Lineage and Honors Information as of 10 May 2011
442d SIGNAL BATTALION
Constituted 19 July 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 442d Signal Construction Battalion, Aviation
Activated 1 August 1942 in Puerto Rico
Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1944 as the 442d Signal Heavy Construction Battalion
Inactivated 30 June 1946 in Japan
Redesignated 6 November 1967 as the 442d Signal Battalion, allotted to the Regular Army, and activated in Thailand
(Companies A, B, and C inactivated 14 July 1969 in Thailand)
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 442d Signal Battalion, inactivated 30 June 1971 in Thailand
Headquarters transferred 23 September 1986 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Gordon, Georgia
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
New Guinea
Leyte
Luzon
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC AREA
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1999-2000
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History