255th Signal Detachment
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[1]255th Signal Detachment Lineage
Constituted 2 May 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 255th Signal Radar Maintenance Unit, Type C
Activated 24 July 1944 at Camp Davis, North Carolina
Inactivated 12 November 1945 in France
Redesignated 16 February 1955 as the 255th Signal Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 10 March 1955 at Camp Stewart, Georgia
Inactivated 20 January 1960 at Savannah, Georgia
Activated 4 November 1961 at Fort Rucker, Alabama
Inactivated 1 December 1969 in Vietnam
Activated 16 October 2002 in Germany
255th Signal Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II-EAME: Rhineland; Central Europe
Vietnam: Advisory; 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
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966-1967
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1964
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