71st Ordnance Group (EOD)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=71ST Ordnance Company (EOD)


caption=Unit DUI
country=United States of America
type=Support
branch=United States Army
dates= 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
specialization=Explosive Ordnance Disposal
command_structure= 20TH Support Command (CBRNE)
size=
garrison=Fort Carson, CO
garrison_label=HQ
commander1=COL Karl E. Reinhard
commander1_label=Commander
commander2=LTC Kevin M. DeRemer
commander2_label=Deputy Commander
commander3=CSM Thomas D. Gonzalez
commander3_label=Command Sergeant Major

Subordinate Units

3D Ordnance Battalion (EOD)

79TH Ordnance Battalion (EOD)

84TH Ordnance Battalion (EOD)

242D Ordnance Battalion (EOD)

Lineage

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

Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

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

Decorations

# Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
# Streamer Embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
# Joint Meritorious Unit Awards (JUMA)

External links

* [http://www.carson.army.mil/units/71eod/index.html 71ST Ordnance Group (EOD) Home Page] - Official Site