926th_Engineer_Brigade_(United_States) Knowpia

926th Engineer Brigade
926th Engineer Brigade
	926th Engineer Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	1943–present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States Army
Branch	US Army Reserve
Type	Combat engineer brigade
Role	Combat Engineers
Size	Brigade
Part of	412th Engineer Command
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 926th Engineer Brigade is a United States Army Reserve combat engineer brigade. The unit transformed from a group size and returned from a tour in Iraq in late 2008. It is part of the 412th Engineer Command.

Subordinate units edit

As of 2018 the following units are subordinated to the 926th Engineer Brigade:^[1]

391st Engineer Battalion, in Greenville, South Carolina
467th Engineer Battalion, in Millington, Tennessee
841st Engineer Battalion, in Miami, Florida
926th Engineer Battalion, in Birmingham, Alabama
- 718th Engineer Company, at Fort Moore, Georgia^[2]

Lineage edit

Constituted 17 June 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 926th Engineer Aviation Regiment
Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company activated 20 June 1943 at Richmond, Virginia (organic elements not organized)
Inactivated 2 October 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 926th Engineer Aviation Regiment, redesignated 19 December 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 926th Engineer Aviation Group
Activated 31 January 1947 at Wheeler Field, Hawaii
Inactivated 16 December 1948 at Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii
Allotted 10 March 1949 to the Organized Reserve Corps
(Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Activated 7 April 1949 at Montgomery, Alabama
Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1951 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 926th Engineer Aviation Group
Reorganized and redesignated 31 January 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 926th Engineer Group
Ordered into active military service 21 November 1990 at Montgomery, Alabama; released from active military service 21 April 1991 and reverted to reserve status
Ordered into active military service 24 February 2003 at Montgomery, Alabama; released from active military service 22 June 2004 and reverted to reserve status
Reorganized and redesignated 17 September 2007 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 926th Engineer Brigade
Ordered into active military service 5 March 2008 at Montgomery, Alabama; released from active military service 8 April 2009 and reverted to reserve status^[3]

Campaign participation credit edit

World War II

Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Central Europe

Southwest Asia

Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

War on Terrorism

Campaigns to be determined^[3]

Decorations edit

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for IRAQ 2003–2004^[3]
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for IRAQ 2008–2009^[3]

References edit

^ "U.S. Army Reserve > Commands".
^ Winkie, Davis (29 January 2024). "Pentagon IDs Army Reserve soldiers killed in Jordan Tower 22 attack". Army Times.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 926th Engineer Brigade". history.army.mil. Retrieved 27 January 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.