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Porter, John, MSG USA(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town OCONTO WI
Last Address 3611 TINGLE ST BIG SPRING
Date of Passing Nov 09, 2018
Location of Interment Mount Olive Cemetery - Big Spring, Texas
The mission of the 54th Engineer Battalion is to plan, integrate, and provide command and control of 3 to 5 engineer companies, and one forward support company to provide full spectrum engineer missions in support of the operational commander. Prior to 2007, the 54th Engineer Battalion had been a mechanized combat engineer battalion of the 130th Engineer Brigade. Its mission at tha time had been to, on order, deploy all or part of its strength to conduct mobility and survivability operations in support of V Corps or Allied Mobile Force (Land) combat operations. In addition, on short notice, it would have deployed elements in the USEUCOM area of responsibility in support of V Corps to provide trained, ready forces to meet operational requirements.
Campaign participation credit includes: World War I Streamer without inscription World War II Algeria/French Morocco (with Arrowhead) Tunisia Sicily (with Arrowhead) Normandy (with Arrowhead) Northern France Rhineland Ardennes/Alsace Central Europe Cold War Cold War Streamer (Germany) Persian Gulf War Liberation and Defense of Kuwait Southeast Asia Cease-fire Global War on Terror Global War on Terror Expeditionary Campaign Iraq (Liberation of Iraq) Iraq (Transition of Iraq) Iraq (Iraqi Governance) Iraq (Iraqi Surge) Iraq (Iraqi Sovereignty) Afghanistan (Consolidation II) Decorations Presidential Unit Citation (France) Presidential Unit Citation (Iraq) Meritorious Unit Citation (Iraq) Navy Unit Commendation (Iraq)
