71st Ordnance Group (EOD)

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71ST Ordnance Company (EOD)

Unit DUI
Active July 23, 1944 - June 30, 1946; March 1, 1947 - April 30, 1954; May 13, 1955 - June 24, 1959; December 15, 1962 - January 1, 1966; October 16, 2005 - Present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
Type Support
Role Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Part of 20TH Support Command (CBRNE)
HQ Fort Carson, CO
Commanders
Commander COL Karl E. Reinhard
Deputy Commander LTC Kevin M. DeRemer
Command Sergeant Major CSM Thomas D. Gonzalez

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[edit] Subordinate Units

3D Ordnance Battalion (EOD)
79TH Ordnance Battalion (EOD)
84TH Ordnance Battalion (EOD)
242D Ordnance Battalion (EOD)

[edit] Lineage

  1. Constituted July 17, 1944, as HHD, 71st Ordnance Group
  2. Activated July 23, 1944 in France
  3. Inactivated June 30, 1946 in Germany
  4. Re-designated February 17, 1947 as HHD, 361st Ordnance Group,
  5. Activated March 1, 1947 at Atlanta, Georgia
  6. Reorganized and re-designated April 27, 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) , 361st Ordnance Group
  7. Inactivated April 30, 1954 at Atlanta, Georgia
  8. Re-designated April 19, 1955 as HHC, 71st Ordnance Group
  9. Activated May 13, 1955 in Germany
  10. Reorganized and re-designated November 20, 1958 as HHD, 71st Ordnance Group
  11. Inactivated June 24, 1959 in Germany
  12. Re-designated November 17, 1962 as HHC, 71st Ordnance Group
  13. Activated December 15, 1962 in Korea
  14. Inactivated January 1, 1966 in Korea
  15. Activated October 16, 2005 as HHD, 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), Fort Carson Colorado

[edit] Honors

[edit] Campaign Participation Credit

Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe

[edit] Decorations

  1. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
  2. Streamer Embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
  3. Joint Meritorious Unit Awards (JMUA)

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