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The 17th Signal Battalion of the United States Army is a MSE (Mobile Subscriber Equipment) equipped signal battalion based in Kitzingen , Germany (Larson Barracks). The battallion is one of three that make up the 22nd Signal Brigade , based in Darmstadt , Germany . On order, 17th Signal Battalion rapidly deploys to provide signal support to V Corps in support of conventional or contingency operations. COMMAND AND STAFF As Of July 2005 :
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HISTORY The 17th Signal Battalion was activated in the Army of the United States on 30 November , 1942 at Camp Crowder , Missouri . From its activation until 20 October , 1943 , the battalion participated in the Second Army maneuvers. On 1 November , 1943 , the battalion was assigned to Headquarters, U.S. First Army , station in Patchway , England where its primary mission was to provide communications for First Army Headquarters. The battalion was then deployed and participated in the World War II campaigns of Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. Following World War II, the 17th Signal Battalion was inactivated at Camp Bowie , Texas. The Battalion was reactivated on 5 July , 1950 at Karlsruhe , Germany, and again inactivated on 25 September , 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 US V Corps Commanding General and subordinate units. In December 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 . In October 2003 the 17th Signal Battalion participated in Operation Internal Look and later deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom . Today the 17th Signal Battalion consists of a Headquarters Company, 3 MSE Area Support Companies (A, B, & C), and an MSE Signal Support Company (D). LINEAGE
HONORS Campaign Participation Credit
# Normandy ; # Northern France ; # Rhineland ; # Ardennes-Alsace ; # Central Europe
# Defense Of Saudi Arabia ; # Liberation And Defense Of Kuwait ; # Cease-Fire Decorations
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