REASSIGNED 1 SEPTEMBER 1943 TO MARINE BARRACKS, CAMP ELLIOTT
REASSIGNED 15 OCTOBER 1943 TO THE 29TH REPLACEMENT BATTALION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
RELOCATED DURING OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1943 TO NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA
REASSIGNED 20 NOVEMBER 1943 TO THE CORPS REPLACEMENT BATTALION, TRANSIENT CENTER, I MARINE AMPHIBIOUS CORPS AT CAMP ST. LOUIS
PARTICIPATED IN THE FOllOWING WORLD WAR II CAMPAIGNS:
SOLOMON ISLANDS
GUAM
IWO JIMA
RELOCATED DURING DECEMBER 1943 TO GUADALCANAL, BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS, AND REASSIGNED TO SIGNAL COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS BATTALION, DIVISION SUPPORT TROOPS, 3D MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
REASSIGNED 15 APRIL 1944 TO HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, I CORPS SIGNAL BATTALION, I MARINE AMPHIBIOUS CORPS
RELOCATED DURING AUGUST 1944 TO PEARL HARBOR, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, AND REASSIGNED TO SIGNAL COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE BATTALION,
FLEET MARINE FORCE
ATTACHED DURING SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 1944 TO PACIFIC FLEET RADIO UNIT 128
REDESIGNATED 20 OCTOBER 1944 AS THE 1ST SEPARATE RADIO INTELLIGENCE PLATOON
ATTACHED 15 DECEMBER 1944 TO HEADQUARTERS, V AMPHIBIOUS CORPS
RELOCATED DURING APRIL 1945 TO MAUI, TERRITORY OF HAWAII
REASSIGNED 1 SEPTEMBER 1945 TO SIGNAL BATTALION, V AMPHIBIOUS CORPS
RELOCATED DURING AUGUST·SEPTEMBER 1945 TO SASEBO, KYUSHU, JAPAN
PARTICIPATEO IN THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN, SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 1945
REDESIGNATED 29 OCTOBER 1945 AS THE 1ST RADIO INTELLIGENCE PLATOON,
FLEET MARINE FORCE
DEACTIVATED 7 NOVEMBER 1945
1949 -1961
ACTIVATED 1 SEPTEMBER 1949 IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AS THE 5TH SIGNAL COMPANY (SUPPLEMENTARY), MARINE CORPS RESERVE
RELOCATED DURING AUGUST 1950 TO QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY 17 FEBRUARY 1951, AND REDESIGNATED AS THE 1ST RADIO COMPANY
RELOCATED DURING FEBRUARY 1951 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA
RELOCATED DURING JULY 1954 TO CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA
REDESIGNATED 15 SEPTEMBER 1958 AS THE 2D RADIO COMPANY
REDESIGNATED 22 JULY 1959 AS THE 2D COMPOSITE RADIO COMPANY
1962 -1981
ASSIGNED 1 MARCH 1962 TO FORCE TROOPS, FLEET MARINE FORCE
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1962
REDESIGNATED 17 SEPTEMBER 1963 AS THE 2D RADIO COMPANY
REDESIGNATED 14 JULY 1964 AS THE 2D RADIO BATTALION
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERVENTION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, APRIL-JUNE 1965
FORCE TROOPS REDESIGNATED 1 OCTOBER 1975 AS FORCE TROOPS / 2D FORCE SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP, FLEET MARINE FORCE
1982 – 2013
PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN LEBANON, SEPTEMBER 1982 - APRIL 1984
PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE LANDINGS ON GRENADA-CARRIACCOU, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1983
ELEMENTS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS IN THE PERSIAN GULF, INDIAN OCEAN-ARABIAN GULF, MEDITERRANEAN, SOMALIA, HAITI, AND LIBERIA DURING THE LATE 1980S AND 1990S
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM, SOUTHWEST ASIA, DECEMBER 1990 - APRIL 1991
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, HORN OF AFRICA, 2003 – 2007
DEPLOYED DURING JANUARY 2003 TO KUWAIT IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, IRAQ, MARCH-MAY 2003, AUGUST 2004-JUNE 2005, AUGUST 2006-FEBRUARY 2007, AUGUST 2007-MARCH 2008, AUGUST 2008-MARCH 2009, AND AUGUST 2009-FEBRUARY 2010
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN, JANUARY 2011-JANUARY 2012
2d Radio Battalion Honors
Presidential Unit Citation Streamer
Iraq
2003
Navy Unit Commendation Streamer with One Silver and One Bronze Star
World War II
1943 - 1944
1943 - 1945
1986 - 1988
Southwest Asia
1990 - 1991
Iraq
2004 - 2005
2006 - 2007
2008 - 2009
Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer with One Bronze Star
Lebanon and Grenada
1982 - 1983
1994 - 1995
American Campaign Streamer
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with Three Bronze Stars
World War II Victory Streamer
National Defense Service Streamer with Three Bronze Stars
Southwest Asia Service Streamer with Two Bronze Stars
Afghanistan Campaign Streamer with Two Bronze Stars
Iraq Campaign Streamer with Three Bronze Stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Streamer
Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer
Korean Presidential Unit Citation Streamer
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Streamer
Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Civil Actions Streamer