440th Signal Battalion (United States)

440th Signal Battalion
Active	18 March 1942 – 16 May 1956 29 September 1961 – 2008
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Part of	22nd Signal Brigade
Nickname(s)	Road Runners
Motto	Maintaining Contact
Engagements	World War II Korean War Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003 – 2004, 2005 – 2006)
Decorations	Presidential Unit Citation Meritorious Unit Commendation Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Disbanded	2008

The 440th Signal Battalion is a battalion in the United States Army first constituted in 1942 and active in World War II and the Korean War.

History lineage and honors

• 18 March 1942: Constituted in the Army of the United States as the "440th Signal Battalion".
• 25 March 1942: Activated at Geiger Field, Washington.
• 14 December 1942: Reorganized and redesignated as the "440th Signal Construction Battalion".
• 23 July 1944: Reorganized and redesignated as the "440th Signal Heavy Construction Battalion".
• 23 May 1951: Reorganized and redesignated as the "440th Signal Aviation Construction Battalion".
• 16 May 1956: Inactivated in South Korea.
• 29 September 1961: Redesignated as the "440th Signal Battalion", and allotted to the Regular Army.
• 1 October 1961: Activated in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The unit was stationed at Kleber Kaserne.
• 21 September 1972: Moved to Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne at Darmstadt, Germany.
• 16 April 1980: Reassigned to V Corps as part of the 22nd Signal Brigade
• 2008: Deactivated at Darmstadt, Germany.

The "Road Runners" of the 440th Signal Battalion have participated in two missions to Bosnia, supporting Operations "Joint Endeavor", "Joint Guard" and "Joint Forge". They were also deployed to Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2002–2004, and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005–2006.

Campaign participation credit

World War II':

• Papua New Guinea
• Leyte
• Luzon

Korean War

• Chinese Communist Force Intervention
• First UN Counteroffensive
• Chinese Communist Force Spring Offensive
• Korea, Summer 1953
• Southwest Asia 2002–2004 & 2005–2006

"Company A" additionally entitled to

Korean War

• UN Defensive
• UN Offensive

Decorations

• Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered: "KOREA"
• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) Streamer embroidered: "PACIFIC THEATER"
• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Streamer embroidered: "KOREA"
• Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered: "17 October 1944 to 4 July 1945"
• Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: Streamer embroidered, "KOREA 1950"
• Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: Streamer embroidered, "KOREA 1950–1953"
• Army Superior Unit Award (Operation Joint Endeavor)

"Company A" additionally entitled to:

• Presidential Unit Citation (Army): Streamer embroidered, "PAPUA"

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document "440th Signal Battalion Lineage and Honors".