Constituted 8 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 298th Signal Installation Company

Activated 15 June 1943 at Camp Crowder, Missouri

Reorganized and redesignated 26 May 1945 as the 298th Signal Service Company

Inactivated 28 December 1945 in Germany

Redesignated 16 February 1953 as the 298th Signal Company and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 25 March 1953 at Camp Gordon, Georgia

Inactivated 3 December 1954 at Camp Gordon, Georgia

Activated 10 March 1955 in France

Inactivated 10 June 1965 in France

Activated 15 August 1958 in Vietnam

Inactivated 30 July 1971 in Vietnam

Activated 4 May 1973 in Germany

Inactivated 15 September 1993 in Germany

Activated 16 October 2010 at Fort Detrick, Maryland

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

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

                                                            Vietnam
                                                            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 EUROPEAN THEATER

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: