38th Signal Battalion

38th Signal Battalion
38th Signal Battalion Coat of Arms
Active	1942–1946 1986–1991
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Signal
Motto(s)	Signal Ready
Decorations	Superior Unit Award
Disbanded	1991
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 38th Signal Battalion is a unit of the United States Army. It was last active from 17 January 1986 to 15 June 1991.

Coat of Arms

Shield: Tenné, three lightning flashes—two per saltire and one per pale argent—centered overall a sinister gauntlet sable.

Crest: On a wreath of the colors argent and tenné a demiglobe of the like gridlined argent surmounted by a mullet, points fleury or.

Symbolism: Orange and white are the colors traditionally associated with the Signal Corps. The three lightning flashes symbolize command, control, and communication. The gauntlet represents strength and unity. The orange demiglobe represents the unit’s involvement in world-wide communications. The gold five-pointed star denotes the five campaign participation credits awarded the unit for service in France and Central Europe, as represented by the fleurs-de-lis.

Distinctive Unit Insignia: The distinctive unit insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms.

History

The 38th Signal Construction Battalion was organized on 11 May 1942.^[1] On 6 October 1942 it became affiliated with the New York Telephone Company. The battalion move to Camp Toccoa, Georgia on 1 July 1943 and affiliation with NYT was terminated.

The battalion reorganized and redesignated on 20 May 1945 as the 38th Signal Light Construction Battalion. The unit then left Europe on 7 July 1945 on the USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) and arrived in Okinawa on 1 September 1945. The battalion was inactivated 30 January 1946 on Okinawa.

Pershing

The 56th Field Artillery Command reorganized on 17 January 1986.^[2] The communications sections in all of the subordinate field artillery battalions were consolidated into the reactivated 38th Signal Battalion.

Subordinate units

Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) in Schwäbisch Gmünd
A Company supporting 2nd Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment in Schwäbisch Gmünd
B Company supporting 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment in Neu-Ulm
C Company supporting 4th Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment in Heilbronn
D Company in Schwäbisch Gmünd

The battalion provided communication links for the command and control of the Pershing missile in garrison, during field operations and at Combat Alert Status sites. Communications equipment included the AN/TRC-184 radio terminal set and the AN/MSC-6 satellite communications terminal.

The battalion was deactivated 15 June 1991 when the 56th Field Artillery Command was deactivated.

Campaigns

World War II
- Normandy
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Streamer without inscription

Decorations

Army Superior Unit Award (January 1986 – December 1986)^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Raines, Rebecca Robbins. "38th Signal Battalion". Signal Corps (PDF). Center of Military History, U.S. Army.
↑ "Plotting Pershing on the Map" (PDF). Pershing Cable. 25 (1): 2.
↑ "General Orders Number 9" (PDF). Department of the Army. 1 April 1987.
↑ "General Orders Number 30" (PDF). Department of the Army. 1 July 1987.

External links

38th Signal Construction Battalion

Pershing missile

Systems	Pershing 1 Field Artillery Missile System Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System Pershing II Weapon System

56th Field Artillery Command	4th Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment 1st Battalion, 81st Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment 266th Chemical Detachment 55th Support Battalion 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment 4th Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment 193rd Aviation Company 38th Signal Battalion

59th Ordnance Brigade	41st Ordnance Company 579th Ordnance Company 74th U.S. Army Field Artillery Detachment 82nd U.S. Army Missile Detachment 85th U.S. Army Field Artillery Detachment

German Air Force	Missile Wing 1 Missile Wing 2

214th Field Artillery Brigade	2nd Missile Battalion, 44th Artillery Regiment 3rd Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment

1st Field Artillery Missile Brigade	2nd Missile Battalion, 79th Artillery Regiment 251st Ordnance Detachment

United States Army Missile Command	Pershing Project Manager's Office

United States Army Europe	Pershing Operational Test Unit

Treaties	Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Equipment	AN/TRC-80 Radio Terminal Set M474 Carrier M656 Ford Truck M1001 MAN Truck

Other	Applied Physics Laboratory Pershing missile bibliography Pershing missile displays Pershing missile launches Pershing missile models Pershing Professionals Badge Pershing tab Deutschland 83

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