Lineage and Honors Information as of 14 December 2011
208th SIGNAL COMPANY
Constituted 19 February 1942 in the Regular Army as the 208th Signal Depot Company
Activated 18 May 1942 at Camp Crowder, Missouri
Inactivated 28 November 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Activated 1 August 1946 in Alaska
Reorganized and redesignated 15 March 1947 as the 208th Signal Service Company
Inactivated 15 October 1949 in Alaska
Redesignated 7 June 1954 as the 208th Signal Company
Activated 3 August 1954 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Inactivated 1 May 1957 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Activated 24 September 1960 in Germany
Inactivated 24 March 1964 in Germany
Activated 24 June 1964 at Fort Lee, Virginia
Inactivated 1 September 1965 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Activated 24 February 1966 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Inactivated 20 September 1968 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Activated 16 December 1992 at Fort Polk, Louisiana
Inactivated 15 September 2006 at Fort Bliss, Texas
Activated 16 October 2011 at Fort Bliss, Texas
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
War on Terrorism
Global War on Terrorism
(Additional campaigns to be determined)
DECORATIONS
Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2002-2004
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History