Constituted 11 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 36th Signal Construction Battalion
 
Activated 25 May 1943 at Camp Crowder, Missouri
 
Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1944 as the 36th Signal Heavy Construction Battalion

Inactivated 15 June 1946 in Germany

Redesignated 1 March 1963 as the 36th Signal Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 26 March 1963 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 36th Signal Battalion, reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1970 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 36th Signal Battalion (organic elements concurrently inactivated in Vietnam)

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 36th Signal Battalion, inactivated
26 August 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 36th Signal Battalion, activated
1 July 1974 in Korea

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

World War II
Normandy
          Northern France
Rhineland
           Ardennes-Alsace
         Central Europe
    
Vietnam
         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

                 
DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2007

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: