327th Signal Battalion (United States)


The 327th Signal Battalion of the United States Army was initially constituted on May 26, 1952, in the Organized Reserve Corps as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 327th Signal Support Battalion, and activated in Tampa, Florida, on June 30, 1952. Over the years, the battalion underwent several reorganizations and redesignations, notably becoming part of the Regular Army in 1967 and being activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The battalion also includes the histories of the 416th and 221st Signal Companies, which were integrated into the battalion through reorganizations. It was eventually inactivated in April 2007 at Fort Bragg.

History

The following is an abbreviated history of the 327th Signal Battalion:
  • The unit was constituted on 26 May 1952 in the Organized Reserve Corps as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 327th Signal Support Battalion
  • It was officially activated 30 June 1952 at Tampa, Florida
  • The unit was reorganized and redesignated 15 September 1953 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 327th Signal Battalion
  • Inactivated 7 July 1959 at Tampa, Florida
  • Withdrawn 18 April 1967 from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army
  • Activated 1 August 1967 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  • Reorganized and redesignated 16 September 1980 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 327th Signal Battalion; concurrently, the 416th Signal Company and the 221st Signal Company
reorganized and redesignated, respectively, as Company A and Company B, 327th Signal Battalion