Lineage and Honors Information as of 31 January 2012
72d SIGNAL BATTALION
- Constituted 8 May 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3186th Signal Service Battalion
- Activated 15 May 1944 at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
- Redesignated 30 June 1947 as the 72d Signal Service Battalion
- Inactivated 25 January 1950 in Japan
- Redesignated 7 June 1954 as Headquarters, 72d Signal Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 15 July 1954 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona
- Reorganized and redesignated 9 December 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 72d Signal Battalion
- Inactivated 1 October 1964 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona
- Activated 25 September 1965 in Germany
- Inactivated 13 November 1967 in Germany
- Activated 1 January 1972 in Germany
- Reorganized and redesignated 15 January 2003 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 72d Signal Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Rhineland
- Central Europe
- Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Streamer
without inscription
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Iraqi Governance
- National Resolution
- (additional campaigns to be determined)
DECORATIONS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2004
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2009
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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