32nd Signal Battalion
| 32nd Signal Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1943–1946 1955–2007 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Army |
| Type | Signal battalion |
| Part of | 22nd Signal Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Darmstadt, Germany Kelly Barracks |
| Motto(s) | “Sound the Warhorns!” |
| Orange/White Bulgle-Type Horn | Orange/White |
| Engagements |
World War II Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Decorations | Meritorious Unit Commendation |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
None: On 22 May 2007, deactivated |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive Unit Insignia |  |
| U.S. Army Signal Battalions | |
|---|---|
| Previous | Next |
| 31st Signal Battalion | 35th Signal Battalion |
The 32nd Signal Battalion is a Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE)-equipped Corps Signal Battalion. They provide Command, Control, Communications and Computer (C4) support to 22nd Signal Brigade, part of the United States Army’s V Corps. The 32nd Signal Battalion consists of one Headquarters Company, three MSE companies, and one MSE signal support company.
As of 2006, the commander of 32nd Signal Battalion was Lieutenant Colonel William S. Schumaker. The Battalion Command Sergeant Major was John O. Graves.
The battalion’s mission statement is:
On order, the 32nd Signal Battalion rapidly deploys to offer signals support to V Corps or other contingency forces in support of any assigned mission throughout the spectrum of conflict.
On 20 March 1943, the 32nd Signal Construction Company was organized and activated at Chicago, Illinois. Shortly after its activation, the company was transferred, without soldiers or equipment, to the Signal Corps Unit Training center at Camp Crowder, Missouri, and ordered into active military service as the 32nd Signal Construction Battalion on 25 March 1943.
The new battalion, consisting of construction companies A and B, and a headquarters, began training immediately for shipment overseas. After training at Camp Crowder, and aiding in flood rehabilitation work in Missouri, the battalion moved to Camp Shanks, New York, to prepare for transport to Europe. When the battalion sailed out of the North River Harbor on 27 February 1944, it consisted of twenty-three officers, one warrant officer, and 570 soldiers.
Once in England, the battalion began preparing for the 6 June invasion of Normandy. Detachment A of the battalion crossed the channel and began installing wire for communications lines later in the month, on 8 June. On the 14 of the same month, the rest of the battalion crossed to France and started work. Moving with the fighting forces across France, the battalion entered German territory at Korneli Munster on the sixteenth of September. After the capture of the Lundendorf Bridge near Remagen, the battalion strung two telephone cables taken from a captured German submarine across the Rhine river, while under attack from small arms fire and aircraft. The cables provided dependable communications between the American forces on both sides of the river at the breakthrough point. Communications support continued until the German surrender on the 9 May 1945.
...
Wikipedia