The 584th Engineer Company (Clearance) "Wooly Bullies" was activated at Fort Hood on 16 October 2007 and was first assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion.
In xx, the 584th Engineers was relieved from the 8th
Engineer Battalion and assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion. This
reorganization renewed the strong association between the 584th and
20th Engineers, as the Vietnam-era 584th Engineer
Company (Light Equipment) was attached to the 20th Engineers for
most of the Vietnam War. It was in Vietnam that the company picked up
the nickname "Wooly Bully" from the popular song of that era.
Throughout Vietnam the company left its signature, such as Camp Wooly
Bully, Wooly Bully Quarry, etc. In January 2010 the 584th Engineers deployed to Afghanistan as part of the 20th Engineer Battalion. Click the streamer below for more information about the 20th Engineers in Afghanistan.
Change of Responsibility Ceremony
1st Sergeant Evans - May 2010
Wooly Bullies' Mission Preparation - March 2010
SSG Aramburu Reenlistment
Photos from Lt Brad Lind, platoon leader of 2nd Platoon during the 2010 deployment
The soldiers of 2nd Platoon
Lt Lind and interpreter speak with National Police in the Arghandab River Valley
2nd Platoon clears south towards Kandahar City
2nd Platoon conducts route clearance operation in Kandahar City
Route clearance in Kandahar City
Speaking with Afghan civilians, Shah Wali Kot District
2nd Platoon conducts dismounted clearance in Northern Kandahar Province
2nd Platoon Buffalo interrogating a potential explosive device in the Arghandab River Valley
Constituted 19 March 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 426th Engineer Company
Redesignated 1 April 1942 as the 426th Engineer Dump Truck Company
Activated 18 April 1942 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 1 December 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Redesignated 27 June 1947 as the 584th Engineer Light Equipment Company
Activated 20 July 1947 in Korea
Inactivated 25 January 1949 in Korea
Redesignated 15 November 1954 as the 584th Engineer Company; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Inactivated 23 September 1958 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Activated 26 March 1963 at Fort Dix, New Jersey
Inactivated 1 April 1972 in Vietnam
Activated 1 September 1980 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Inactivated 31 July 1988 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Activated 16 October 2007 at Fort Hood, Texas
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Naples- Foggia; Rome-Arno; Rhineland; Central Europe
Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer
embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
Meritorious Unit
Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer
embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
Republic of Vietnam Civil
Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-
1971
THIS IS, I BELIEVE THE ORIGIN OF THE WOOLY BULLY ..THAT"S ME, PFC DICK ZOLNOWSKI IN AUGUST OF 65 WHEN THE SIGN WAS ORIGINALLY MADE BY MY COMRADES. WE WERE AT CAM RAHN BAY AT THE TIME. WE LANDED AT CAM RAHN IN JUNE OF 65 AFTER LEAVING SOME TROOPS OFF AT DA NANG,AFTER A 29 DAY "CRUISE" FROM THE STATES WHERE THE SHIP BROKE DOWN ALMOST EVERY DAY (I CAN STILL HEAR THE SHIP"S PA SYSTEM, "OVERTON TO THE ENGINE ROOM".) THE FINAL BREAKDOWN CAME JUST AFTER WE CROSSED THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE AND WE WAITED TILL 2 ICE BREAKERS TOWED US TO SUBIC BAY WHERE WE PARTIED FOR A DAY THEN CHANGED SHIPS TO THE WILLIAM BARRETT TO CONTINUE ONTO NAM.
