Constituted 12 April 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3256th Signal Company

Activated 25 April 1944 in England

Inactivated 28 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey

Redesignated 25 March 1953 as the 256th Signal Company, allotted to the Regular Army, and activated at Camp Gordon, Georgia

Inactivated 1 November 1955 at Camp Gordon, Georgia

Activated 1 May 1960 in France

Inactivated 1 July 1967 in Germany

Activated 1 June 1974 in Germany

Inactivated 1 July 1975 in Germany

Activated 1 October 1979 at Fort Rucker, Alabama

Inactivated 15 September 1994 at Fort Rucker, Alabama

Activated 16 May 2008 at Fort Lewis, Washington

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        Northern France
                                                        Rhineland
                                                        Ardennes-Alsace
                                                        Central Europe

                                                        War on Terrorism
                                                        Campaigns to be determined

 

DECORATIONS

        Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: