396th Signal Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of 6 December 2006
396th Signal Company Lineage
Constituted 30 March 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 396th Signal Company, Aviation
Activated 1 April 1943 at the Western Signal Aviation Unit Training Center, Pinedale, California
Inactivated 13 December 1945 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Redesignated 18 August 1950 as the 396th Signal Aviation Light Construction Company and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps
Activated 1 September 1950 at San Bruno, California
Location changed 1 January 1951 to Palo Alto, California
Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1951 as the 396th Signal Aviation Construction Company
Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1952 as the 396th Signal Construction Company
(Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Reorganized and redesignated 20 May 1953 as the 396th Signal Company
Location changed 23 May 1957 to Mountain View, California; on 1 February 1958 to San Carlos, California
Inactivated 1 July 1959 at San Carlos, California
Consolidated 21 October 1977 with the 396th Signal Detachment (active) (see ANNEX); consolidated unit designated as the 396th Signal Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Inactivated 31 August 1985 at Fort Clayton, Panama
Activated 16 October 1991 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii
ANNEX
Constituted 10 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3693d Signal Service Detachment
Activated 25 November 1944 in New Guinea
Redesignated 13 May 1945 as the 3693d Signal Equipment Installation Detachment
Inactivated 19 July 1946 in the Philippine Islands
Redesignated 29 April 1965 as the 396th Signal Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 18 May 1965 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Inactivated 20 July 1966 in Vietnam
Activated 3 January 1972 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone
396th Signal Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: China Defensive; New Guinea
Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II
Decorations
Army Superior Unit Award for 1992-1993