550th Signal Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of 12 May2009
550th Signal Company Lineage
Constituted 30 August 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 550th Signal Base Depot Company
Activated 15 September 1944 at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
Inactivated 14 March 1946 on Saipan
Activated 26 April 1947 on Guam
Inactivated 12 September 1947 on Guam
Redesignated 7 March 1951 as the 550th Signal Radio Relay Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 1 July 1951 in Germany
Reorganized and redesignated 5 January 1953 as the 550th Signal Company
Inactivated 20 October 1953 in Germany
Activated 1 March 1970 in Vietnam
Inactivated 19 March 1973 in Vietnam
Activated 1 March 1991 in Saudi Arabia
550th Signal Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Streamer without inscription
Vietnam: Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
Southwest Asia: Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism: Global War on Terrorism
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1972
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2002-2004
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2004-2005
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1996