52nd Ordnance Group (EOD)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=52D Ordnance Group (EOD)


caption=Unit DUI
country=United States
type=Support
branch=United States Army
dates= December 27, 1943 - June 30, 1948; January 28, 1952 - May 16, 1955; December 2, 1965 - October 20, 1967; October 1, 1990 - Present
specialization=Explosive Ordnance Disposal
command_structure= 20TH Support Command (CBRNE)
size=
garrison= Fort Gillem, GA
garrison_label=HQ
commander1=COL Kevin D. Lutz
commander1_label=Commander
commander2=CSM Timothy A. Udelhofen
commander2_label=Command Sergeant Major

ubordinate Units

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

Lineage

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

Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

*World War II::Normandy:Northern France:Rhineland:Ardennes-Alsace:Central Europe

*Vietnam:Counteroffensive:Counteroffensive, Phase II:Counteroffensive, Phase III

Decorations

# Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
# Streamer Embroidered VIETNAM 1966.

External links

* [http://www.forscom.army.mil/52ndEOD/welcome.htm 52D Ordnance Group (EOD) Home Page] - Official Site