51st SIGNAL BATTALION
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 5th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps. Activated 12 July 1917 at Monmouth Park, New Jersey. Redesignated through multiple reorganizations, the 51st Signal Battalion served with distinction across three major conflicts.
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War I
Lorraine 1918 · St. Mihiel · Meuse-Argonne
World War II
Sicily (with arrowhead) · Naples-Foggia · Rome-Arno · North Apennines · Po Valley
Korean War
UN Defensive · UN Offensive · CCF Intervention · First UN Counteroffensive · CCF Spring Offensive · UN Summer-Fall Offensive · Second Korean Winter · Korea, Summer-Fall 1952 · Third Korean Winter · Korea, Summer 1953
Southwest Asia
Defense of Saudi Arabia · Liberation and Defense of Kuwait · Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism – Iraq
Iraqi Surge
From the signal lines of the Western Front to the mountains of Korea and the deserts of Southwest Asia — the 51st Signal Battalion has been the voice of the Army for over a century.
Constituted on 1 July 1916 as the 5th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps, this unit was among the first to wire the battlefield in the age of modern warfare. They carried communications through the mud of Lorraine, the smoke of St. Mihiel, and the grinding advance of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in World War I.
In World War II, they hit the beaches of Sicily with arrowhead distinction — an assault landing — then pushed north through Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, the North Apennines, and into the Po Valley. When the Cold War turned hot on the Korean Peninsula, the 51st was there again — ten campaigns from the UN Defensive through Korea, Summer 1953.
Decades later, they answered the call in Southwest Asia, supporting the Defense of Saudi Arabia, the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, and the Iraqi Surge.
This hoodie carries that history. Wear it as a tribute to the soldiers who kept the lines open when it mattered most.
Available in Black, Navy, and White · Sizes S–2XL · Premium heavyweight fleece