Lineage and Honors Information as of 14 December 2011
586th SIGNAL COMPANY
Constituted 12 January 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 586th Signal Depot Company
Activated 29 January 1944 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Inactivated 28 February 1946 in Japan
Redesignated 28 November 1951 as the 586th Signal Service Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 20 December 1951 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Reorganized and redesignated 11 August 1952 as the 586th Signal Support Company
Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1954 as the 586th Signal Company
Inactivated 15 December 1970 in Vietnam
Activated 31 May 1972 in Vietnam
Inactivated 29 June 1972 in Vietnam
Activated 16 September 2006 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Luzon
Vietnam
Defense
Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Counteroffensive, Phase III
Tet Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Counteroffensive, Phase V
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1966
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2010-2011
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History