Constituted 18 October 1927 in the Regular Army as the 56th Signal Battalion

        Activated 1 February 1941 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina

        Inactivated 8 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey

        Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment activated16 October 1991 in Panama

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        Normandy (with arrowhead)
                                                        Northern France
                                                        Rhineland
                                                        Ardennes‑Alsace
                                                        Central Europe

DECORATIONS

        Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER

        Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2008-2009

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: