55th Engineer Battalion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1941
gptkbp:affiliation Part of the 1st Engineer Brigade
Part of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command
Part_of_the_20th_Engineer_Brigade
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Iraq_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Army_Superior_Unit_Award
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Commendation Medal
gptkbp:colors Black and Gold
gptkbp:currentCommander Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:family gptkb:Unit_Crest_of_the_55th_Engineer_Battalion
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Leonard_Wood
gptkbp:history Established in 1941
Participated in D-Day landings
Reactivated in 2005
Served in multiple conflicts
Returned from deployment in 2007
Involved in rebuilding efforts post-war
Continues to serve in various capacities
Transitioned to a combat engineer role
Deployed_to_Iraq_in_2006
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 55th Engineer Battalion
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Distinctive_Unit_Insignia
gptkbp:mission Provide combat engineering support
gptkbp:motto We Build
gptkbp:nickname The Builders
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs gptkb:55th_Engineer_Combat_Battalion
gptkbp:subordinateUnits Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
gptkbp:training Advanced Individual Training
Basic Combat Training
gptkbp:type combat engineer
gptkbp:website www.army.mil/55engbattalion