Signal Brigade Airborne
Activated in 1943
931st Signal Battalion
Deactivated at the end of World War II
Reactivated 1967
35th Signal Group
Redesignated 1979
35th Signal Brigade
Worn from:
23 May 1980 - Current.
The brigade consists of the Headquarters and Headquarters
Company (HHC), 35th Signal Brigade (Corps) (Airborne), the
50th Signal Battalion (Corps) (Forced Entry) (Airborne),
the 51st Signal Battalion (Corps Area) (Airborne), the 327th
Signal Battalion (Airborne), and the 514th Signal Company
(Long Range Extension) (Airborne). Two National Guard
battalions from South Carolina and Iowa are part of the
brigade's total Army structure as well. With 2,600 active
duty soldiers and almost 1,400 vehicles/major assemblages,
it is one of the largest brigades on Fort Bragg.
The lion, a symbol of courage and ferocity, is blue, an
allusion to the unit's Airborne designation. The lightning
flashes symbolize communications, and their position,
saltirewise, implies strength. Originally issued in a two-inch
width, the design was enlarged to match the width of the
airborne tab.
The 35th Signal Brigade (Airborne) is an integral part
of XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg
Battalions: Fort Bragg, North Carolina
50th Signal Battalion
51st Signal Battalion
327th Signal Battalion
Campaigns:
World War II
(Central Burma, India-Burma, China Offensive),
Armed Forces Expeditions
(Panama, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait).
Decorations:
Meritorious Unit Commendation
(streamer embroidered Asiatic-Pacific Theater).