551st Signal Battalion (United States)

551st Signal Battalion

Coat of Arms
Active 10 December 1941–
1 February 1946
23 September 1986 – present
Country United States
Branch Regular Army
Part of 15th Signal Brigade
Garrison/HQ Fort Gordon, Georgia
Nickname(s) "Patriots"
Motto(s) "Watch and Warn"
Decorations Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
17 October 1944 – 4 July 1945
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

The 551st Signal Battalion is an active duty unit of the United States Army, housed on Fort Gordon. The MACOM for the 551st is (TRADOC) and they fall directly under the 15th Signal Brigade. The 551st trains the following Signal Corps MOSs

25B – Information Technology Specialist
25N – Nodal Network System Operator/Maintainer
25S Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer
They also train the Additional Skills Identifier (ASI)
25S1C Satellite Systems Network Coordinator

History

551st Signal Battalion Lineage

Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II: Northern Solomons; Leyte; Southern Philippines

Decorations

Company A additionally entitled to:

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document "551st Signal Battalion Lineage and Honors".

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