Lineage and Honors Information as of 1 February 2011
57th SIGNAL COMPANY
Constituted 4 December 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 3110th Signal Service Battalion
Activated 27 December 1943 at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
Redesignated 18 June 1947 as the 77th Signal Service Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 20 October 1947 as the 57th Signal Service Company
Inactivated 5 March 1949 in Germany
Redesignated 5 February 1953 as the 57th Signal Support Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 12 March 1953 in Korea
Reorganized and redesignated 15 April 1954 as the 57th Signal Company
Inactivated 13 May 1955 in Korea
Activated 8 August 1957 in Korea
Inactivated 15 November 1967 in Korea
Activated 24 February 1969 in Vietnam
Inactivated 1 April 1970 in Vietnam
Activated 16 February 1973 at Fort Richardson, Alaska
Inactivated 15 April 1986 at Fort Richardson, Alaska
Activated 16 August 1992 in Germany
Inactivated 15 September 1994 in Germany
Activated 16 February 2006 in Germany, and assigned to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Relieved 16 March 2008 from assignment to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, and assigned to the 172d Infantry Brigade
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Northern France
Central Europe
Korean War
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History