U.S. ARMY
931st Signal Battalion (Aviation) (Sp) China-Burma-India Theatre, World War II |
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A Brief History of the U.S. Army's 931st Signal Battalion
A history of the unit was written and published by Florence E. Brownfield, wife of Unit member, Gerald Brownfield.
Information and histories of signal corps and battalions in the China-Burma-India Theatre have been compiled by Gary Goldblatt as part of his very extensive website, www.cbi-history.com. Goldblatt credits Jeff Campbell for providing a photo on that site, which depicts the men of the 931st while in China. The reverse of the photo lists those pictured in order, by row, in the soldiers' own handwriting, and includes their hometowns.
A history of the unit was written and published by Florence E. Brownfield, wife of Unit member, Gerald Brownfield.
Information and histories of signal corps and battalions in the China-Burma-India Theatre have been compiled by Gary Goldblatt as part of his very extensive website, www.cbi-history.com. Goldblatt credits Jeff Campbell for providing a photo on that site, which depicts the men of the 931st while in China. The reverse of the photo lists those pictured in order, by row, in the soldiers' own handwriting, and includes their hometowns.
- January 15, 1943: 931st Signal Battalion, Air Support Command, activated at Esler Field, Louisiana,and assigned to 2nd Air Support Command. Participated in 1943 Louisiana maneuvers.
- July 25, 1943: 931st Sig. Bn. ASC transfered to Alachua AAB, Gainesville, Fla.,and assigned to AAF Tactical Center
- March 20, 1944: 931st Sig. Bn. (sep) TAF transfered to Key Field, Meridian, Miss., and assigned to 3rd Air Force
- June 12, 1944: 931st Sig. Bn. redesignated 931st Sig. Bn. (Avn) (Sp) and reorganized for overseas movement.
- October 29, 1944: 931st Sig. Bn. (Avn) (Sp) departed Key Field; arrived Camp Anza, Calif. November 1, 1944
- November 15, 1944: 931st Sig. Bn. departed Los Angeles POE; arrived Bombay, India Dec. 11, 1944
- On arrival in India:
Battalion Headquarters was located in Patiya, Bengal;
Co. A went to Comilla, Bengal;
Co. B went to Sylhet, Assam;
Co. C went to Myitkyina, Burma.
The Battalion was awarded battle credits for participation in the Indian-Burma and Central Burma Campaigns and the China Offensive. - August 9, 1945: Headquarters and Co's A and B moved by air to Liuchow, China to provide communications for Hq. 10th U.S. Air Force
- September 1945: Capt. Fursha and 109 EM transferred to 422nd Signal Company and moved to Shanghai, China
- Dec. 29, 1945: 931st Sig. Bn. is inactivated in India
- March 28, 1967: Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 35th Signal Group and allotted to the Regular Army.
- April 25, 1967: Activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
- December 16, 1979: Reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Signal Brigade