Headquarters and Headquarters Company
160th Signal Brigade
(Voice of the Desert)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 17 August 2006
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
160th Signal Brigade Lineage
Constituted 6 March 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 3160th Signal Service Battalion and activated in France
Inactivated 20 June 1947 in Germany
Redesignated 3 December 1954 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 160th Signal Group, and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 28 January 1955 in Germany
Inactivated 1 October 1961 in Germany
Activated 25 March 1963 at Fort Hood, Texas
Inactivated 3 June 1972 at Oakland, California
Activated 1 July 1974 in Germany
Redesignated 1 October 1979 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 160th Signal Brigade
Inactivated 22 August 1991 in Germany
Activated 16 October 2003 in Kuwait
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
160th Signal Brigade Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Rhineland; Central Europe
Vietnam: 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; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for EUROPEAN THEATER
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2004-2005