286th Signal Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of 25 January 2008
286th Signal Company Lineage
Constituted 11 July 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 286th Signal Company, Amphibian
Activated 15 July 1942 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
Redesignated 10 May 1943 as the 286th Signal Company
Reorganized and redesignated 5 April 1944 as the 286th Joint Assault Signal Company
Inactivated 14 May 1948 at Fort Emory, California
Redesignated 16 October 1993 as the 286th Signal Company, allotted to the Regular Army, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas
286th Signal Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II-EAME: Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead); Sicily (with arrowhead); Naples-Foggia; Normandy (with arrowhead); Northern France
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2002-2003
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for NORMANDY BEACHES