17th Signal Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 15 January 2002
17th Signal Battalion Lineage
Constituted 1 November 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 17th Signal Operations Battalion
Activated 30 November 1942 at Camp Crowder, Missouri
Inactivated 18 February 1946 at Camp Bowie, Texas
Redesignated 5 July 1950 as the 17th Signal Operation Battalion and activated in Germany
Allotted 15 December 1950 to the Regular Army
Reorganized and redesignated 20 October 1953 as the 17th Signal Battalion
Inactivated 25 September 1965 in Germany
Activated 16 March 1981 in Germany
17th Signal Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Company C additionally entitled to:
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
Decorations
None