92ND ENGR CBT BN HVY UNIT HISTORY

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Subject: 92ND ENGR CBT BN HVY UNIT HISTORY                               

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

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            attached to the newly activated 159th Engineer Group

            (Construction). Another reorganization of the battalion was

            instituted on I September 1960. Under that reorganization, an

            additional company (Delta) was added to the battalion. On 15 June

            1965, Delta Company was detached to Fort Rucker, Alabama.

                From June 1965 until February 1966, a Company Task Force was

            deployed to the Dominican Republic in support of the Inner-American

            Peace Keeping Force during the Dominican Republic crisis.

                Troop commitments were reaching their peak in Southeast Asia

            when on 30 January 1967, Delta Company deployed to Vietnam. On 27

            May 1967, the rest of the Black Diamond battalion was ordered to

            the Republic of Vietnam. Once in country, the battalion quickly

            demonstrated the high levels of enthusiasm and professionalism

            .which had characterized their actions in previous times of crisis.

            From 2 May 1967 through 27 July 1972, the battalion distinguished

            itself in 14 campaigns:

            1. Counteroffensive Phase II         8. Summer-Fall 1969

            2. Counteroffensive Phase III         9. Winter-Spring 1970

            3. Tet Counteroffensive             10. Sanctuary Counteroffensive

            4. Counteroffensive Phase IV        11. Counteroffensive Phase VII

            B. Counteroffensive Phase V         12. Consolidation I

            B. Counteroffensive Phase VI        13. Consolidation II

            7. Tet BQ/Counteroffensive          14. Cease Fire




                The battalion received four Meritorious Unit Commendations for

            the periods 1967, 1968-69, 1969-70, and 1970-71. The unit also

            received the Vietnamese Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for

            the period 1967-70. On 26 July 1972, the 92nd left Vietnam and


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