52nd Ordnance Group (EOD)

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52D Ordnance Group (EOD)
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Unit DUI
Active December 27, 1943 - June 30, 1948; January 28, 1952 - May 16, 1955; December 2, 1965 - October 20, 1967; October 1, 1990 - Present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
Type Support
Role Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Part of 20TH Support Command (CBRNE)
HQ Fort Gillem, GA
Commanders
Commander COL Kevin D. Lutz
Command Sergeant Major CSM Timothy A. Udelhofen

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[edit] Subordinate Units

3D Ordnance Battalion (EOD)
63D Ordnance Battalion (EOD)
79TH Ordnance Battalion (EOD)
184TH Ordnance Battalion (EOD)
192D Ordnance Battalion (EOD)

[edit] Lineage

  1. Constituted December 20, 1943 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 52d Ordnance Group
  2. Activated December 27, 1943 at Camp Hood, Texas
  3. Reorganized and redesigned May 27, 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 52d Ordnance Service Group
  4. Reorganized and redesigned December 20, 1946 as the 52d Ordnance Composite Group
  5. Inactivated June 30, 1948 in Austria
  6. Redesignated January 8, 1952 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 52d Ordnance Group, and allotted to the Regular Army
  7. Activated January 28, 1952 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  8. Inactivated May 16, 1955 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  9. Activated December 2, 1965 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  10. Inactivated October 20, 1967 in Vietnam
  11. Redesignated October 1, 1993 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 52D Ordnance Group (EOD), and activated at Fort Gillem, Georgia

[edit] Honors

[edit] Campaign Participation Credit

Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Counteroffensive, Phase III

[edit] Decorations

  1. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
  2. Streamer Embroidered VIETNAM 1966.

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