8th Engineer Battalion
"Trojan Horse"

01 July 1916; Constituted in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion Mounted Engineers.

01 August 1916; "A" Company, 1st Battalion, Mounted Engineers organized at Vedo de Fasiles, Chihuahua, Mexico.

20 March 1917; Assigned to the First Cavalry Division (Provisional) at Camp Stewart, Texas then under the command of General Eben Swift.

21 May 1917; "B" and "C" Companies organized at Camp Stewart, Texas.

29 July 1917; Reorganized and redesignated as the 8th Engineer Battalion (Mounted).

27 November 1917; Assigned to the 15th Cavalry Division.

12 May 1918; Relieved from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division.

27 July 1921; Assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division.

01 June 1930; Reorganized and redesignated as the 8th Engineer Squadron.

15 March 1943; Reorganized and redesignated as the 8th Engineer Combat Squadron.

25 March 1949; Redesignated as the 8th Engineer Combat Battalion.

10 March 1954; Redesignated as the 8th Engineer Battalion.

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1916
Constituted in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion Mounted Engineers. (01 July)

1916
Stationed at Camp Militar, Vasco de Fudillades, Coaluilla, Mexico. (03 Aug)

1916
"A" Company, 1st Battalion, Mounted Engineers organized at Vedo de Fasiles, Chihuahua, Mexico. (01 August)

1917
Assigned to the First Cavalry Division (Provisional) at Camp Stewart, Texas then under the command of General Eben Swift. (20 March)

1917
"B" and "C" Companies organized at Camp Stewart, Texas. (21 May)

1917
1st Battalion, Mounted Engineers reorganized and redesignated as the 8th Engineer Battalion (Mounted). (29 July)

1917
Assigned to the 15th Cavalry Division. (27 November)

1918
Relieved from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division. (12 May)

1920
Stationed at Columbus, New Mexico.

1921
Assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. (27 July)

1921
Stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas.

1928
Stationed at Fort McIntosh, Texas. (September)

1930
Reorganized and redesignated as the 8th Engineer Squadron. (01 June)

1936
Participated in the first divisional maneuvers of the 1st Cavalry Division held near Marfa, Texas.

1937
Participated in the Proposed Infantry Division Manuevers (PID).

1938
Participated in the Proposed Second Division Manuevers (P2D).

1938
Participated in the second divisional maneuvers of the 1st Cavalry Division held in the mountains near Balmorhea, Texas.

1939
Stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. (September)

1940
Stationed at Fort McIntosh, Texas. (March)

1940
Participated in the First-Third Army Louisiana Manuevers. (13/24 August)

1941
Stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. (January)

1941
Participated in the Second-Third Army Louisiana Manuevers. (10 Aug/04 Oct)

1942
Stationed at Desert Training Center, California. (02 April)

1942
Participated in the Army Desert Manuevers, California/Arizona.

1942
Stationed at Camp Young, California. (22 May)

1942
Stationed at Camp A. P. Hill, Bowling Green, Virginia. (26 August)

1943
Participated in the Second Army, North/South Carolina Manuevers.

1943
Stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. (06 March)

1943
Reorganized and redesignated as the 8th Engineer Combat Squadron. (15 March)

1943
Transportated to Queensland, Australia on USAT "MAUI". (28 May)

1943
Stationed at Camp Strathpine, Queensland, Australia. (19 June)

1943
Stationed at Borio Area, Oro Bay, New Guinea. (29 December)

1943
Stationed at Los Negros Island, Admiralty Group. (16 March)

1949
Redesignated as the 8th Engineer Combat Battalion. (25 March)

1950
PFC Melvin L. Brown, D-8 Eng earns the Medal of Honor. (04 September)

1954
Redesignated as the 8th Engineer Battalion. (10 March)



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