Our History !

167th SIGNAL COMPANY Constituted 11 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 167th Signal Photographic Company and activated 3 September 1943 at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Committed to combat in the European Theater of Operations. Served in the Army of Occupation of Germany from 20 May-4 June 1945. Inactivated 16 October 1951 in Japan. Redesignated 9 November 1954 as the 167th Signal Company, and allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 6 January 1955 at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Inactivatred 10 December 1970 in Vietnam. Activated 1 October 1972 in Italy. Inactivated 30 September 1994 in Italy. CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT World War II - ETO: Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe Korean War: UN Offensive CCF Intervention First Un Counteroffensive CCF Spring Offensive UN Summer-Fall Offensive Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II Counteroffensive, Phase III Tet Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase IV Counteroffensive, Phase V Counteroffensive, Phase VI Tet 69/Counteroffensive Summer-Fall 1969 Winter-Spring 1970 Sanctuary Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase VII DECORATIONS Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER (167 Sig Photo Co cited for period 1 Oct 1944-1 May 1945, per GO 37, Hqs, 12th Army Group, dtd 30 Jun 1945) Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968 (167 Sig Co cited for period 1 May 1967-31 Jan 1968 per DA GO 54, 1968) Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA (167 Sig Co cited for period 19 Sep 1950-31 Jul 1952, per DA GO 41, 1955. Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1970 (167 Sig Co cited for period 1 Aug 1965-16 Apr 1971 per DA GO 54, 1974). DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA (Unit adopted, Vietnamese War): On a silver disc with a narrow green border surmounted by an orange flash between the designation "167 SIG CO (RRVHF)" and the motto "OUTSTANDING" in orange letters (Painted) ASMIC 167A and has been copied.