belgian Fourragere 1940 * Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in France and Belgium * Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969 * Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971 * Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970 Company A additional entitled to: * Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DAK TO * Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered TUY HOA * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966 * Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967 Company B additionally entitled to: * Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered THUA THIEN PROVINCE * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968 Company C additionally entitled to: * Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968

References

{{Reflist 101st Airborne Division Engineer battalions of the United States Army