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A LITTLE BIT OF 126TH SIG. BN. HISTORY
We have compiled a list of the past Bn. Commanders, CSM's and SGM's.
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CSM's and SGM's |
- LTC Francis C. Mischler
- COL Peter Skentzos
- LTC Angelo Mantenuto
- BG Albert Mangone
- LTC Jerry Vitale
- COL William Raabe
- MG Arthur Thompson
- LTC Roy Cavicchi
- LTC Willaim Fuller
- LTC Michael Short
- BG Arthur McSweeney
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- Robert Perchard
- Arthur Silva
- Don Flaherty
- 'Chic' Lacey
- Don Horsman
- Deterrio
- Gordon
- Iamondi
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We apologize for not
knowing all the first names.
If you know of any additional information, I.e. names or dates of service,
or any information we could compile on the history of the Signal Bn,
please contact Cliff Killam or post a messege on our messege board.
126th SIGNAL BATTALION
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War I Ile de France 1918 Lorraine 1918 Champagne-Marne
Aisne-Marne St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne
- World War II
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsac
- Central Europe
- Guadalcanal
- Northern Solomons
- Leyte
- Southern Philippines (with arrowhead)
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DECORATIONS
Philippine Presidential
l Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 October 1944 To July 1945
Cited in the order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the
ARDENNES
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
J.C. LAMBERT
Major General, USA
The Adjutant General
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
LINEAGE AND HONORS
126 th SIGNAL BATTALION
Organized in the Massachusetts National Guard and Federally recognized
23 October 1940 at Boston as Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 180th
Field
Artillery, an element of the 26th Division.
Reorganized and redesignated 14 January 1941 as Service Battery,2nd
Battalion, 180th Field Artillery
Inducted into Federal service 16 January 1941 at Boston
Reorganized and redesignated 12 February 1942 as Service Battery, 180th
Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 26th Infantry Division
Inactivated 1 January 1946 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
Consolidated with Service Battery, 221 Field Artillery Battalion
(Federally recognized 14 January 1941 at Boston as Service Battery, 1st
Battalion,
180th Field Artillery), reorganized in the Massachusetts National Guard,
and
Federally recognized 19 February 1947 at Boston as Service Battery, 180th
Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 26th Infantry Division
Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 1 May 1959 as Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 126th Signal Battalion, an element of the 26th Infantry
Division. Organic companies organized from existing companies as follows:
26th Signal Company (organized 26 May 1884 as Signal Corps. 1st and
2nd Brigades, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia) as Company A (Boston)
Battery B, 101st Field Artillery Battalion (organized 3 May 1917 as
Battery F, 2nd Field Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia) as
Company B (Salem)
This article was clipped from the Somerville newspaper
a few years ago.
KILLAM organizes
Signal Association
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MSG Herman (cliff) Killam retired from
the Massachusetts National Guard recently after service many years.
He first enlisted with the
26th SIG CO of the 26th (Yankee) Inf. Div. Mass. National Guard,
in 1950
which at that time was located at the Somerville Armory.
The 126th Sig Co. in 1958 then became A-Co.,126th
Signal Battalion.
26th (Yankee) Inf. Div., and it moved to the Commonwealth Armory.
He retired as the operations chief in the
Assistant Division Signal Officer section in January 1992.
He and five other retirees have now formed
the 126th Sig. Bn. Association and would like to hear from you Somerville
Somebodies that served with the
126 Sig. Co. when it became the 126Sig Bn.
The Association is accepting membership
from anyone who served
with the 126th Sig. Bn. at anytime.
Killam received the Army Meritorious
Servicde Medal, Army Acheivement Medal, National Defanse Service
Ribbon and othe State Awards
during his enlistment.
Before his enlistment in the Natonal Guard,
He attended the Somerville schools and graduated from the Somerville
Trade High School in 1950.
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