Lineage and Honors Information as of 4 November 2011
596th SIGNAL COMPANY
Constituted 13 June 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 596th Joint Assault Signal Company
Activated 20 June 1945 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Inactivated 25 September 1945 at Camp Callan, California
Redesignated 20 July 1951 as the 596th Signal Support Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 6 August 1951 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Reorganized and redesignated 15 June 1954 as the 596th Signal Company
Inactivated 1 April 1972 in Vietnam
Activated 16 December 1995 at Fort Riley, Kansas, as an element of the 1st Armored Division
Inactivated 15 July 2006 at Fort Riley, Kansas, and relieved from assignment to the 1st Armored Division
Activated 16 October 2010 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
Vietnam
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
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History