563rd Engineer Battalion

The 563rd Engineer Battalion was constituted on 5 June 1943 in the Army of the United States and activated on 20 August 1943 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. During World War II, the battalion provided essential combat engineering support in the European Theater, participating in campaigns such as Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. After the war, the unit was inactivated in 1946, but later reactivated and redesignated over the decades, serving under various commands and locations, including periods as a part of the U.S. Army Reserve. Today, the 563rd Engineer Battalion continues its tradition of excellence, supporting both combat and humanitarian missions as part of the U.S. Army’s engineer forces.