29th Signal Brigade (United States)

The 29th Signal Brigade was a military communications command of the United States Army that existed between 1942 and 1990.

Lineage

 * Constituted 28 February 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 928th Signal Battalion
 * Activated 27 June 1942 at Mitchel Field, New York
 * Re-designated 17 April 1944 as the 928th Signal Battalion (Separate) (Tactical Air Command)
 * Disbanded 1 March 1945 in the Pacific area
 * Re-constituted 4 August 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 928th Signal Battalion (Separate) (Tactical Air Command)
 * Re-designated 12 September 1966 as the 29th Signal Group; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army and activated in Thailand
 * Inactivated 30 June 1971
 * Re-designated 23 September 1986 as the 29th Signal Brigade, transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, and activated at Fort Gordon, Georgia
 * Inactivated 1 August 1990 at Fort Gordon, Georgia

Honors
Campaign Participation Credit Decorations
 * World War II; New Guinea and Leyte
 * Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945

Heraldic Items
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Distinctive Unit Insignia
 * None approved
 * Description; A gold colour metal and enamel device that consists of a shield blazoned: Azure, an annulet emitting eight lightning flashes gyronwise or. Attached below the shield a blue scroll doubled and inscribed INSTANTANEOUS CONTACT in gold.
 * Symbolism: Ultramarine blue and gold are the colours representative of the parent organisation, the 928th Signal Battalion (Air Support Command). The annulet in the centre of the shield represents the centre of signal operations, and the lightning flashes radiating in all directions are symbolic of the various phases of signal activities.  The motto INSTANTANEOUS CONTACT expresses the mission of the unit.