Lineage and Honors Information as of 23 December 2010
298th SIGNAL COMPANY
Constituted 8 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 298th Signal Installation Company
Activated 15 June 1943 at Camp Crowder, Missouri
Reorganized and redesignated 26 May 1945 as the 298th Signal Service Company
Inactivated 28 December 1945 in Germany
Redesignated 16 February 1953 as the 298th Signal Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 25 March 1953 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Inactivated 3 December 1954 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Activated 10 March 1955 in France
Inactivated 10 June 1965 in France
Activated 15 August 1958 in Vietnam
Inactivated 30 July 1971 in Vietnam
Activated 4 May 1973 in Germany
Inactivated 15 September 1993 in Germany
Activated 16 October 2010 at Fort Detrick, Maryland
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Vietnam
Counteroffensive, Phase V
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Consolidation I
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History