Constituted 26 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 318th Coast Artillery Barrage Balloon Battalion

        Activated 10 December 1942 at Camp Tyson, Tennessee

        Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1943 as the 318th Antiaircraft Balloon Battalion, Low Altitude

        Reorganized and redesignated 25 September 1943 as the 318th Antiaircraft Balloon Battalion, Very Low Altitude

        Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 17 April 1944 as the 78th Signal Light Construction Battalion

        Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1944 as the 78th Signal Heavy Construction Battalion

        Inactivated 31 August 1946 in Japan

        Redesignated 20 July 1966 as the 78th Signal Battalion, allotted to the Regular Army, and activated at Fort Huachuca, Arizona

        Inactivated 31 January 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington

        Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 78th Signal Battalion, redesignated
16 October 1992 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 78th Signal Battalion, and activated in Japan

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        Luzon

       
DECORATIONS

        Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2008-2009

        Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: