The 326th Engineer Battalion (Sapper Eagles)[1][5] is one of three air assault engineer battalions in the United States Army.[5][6] The 326th is part of the 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Bastogne")(♣), 101st Airborne Division and has been a part of the 101st since World War I.[5]
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The 326th Engineer Battalion's lineage of record:[5]
- Constituted 23 July 1918 in the National Army as the 326th Engineers and assigned to the 101st Division
- Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 326th Engineers and assigned to the 101st Division
- Organized in November 1921 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Regiment broken up 31 March 1942 and its elements reorganized as the 326th Engineer Battalion and remained assigned to the 101st Division
- 326th Engineer Battalion withdrawn 15 August 1942 from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the Army of the United States; concurrently redesigned as the 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion and activated at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
- Inactivated 30 November 1945 in France
- Consolidated 18 June 1948 with the 49th Engineer Combat Battalion and consolidated unit redesigned as the 49th Airborne Engineer Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division
- Allotted 25 June 1948 to the Regular Army
- Activated 6 July 1948 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky
- Inactivated 29 April 1949 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky
- Activated 25 August 1950 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky
- Inactivated 1 December 1953 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky
- Activated 15 May 1954 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Redesignated 1 July 1956 as the 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion
- Redesignated 25 April 1957 as the 326th Engineer Battalion
- Inactivated 15 September 2004 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and relieved from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company activated 19 October 2006 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Assigned 17 April 2014 to the 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
The 326th Engineer Battalion's decorations of record:[5]
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NORMANDY
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2011
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2001
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered NORMANDY
- Netherlands Orange Lanyard
- Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm, Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE; Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Bastogne
- Belgian Fourragere 1940
- Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in France and Belgium
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970
Company A additional entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DAK TO
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered TUY HOA
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
Company B additionally entitled to:
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered THUA THIEN PROVINCE
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
Company C additionally entitled to:
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968