39th Signal Battalion
The 39th Signal Battalion provides strategic signal support, Information Management Area (IMA), and reach back support throughout the Battalion's area of responsibility (AOR); which includes Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, and Northern Germany.
During the Vietnam conflict, the 39th Signal Battalion performed yeoman service, being the first signal unit to arrive and the last to leave. The unit participated in all seventeen campaigns and earned five Meritorious Unit Commendations. Once the fighting stopped, the battalion supported the international peacekeeping force that monitored the troop withdrawal and prisoner exchange. On March 15th, 1973 the battalion stood down and became the last Regular Army battalion to leave South Vietnam. During almost 11 years in Vietnam, the unit was decorated with all 16 campaign streamers of the Vietnam conflict and five Meritorious Unit Commendations. The battalion colors were cased at Tan Son Nhut and escorted to West Germany where the 447th Signal Battalion was redesignated HHD, 39th Signal Battalion. Today the unit is located in Chievres, Belgium.
