Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
509th Signal Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 15 November 2006
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,
509th Signal Battalion Lineage
Constituted 11 December 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3906th Signal Service Battalion
Activated 17 January 1945 in France
Inactivated 31 August 1946 in the Ryukyu Islands
Redesignated 27 June 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 509th Signal Service Battalion
Activated 20 July 1947 in Korea
Inactivated 25 January 1949 in Korea
Redesignated 8 January 1952 as Headquarters, 509th Signal Service Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 15 February 1952 at Camp San Luis Obispo, California
Reorganized and redesignated 12 March 1953 as Headquarters, 509th Signal Battalion
Inactivated 3 December 1954 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Redesignated 1 March 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 509th Signal Battalion
Activated 25 March 1963 at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas
Inactivated 10 January 1968 in Vietnam
Activated 1 December 1976 in Italy
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,
509th Signal Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Rhineland; Central Europe
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for IRAQ 2003