The Unofficial Page of

THE 17th SIGNAL BATTALION

Crest of the 17th Signal Battalion

History of the 17th Signal Battalion

The 17th Signal Battalion was activated in November 1942 at Camp Crowder, Missouri. From its activation until June 20, 1943 the Battalion participated in Second Army manuevers in Tennessee and in the IV Corps Northwest manuevers from August to October 1943.

On November 1, 1943, the Battalion was assigned to Headquarters, Patchway, England, where its primary mission was to provide communications for the First Army Headquarters. The Battalion was then deployed and participated in the WWII Campaigns of Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe.

Following WWII, the 17th Signal Battalion was inactivated at Camp Bowie, Texas. It was reactivated on July 5, 1950 at Karlsruhe, Germany, and again inactivated September 25, 1965.

On March 16, 1981, the Battalion was reactivated under the 22nd Signal Brigade at Höchst, Germany, and entrusted with the mission of providing Command and Control Communications to the V Corps (US) Commanding General and subordinate units. In December of 1992 the Battalion moved to its current home on Larson Barracks in Kitzingen, Germany.

In recent years the Battalion has participated in Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Deny Flight, Provide Hope and Joint Endeavor.

Information Links

The US Army Homepage You won't find alot about the 17th Signal Battalion here, but you will find information regarding the Army in general.

UPDATEDThe 22nd Signal Brigade Navigator UPDATED It appears the 22nd has been busy, a new update was posted Mid January 2000. Contains good point of contact numbers.

NEW17th Signal Bn Association Home PageNEW Lots of good information for Association Members or those wishing to become members.

V Corps(US) The 17th Signal Bn and the 22nd Bde provide communication for V Corps.

HQ USAREUR Headquarters US Army Europe

DefenseLink The official information source for the US Armed Forces. This includes news releases, photos, fact sheets, publications and biographies.

BosniaLink Official Information about our troops in Bosnia. This includes a method for sending messages to troops stationed there. Also Photos, briefings, news and the Online Newspaper- The Talon.

Task Force Eagle The 1st Armored Divisions Homepage in Bosnia. Lots of info here.

GulfLink Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses

If all this doesn't help you find your information requirements, email me and I will try and help you out.

Comments?

Please remember that I have been out of the 17th Sig Bn for three years. No, I do not remember or have written down any of the telephone numbers. Check the 22nd Sig Pages above, you may find what you are looking for. Send your comments to supermoe@oocities.com

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