Signal Corps Insignia179th Signal Repair Company 1st Army Shoulder Patch3rd Army Shoulder Patch9th Army Shoulder Patch

Left: Signal Corps Insignia; Right 1st, 3rd & 9th Armies  U.S. Armies Shoulder Patches
Activated May 15, 1942.

Campaigns:

Normandy, Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace (Battle of the Bulge); Central Europe.

Awards

Meritorious Unit Commendation for Service from September 1, 1944 to March 1, 1945.

Served with

701st, 702d, 735th, and 761st Tank Battalions

VIIth Corps: Detachments A

1st, 3rd (Patton) and 9th Armies.

Personnel

Thompson, Staff Sergeant Donald

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Page Acknowledgements and Sources:

Scott Thompson, son of 179th veteran Staff Sergeant Donald Thompson contributed information on the history of the 179th.

Information about Detachment A and the VIIth Corps is from Mission Accomplished: The Story of the Campaigns of the VII Corps United States Army in the War Against Germany 1944-1945 by VIIth Staff

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