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228th Signal Brigade
228th Signal Group
51st Quartermaster Battalion
151st Transportation Battalion
228th Signal Brigade SSI
Active 1907 – 1 April 1919
22 August 1923 – 15 January 1946
3 February 1947 – present
Country Flag of the United States United States
Allegiance Flag of South Carolina South Carolina
Branch Flag of the United States Army (1775) United States Army
Role Military communications
Size Brigade
Part of SC STARC South Carolina Army National Guard
Brigade HQ Spartanburg, South Carolina
Motto(s) "Strength in Electronics"
Engagements

The 229th Signal Brigade is a military communications brigade of the United States Army part of the South Carolina Army National Guard.

Organisation[]

The current organisation of the brigade is as follows;

  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company, in Spartanburg
  • 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, in Spartanburg
  • 1221st Engineer Company (Clearance), in Graniteville, South Carolina
  • 1050th Transportation Battalion, in Newberry, South Carolina

Lineage[]

  • Organised 1907 in the South Carolina National Guard in Spartanburg as I (Hampton Guards) Company, 1st Regiment of Infantry.
    • Re-designated 1 April 1915 as F Company, 1st Regiment of Infantry
    • Muster into federal service 1 July 1916 at Camp Moore, South Carolina
    • Mustered out of federal service 6 December 1916 at Camp Moore, South Carolina
    • Ordered into federal service 17 April 1917
      • Drafted into federal service 5 August 1917
    • Re-designated 12 September 1917 as F Company, 118th Infantry Regiment as an element of the 30th Division
    • Demobilised 1 April 1919 at Camp Jackson, South Carolina
  • Re-organised and federal recognised 22 August 1923 in the South Carolina National Guard in Spartanburg as F Company, 118th Infantry Regiment, as an element of the 30th Division
    • Inducted into federal service 16 September 1940 in Spartanburg (118th Infantry relieved 24 August 1942 from assignment to the 30th Division).
    • Inactivated 15 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
  • Re-organised and federal recognised 3 February 1947 in Spartanburg as 218th Infantry Regiment as an element of the 51st Infantry Division
    • Converted and re-designated 1 April 1959 as the 151st Transportation Battalion, as an element of the 51st Infantry Division
    • Converted and re-designated 1 April 1962 as the 51st Quartermaster Battalion, and relived from assignement to the 51st Infantry Division
    • Consolidated 1 January 1968 with 228th Signal Group (organised and federally recognised 30 April 1964 in Saluda), and consolidated unit designated as 228th Signal Group
    • Re-organised and re-designated 1 July 1980 as 228th Signal Brigade

Honours[]

Campaign Participation Credit

  • World War I: Somme Offensive, Ypres-Lys, and Flanders 1918
  • World War II: Northern France and Rhineland

Heraldry[]

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia[]

Coat of arms of Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
228th Signal Brigade SSI
Description
Centered on a blue shield arched at the top and bottom, 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height overall, a broad orange bar arched at top and bottom, and centered overall a white bayonet surmounted above the hilt by a white crescent bearing two orange lightning flashes all within an 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border.
Years in use
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 6 April 1981. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-663)
Symbolism
Orange and white are the colors of the Signal Corps. Blue and white are the colors associated with Infantry and the South Carolina Army National Guard and refer to the unit's heritage and war experience. The bayonet suggests the unit's long military history beginning in 1907 as an infantry unit. The white crescent is taken from the flag of the unit's home state. The lightning flashes allude to the unit's mission and motto.

Distinctive Unit Insignia[]

Coat of arms of Distinctive Unit Insignia
228th Signal Brigade DUI
Description
A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of three stylized mountain peaks divided horizontally blue and green in back of a white crescent bearing an orange lightning flash throughout and surmounted vertically by a silver bayonet, the blade between two silver fleurs-de-lis within the crescent and the guard below the crescent, all enclosed at sides and base by a wavy silver scroll passing over the hilt of the bayonet and inscribed, "STRENGTH IN ELECTRONICS," in black letters.
Years in use
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 228th Signal Group on 9 July 1971. It was redesignated for the 228th Signal Brigade on 21 September 1982.
Symbolism
Orange and white are the colors used for the Signal Corps and blue and white are the colors used for the South Carolina Army National Guard. A bayonet is indicative of infantry, and a fleur-de-lis of France, the wavy scroll simulates water, all referring to the heritage and service of the organization. As a unit of the 1st Regiment of Infantry in 1916, the organization served in the Mexican Border, and as a unit of the 118th Infantry, WW I, participated in the Somme Offensive, Ypres-Lys and Flanders 1918 campaigns in France, and the Northern France and Rhineland campaigns during WW II. The white crescent from the flag of South Carolina represents the home state of the organization and with the lighting flash alludes to both the motto and the overall mission. The stylized mountain peaks refer to the Blue Ridge Mountains and allude to Spartanburg, the unit's home area, located at the foot of the mountains.

References[]

  • Raines, Rebecca Robbins. Signal Corps. Army Lineage Series. (2005) Washington, District of Columbia. Retrieved 12 December 2019