Lineage and Honors Information as of 22 February 2011
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT
78th SIGNAL BATTALION
Constituted 26 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 318th Coast Artillery Barrage Balloon Battalion
Activated 10 December 1942 at Camp Tyson, Tennessee
Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1943 as the 318th Antiaircraft Balloon Battalion, Low Altitude
Reorganized and redesignated 25 September 1943 as the 318th Antiaircraft Balloon Battalion, Very Low Altitude
Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 17 April 1944 as the 78th Signal Light Construction Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1944 as the 78th Signal Heavy Construction Battalion
Inactivated 31 August 1946 in Japan
Redesignated 20 July 1966 as the 78th Signal Battalion, allotted to the Regular Army, and activated at Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Inactivated 31 January 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 78th Signal Battalion, redesignated
16 October 1992 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 78th Signal Battalion, and activated in Japan
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Luzon
DECORATIONS
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2008-2009
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History