Information derived from the U.S. Army Center of Military History, current as of 16 August 2019
Constituted 14 December 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 389th Translator Team
Activated 27 February 1945 in the Philippines
Inactivated 25 March 1947 in Korea
Allotted 13 May 1948 to the Organized Reserves Corps
Activated 21 May 1948 at Fort Worth, Texas
Inactivated 9 January 1950 at Fort Worth, Texas
Redesignated 6 September 1950 as the 389th Translator Detachment
Activated 2 October 1950 at Cincinnati, Ohio
Location changed 5 February 1951 to Fort Thomas, Kentucky
(Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Inactivated 20 July 1952 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Redesignated 5 November 1962 as the 389th Military Intelligence Detachment
Activated 7 January 1963 at Louisville, Kentucky
Reorganized and redesignated 16 March 1985 as the 389th Military Intelligence Company
Inactivated 15 September 1990 at Louisville, Kentucky
Redesignated 12 June 2018 as the 389th Military Intelligence Battalion
Activated 16 July 2019 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II
- Leyte
- Ryukyus
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered OKINAWA