Headquarters and Headquarters Company
516th Signal Brigade
Lineage and Honors Information as of 10 February 2005
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
516th Signal Brigade Lineage
Constituted 10 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3367th Signal Service Battalion
Activated 25 November 1944 in New Guinea
Inactivated 27 February 1947 in the Philippine Islands
Redesignated 19 August 1947 as the 516th Signal Service Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted)
Activated 12 September 1947 on Guam
Inactivated 27 January 1950 on Guam (organic elements concurrently disbanded)
Redesignated 14 January 1954 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 516th Signal Group, and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 10 February 1954 in Germany
Inactivated 13 November 1967 in Germany
Redesignated 16 October 1992 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 516th Signal Brigade, and activated at Fort Shafter, Hawaii
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
516th Signal Brigade Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon, Southern Philippines
Decorations
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945