Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 July 2011
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS
COMPANY
359th SIGNAL BRIGADE
Constituted 10 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3359th Signal Service Battalion
Activated 1 November 1944 in Brazil
Inactivated 21 October 1945 in Brazil
Redesignated 16 September 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 359th Signal Group, and allotted to the Army Reserve
Activated 1 November 1955 at New York, New York
Inactivated 1 March 1963 at New York, New York
Activated 31 January 1968 at Syracuse, New York
Reorganized and redesignated 15 March 1972 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 359th Signal Group
Reorganized and redesignated 16 September 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 359th Signal Brigade
Location changed 18 September 1995 to Fort Gordon, Georgia
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
American Theater, Streamer
without inscription
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AMERICAN THEATER
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2010-2011
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History