Lineage and Honors Information as of 17 October 2011
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
505th SIGNAL BRIGADE
Constituted 28 July 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3146th Signal Service Group
Activated 29 July 1944 in France
Inactivated 10 July 1946 in Germany
Redesignated 30 December 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 505th Signal Service Group, and activated at Fort Shafter, Hawaii
Inactivated 18 October 1948 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii
Redesignated 4 February 1952 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 505th Signal Group, and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 5 March 1952 at Camp San Luis Obispo, California
Reorganized and redesignated 23 November 1953 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 505th Signal Group
Inactivated 10 September 1965 in Germany
Withdrawn 9 February 2009 from the Regular Army and allotted to the Army Reserve; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 505th Signal Brigade
Activated 16 September 2011 at Las Vegas, Nevada
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Northern France
Rhineland
Central Europe
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER 1944
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER 1944-1945
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER 1945
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History