91st Engineer Battalion (United States)

91st Engineer Battalion
coat of arms
Active1941–1946
1952–1971
1992–2005
2013–Present
Country United States
BranchUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
TypeEngineer battalion
Motto(s)Acts Not Words
EngagementsWorld War II:
Kokoda Track campaign
New Guinea campaign
Philippines campaign

Yugoslav Wars

Iraq War
DecorationsPresidential Unit Citation
Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) Army Superior Unit Award
Insignia
DUI

The 91st Engineer Battalion is a military engineer unit in the United States Army. The battalion, which was composed mainly of African-American troops, served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, when it was known as the 91st Engineer General Service Regiment. After the war, the unit was deactivated as part of the demobilization process. It was reactivated in 1952 and remained in existence until the early 1970s. In 1991 it was reactivated, after which it was employed on operations in Yugoslavia, Kuwait, Chad and Iraq before being deactivated again in 2005. On 16 October 2013, it was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas.[1]

  1. ^ "91_Eng". Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.