2nd Signal Brigade (United States)
Encyclopedia
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).
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
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
Military communications
Historically, the first military communications had the form of sending/receiving simple signals . Respectively, the first distinctive tactics of military communications were called Signals, while units specializing in those tactics received the Signal Corps name...
brigade
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
subordinate to the 5th Signal Command
5th Signal Command (United States)
The 5th Signal Command is a European-based tactical and strategic communications organization of the United States Army specializing in command and control which supports theater-limited, joint-forces, and combined forces activities...
and located at Wiesbaden Army Airfield (Wiesbaden, Germany).
Composition
- 2nd Signal Brigade
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Wiesbaden, Germany
- 39th Signal Battalion, ChievresChièvresChièvres is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Chièvres had a total population of 6,198. The total area is 46.91 km² which gives a population density of 132 inhabitants per km²....
, Belgium - 43rd Signal Battalion, HeidelbergHeidelberg-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
, Germany - 52nd Signal Battalion, StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Germany - 102nd Signal Battalion, WiesbadenWiesbadenWiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
, Germany - 509th Signal Battalion, VicenzaVicenzaVicenza , a city in north-eastern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione...
, Italy - 6981 Civilian Support Group, MannheimMannheimMannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
, 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 FranceInactivated 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 inscriptionVietnam: 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