57th Signal Company (United States)
- 57th Signal Company (United States)
The 57th Signal Company was reactivated 16 February 2006. In proceeding with the coming deactivation of 121 Signal Battalion in July 2006, Alpha Company, 121 Signal Battalion moved to Schweinfurt, Germany, stationing with 2nd BCT, 1ID (Dagger), was deactivated and the soldiers in this unit became the reactivated 57th Signal Company. 57th Signal company (Dagger's Voice!) deployed with this brigade in OIF 5-6 under the command of Cpt Joseph L. Gawlik. The 57th Signal company was fielded the new JNN communications package and serves as a model for the new signal support concept for a BUA. 57th Signal Company currently supports the 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Separate). The company consist of 4 platoons: HQ's Platoon, Maintenance Platoon, 1st Platoon and 2nd Platoon.
The unit's current nickname is “Titans”
Unit Commander: Stephen C. Ang
History
Constituted 4 December 1943, in the US Army as the 311th Signal Service Battalion, it was activated 27 December 1943 at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. It was redesignated the 77th Signal Service Battalion 18th June 1947. 20 October 1947, it was reorganized and redesignated as the 57th Signal Service Company. It was inactivated in Germany, 5 March 1949. It was redesignated on 5 February 1953 as the 57th Signal Support Company. 12 March 1953, it was reactivated in Korea. 15 April 1954 it was reorganized and redesignated as the 57th Signal Company.
List of activation and inactivation dates and places:
* 13 May 1955 inactivated Korea
* 8th August 1957 reactivated Korea
* 15 November 1967 inactivated Korea
* 24 February 1969 reactivated Vietnam
* 1 April 1970 deactivated after Vietnam
* 16 February 1973 reactivated Ft. Richardson, Alaska
* 15 August 1986 inactivated Ft Richardson, Alaska
* 16 August 1992 reactivated Germany
* 15 September 1994 deactivated Germany
* 16 February 2006 reactivated Germany
Campaigns
"Vietnam"Tet 69. Counteroffensive,Summer-Fall 1969,Winter-Spring 1970
"Korea"3rd Korean Winter,Summer 1953
"WWII"Northern and Central Europe
"Iraq"Operation Iraqi Freedom,Fall 2006
Decorations
# Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
# Embroidered Streamer: European Theater
Coat of Arms
ources
*http://www.57sig.2bct.1id.army.mil/
*http://www.2bct.1id.army.mil/Primary%20Sites/index.htm
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