Constituted 8 January 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 41st Signal Construction Battalion

Activated 25 January 1943 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee

Reorganized and redesignated 14 May 1945 as the 41st Signal Light Construction Battalion

Inactivated 7 December 1945 in Germany

Redesignated 20 October 1950 as the 41st Signal Construction Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 13 November 1950 at Camp Rucker, Alabama

Reorganized and redesignated 29 October 1953 as the 41st Signal Battalion

(Companies A, B, C, and D inactivated 1 March 1970 in Vietnam)

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 41st Signal Battalion, inactivated 27 February 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 41st Signal Battalion, redesignated 1 July 1974 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 41st Signal Battalion, and activated in Korea

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        Normandy
                                                        Northern France
                                                        Rhineland
                                                        Ardennes-Alsace
                                                        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
                               
DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1966

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2007

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: