13th Signal Battalion
"Voice of Command"

01 July 1916; Constituted in the Regular Army as a Signal Corps Battalion.

14 July 1917; Organized at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, as the 7th Field Battalion, Signal Corps.

03 August 1917; Reorganized and redesignated as the 7th Field Battalion.

December 1917; Assigned to the 15th Cavalry Division.

12 May 1918; Relieved from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division.

16 September 1921; Disbanded at Fort Bliss, Texas.

19 September 1932; Reconstituted in the Regular Army and consolidated with the 1st Signal Troop (see Annex); consolidated unit designated as 1st Signal Troop, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

25 March 1949; Redesignated as the 13th Signal Company.

15 October 1957; Reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 13th Signal Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

01 November 1957; Organic elements of the 13th Signal Battalion activated in Korea.

Annex

16 September 1921; Organized at Fort Bliss, Texas as the 13th Signal Troop and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division.

13 December 1923; Redesignated as the 1st Signal Troop; remained assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division.

13th Signal Battalion
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1916
Constituted in the Regular Army as a Signal Corps Battalion. (01 July)

1917
Organized at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, as the 7th Field Battalion, Signal Corps. (14 July)

1917
Reorganized and redesignated as the 7th Field Battalion. (03 August)

1917
Assigned to the 15th Cavalry Division. (December)

1918
Relieved from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division. (12 May)

1921
Disbanded at Fort Bliss, Texas. (16 September)

1921
Organized at Fort Bliss, Texas as the 13th Signal Troop and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. (16 September)

1923
Redesignated as the 1st Signal Troop; remained assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. (13 December)

1932
7th Field Battalion reconstituted in the Regular Army and consolidated with the 1st Signal Troop; consolidated unit designated as 1st Signal Troop, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. (19 September)

1949
Resesignated as the 13th Signal Company. (25 March)

1957
Reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 13th Signal Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. (15 October)

1957
Organic elements of the 13th Signal Battalion activated in Korea. (01 November)



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