Constituted 1 August 1940 in the Regular Army as the 1st Signal Company (Repair) and activated at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey

        Redesignated 1 October 1940 as the 1st Signal Repair Company

        Redesignated 7 August 1941 as the 175th Signal Repair Company

        Inactivated 19 November 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia

        Redesignated 29 August 1949 as the 589th Signal Construction Company

        Activated 18 October 1949 in Germany

        Inactivated 20 October 1953 in Germany

        Redesignated 5 April 1955 as the 589th Signal Company

        Activated 30 April 1955 at Fort Benning, Georgia

        Inactivated 20 December 1966 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

        Activated 1 March 1970 in Vietnam

        Inactivated 26 January 1972 in Vietnam

        Activated 1 July 1974 in Germany

        Inactivated 15 September 1993 in Germany

        Activated 16 March 2007 in Germany

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        Normandy
                                                        Northern France
                                                        Rhineland
                                                        Ardennes-Alsace
                                                        Central Europe

                                                        Vietnam
                                                        Winter-Spring 1970
                                                        Sanctuary Counteroffensive
                                                        Counteroffensive, Phase VII
                                                        Consolidation I
                                                Consolidation II
                                              
                                                        Armed Forces Expeditions
                                                        Dominican Republic

                                                        War on Terrorism
                                                        Campaigns to be determined

 

DECORATIONS

        Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: