Lineage and Honors Information as of 20 December 2011
178th SIGNAL COMPANY
Constituted 6 February 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 178th Signal Repair Company
Activated 10 April 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Inactivated 14 June 1946 in Belgium
Redesignated 20 November 1957 as the 178th Signal Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 20 December 1957 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Inactivated 1 August 1966 in Vietnam
Activated 1 July 1974 in Germany
Inactivated 15 September 1993 in Germany
Activated 17 October 2011 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Rhineland
Vietnam
Advisory
Defense
Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase II
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1962-1965
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1966
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History