Constituted 18 October 1927 in the Regular Army as the 53d Signal Battalion
Activated 1 June 1941 at Camp Bowie, Texas
Inactivated 30 September 1945 in Italy
Activated 21 September 1954 at Fort Hood, Texas
Inactivated 23 June 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Activated 16 October 2005 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead); Tunisia; Sicily (with arrowhead); Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; North Apennines; Po Valley
Vietnam: 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
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-196