2nd Signal Brigade (United States)
| 2nd Signal Brigade | |
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2nd Signal Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia | |
| Active | 1 June 1974 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States Army |
| Type | Signals brigade |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 5th Signal Command |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Edward F. Buck, Jr. |
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| Distinctive unit insignia |
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The 2nd Signal Brigade is a military communications brigade of the United States Army subordinate to the 5th Signal Command and located at Wiesbaden Army Airfield (Wiesbaden, Germany).
Composition
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2nd Signal Brigade
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Wiesbaden, Germany
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39th Signal Battalion, Chievres, Belgium - 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Grafenwohr, Germany
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52nd Signal Battalion, Stuttgart, Germany -
102nd Signal Battalion, Wiesbaden, Germany -
509th Signal Battalion, Vicenza, Italy - 6981 Civilian Support Group, Mannheim, Germany
Lineage
Constituted 24 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3348th Signal Service Group, and activated in France
Inactivated 13 March 1946 in France
Activated 9 May 1946 at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
Redesignated 14 March 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Signal Service Group
Allotted 1 March 1949 to the Regular Army
Reorganized and redesignated 16 December 1949 as Headquarters, 2d Signal Service Group
Reorganized and redesignated 25 March 1953 as Headquarters, 2d Signal Group
Inactivated 4 April 1955 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Redesignated 27 April 1961 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Signal Group
Activated 21 June 1961 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 23 October 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Activated 1 June 1974 in Germany
Redesignated 1 October 1979 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Signal Brigade
Campaign participation credit
World War II: European-African-Middle Eastern Theater, Streamer without inscription
Vietnam: Defense: Counteroffensive; 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
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1965–1967
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967–1968
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document "Lineage and Honors H&HC 2nd Signal Brigade".