361st Signal Battalion

The 361st Signal Battalion was originally constituted on 18 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 361st Signal Operations Battalion. Activated on 27 October 1944 in New Guinea, the unit provided vital communications support during World War II in the Pacific Theater, including campaigns in Leyte and Luzon. After the war, the battalion was inactivated in Japan on 1 May 1946. Reactivated and reorganized several times in the U.S. Army Reserve, the 361st Signal Battalion continues to provide critical communications and information systems support to military operations.