447th Signal Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 2 October 2001
447th Signal Battalion Lineage
Constituted 10 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 447th Signal Construction Battalion, Aviation
Activated 29 August 1942 at Dale Mabry Field, Florida
Reorganized and redesignated 5 October 1944 as the 447th Signal Heavy Construction Battalion
Inactivated 25 October 1945 at Camp Shanks, New York
Redesignated 3 December 1954 as the 447th Signal Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 28 January 1955 in Germany
Inactivated 19 August 1963 in Germany
Activated 14 February 1964 in Germany
Inactivated 13 November 1967 in Germany
Headquarters transferred 23 September 1986 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Gordon, Georgia
447th Signal Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Central Europe
Decorations
Company A entitled to:
Army Superior Unit Award for 1999-2000