Lineage and Honors Information as of 20 December 2011
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS
DETACHMENT
43d SIGNAL BATTALION
(ALWAYS PROFESSIONAL)
Constituted 7 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 43d Signal Construction Battalion and activated at Camp Crowder, Missouri
Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1944 as the 43d Signal Heavy Construction Battalion
Inactivated 28 May 1946 in Germany
Redesignated 1 August 1966 as the 43d Signal Battalion; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army and activated in Vietnam
(Companies A, B, C, D, and E inactivated 1 March 1970 in Vietnam)
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, inactivated 30 May 1971 in Vietnam
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, activated 1 July 1974 in Germany
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
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
Southwest Asia
Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Cease-Fire
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2009-2010
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History