440th Signal Battalion (United States)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 440th Signal Battalion


caption=440th Signal Battalion Coat of Arms
dates= 1942-1956
1961-present
country= United States
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nickname=Road Runners
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battles=World War II
Korean War
Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2004, 2005-2006)
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Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Korea Presidential Unit Citation
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History lineage and honors

* 18 March 1942: Constituted in the Army of the United States as the "440th Signal Battalion".
* 25 March 1942: Activated at Geiger Field, Washington.
* 14 December 1942: Reorganized and redesignated as the "440th Signal Construction Battalion".
* 23 July 1944: Reorganized and redesignated as the "440th Signal Heavy Construction Battalion".
* 23 May 1951: Reorganized and redesignated as the "440th Signal Aviation Construction Battalion".
* 16 May 1956: Inactivated in South Korea.
* 29 September 1961: Redesignated as the "440th Signal Battalion", and allotted to the Regular Army.
* 1 October 1961: Activated in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The unit was stationed at Kleber Kaserne.
* 21 September 1972: Moved to Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne at Darmstadt, Germany.
* 16 April 1980: Reassigned to V Corps as part of the 22nd Signal Brigade

The "Road Runners" of the 440th Signal Battalion have participated in two missions to Bosnia, supporting Operations "Joint Endeavor", "Joint Guard" and "Joint Forge". They were also deployed to Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom I in 2002-2004, and Operation Iraqi Freedom05-07 in 2005-2006.

Campaign participation credit

* World War II: Papua New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon
* Korean War: Chinese Communist Force Intervention
* First UN Counteroffensive
* Chinese Communist Force Spring Offensive
* Korea, Summer 1953
* Southwest Asia 2002-2004 & 2005-2006

"Company A" additionally entitled to:

* Korean War
* UN Defensive
* UN Offensive

Decorations

* Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered: "KOREA"
* Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) Streamer embroidered: "PACIFIC THEATER"
*Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Streamer embroidered: "KOREA"
* Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered: "17 October 1944 to 4 July 1945"
* Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: Streamer embroidered, "KOREA 1950"
* Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: Streamer embroidered, "KOREA 1950-1953"
* Army Superior Unit Award (Operation Joint Endeavor)

"Company A" additionally entitled to:

* Presidential Unit Citation (Army): Streamer embroidered, "PAPUA"