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The Clipper Ship Helena was one of the many American ships that sailed from the eastern United States to California, bringing people seeking wealth during the Gold Rush frenzy. In February 1849, more than 50 ships left their harbors in search of gold and riches.

Constituted 8 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 43d Signal Construction Battalion and activated at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1944 as the 43d Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. Inactivated 28 May 1946 in Germany.Redesignated 1 August 1966 as the 43d Signal Battalion; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army and activated in Vietnam. (Companies A, B, C, D, and E inactivated 1 March 1970 in Vietnam.) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, inactivated 30 May 1971 in Vietnam. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, activated 1 July 1974 in Germany. The Battalion deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

The 43rd Signal Battalion (Modified Support) was responsible for commmunication supportin the II Corps Tactical Zone Highlands. The Battalion served under the 21st Signal Group for the duration of their Vietnam Service. Arrived Vietnam: 16 October 1966 Departed Vietnam: 30 May 1971

The 43rd Signal Battalion (Modified Support) was responsible for commmunication supportin the II Corps Tactical Zone Highlands. The Battalion served under the 21st Signal Group for the duration of their Vietnam Service. Arrived Vietnam: 16 October 1966 Departed Vietnam: 30 May 1971

On 1 July 1974, the 43rd Signal Battalion was activated at Heidelberg, Germany per Headquarters, USACC General Order Number 209 and 210, dated 17 June 1974. The mission assigned was to supervise the operations, training, maintenance, supply, administration, and security of fixed station dial offices, telecommunications center, European Command Control Console Systems, wide and narrow band secure systems, HF/SS fixed and mobile radio, the assigned portion of the European Wideband Communications (a part of Defense Communications Systems), and other communications support, as directed, in support of the CINCEUR. The Battalion was organized from elements of Signal Operations Battalion, Heidelberg, and D Company 68th Signal Battalion.

Constituted 8 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 43d Signal Construction Battalion and activated at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1944 as the 43d Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. Inactivated 28 May 1946 in Germany.Redesignated 1 August 1966 as the 43d Signal Battalion; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army and activated in Vietnam. (Companies A, B, C, D, and E inactivated 1 March 1970 in Vietnam.) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, inactivated 30 May 1971 in Vietnam. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, activated 1 July 1974 in Germany. The Battalion deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Constituted 8 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 43d Signal Construction Battalion and activated at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1944 as the 43d Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. Inactivated 28 May 1946 in Germany.Redesignated 1 August 1966 as the 43d Signal Battalion; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army and activated in Vietnam. (Companies A, B, C, D, and E inactivated 1 March 1970 in Vietnam.) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, inactivated 30 May 1971 in Vietnam. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, activated 1 July 1974 in Germany. The Battalion deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm

Constituted 8 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 43d Signal Construction Battalion and activated at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1944 as the 43d Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. Inactivated 28 May 1946 in Germany.Redesignated 1 August 1966 as the 43d Signal Battalion; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army and activated in Vietnam. (Companies A, B, C, D, and E inactivated 1 March 1970 in Vietnam.) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, inactivated 30 May 1971 in Vietnam. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, activated 1 July 1974 in Germany. The Battalion deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Constituted 8 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 43d Signal Construction Battalion and activated at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1944 as the 43d Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. Inactivated 28 May 1946 in Germany.Redesignated 1 August 1966 as the 43d Signal Battalion; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army and activated in Vietnam. (Companies A, B, C, D, and E inactivated 1 March 1970 in Vietnam.) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, inactivated 30 May 1971 in Vietnam. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, activated 1 July 1974 in Germany. The Battalion deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Constituted 8 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 43d Signal Construction Battalion and activated at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1944 as the 43d Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. Inactivated 28 May 1946 in Germany.Redesignated 1 August 1966 as the 43d Signal Battalion; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army and activated in Vietnam. (Companies A, B, C, D, and E inactivated 1 March 1970 in Vietnam.) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, inactivated 30 May 1971 in Vietnam. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, activated 1 July 1974 in Germany. The Battalion deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Constituted 8 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 43d Signal Construction Battalion and activated at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1944 as the 43d Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. Inactivated 28 May 1946 in Germany.Redesignated 1 August 1966 as the 43d Signal Battalion; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army and activated in Vietnam. (Companies A, B, C, D, and E inactivated 1 March 1970 in Vietnam.) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, inactivated 30 May 1971 in Vietnam. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Signal Battalion, activated 1 July 1974 in Germany. The Battalion deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Fort Liberty, North Carolina, it is the largest component of the United States Special Operations Command. It is an Army Service Component Command. Its mission is to organize, train, educate, man, equip, fund, administer, mobilize, deploy and sustain Army special operations forces to successfully conduct worldwide special operations.

The 18th Military Police Brigade saw multiple deployments in the Global War on Terrorism to the Iraq War. Its primary responsibilities have been to train and equip the national Iraqi Police forces. Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraq 2007–2008 The brigade returned to Iraq in 2007 The 127th and 630th Military Police Companies began serving in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II in mid-2007.[3] The 127th Company served in Iskandariyah, on patrol operations with local police.[8] In November 2007 the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the brigade and the 793rd Military Police Battalion deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III.

The 18th Military Police Brigade saw multiple deployments in the Global War on Terrorism to the Iraq War. Its primary responsibilities have been to train and equip the national Iraqi Police forces. Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraq 2003–2004 The Brigade entered Baghdad in April 2003 and began establishing the new Iraqi Police Service and rebuilding Iraqi police stations.[3] From the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom until February 2004 the Brigade provided command and control for seven Military Police battalions, one Mechanized Infantry battalion, 30 Military Police companies, and two Law and Order detachments.

The 8 inch (203 mm) M110 self-propelled howitzer is an American-made self-propelled artillery system consisting of an M115 203 mm howitzer installed on a purpose-built chassis. The M110A2 is a self-propelled heavy artillery cannon with a crew of 12. Designed to be part of a common family of weapons utilising the same chassis components, the M107 and M110 were essentially the same vehicle mounting different barrels. This full-tracked, self-propelled artillery weapon that fires a 200-pound, eight-inch diameter projectile. The shell leaves the muzzle at a velocity of 2,300 feet per second and can travel more than 18 miles.

The 8 inch (203 mm) M110 self-propelled howitzer is an American-made self-propelled artillery system consisting of an M115 203 mm howitzer installed on a purpose-built chassis. The M110A2 is a self-propelled heavy artillery cannon with a crew of 12. Designed to be part of a common family of weapons utilising the same chassis components, the M107 and M110 were essentially the same vehicle mounting different barrels. This full-tracked, self-propelled artillery weapon that fires a 200-pound, eight-inch diameter projectile. The shell leaves the muzzle at a velocity of 2,300 feet per second and can travel more than 18 miles.

The 8 inch (203 mm) M110 self-propelled howitzer is an American-made self-propelled artillery system consisting of an M115 203 mm howitzer installed on a purpose-built chassis. The M110A2 is a self-propelled heavy artillery cannon with a crew of 12. Designed to be part of a common family of weapons utilising the same chassis components, the M107 and M110 were essentially the same vehicle mounting different barrels. This full-tracked, self-propelled artillery weapon that fires a 200-pound, eight-inch diameter projectile. The shell leaves the muzzle at a velocity of 2,300 feet per second and can travel more than 18 miles.

The 8 inch (203 mm) M110 self-propelled howitzer is an American-made self-propelled artillery system consisting of an M115 203 mm howitzer installed on a purpose-built chassis. The M110A2 is a self-propelled heavy artillery cannon with a crew of 12. Designed to be part of a common family of weapons utilising the same chassis components, the M107 and M110 were essentially the same vehicle mounting different barrels. This full-tracked, self-propelled artillery weapon that fires a 200-pound, eight-inch diameter projectile. The shell leaves the muzzle at a velocity of 2,300 feet per second and can travel more than 18 miles.

The 8 inch (203 mm) M110 self-propelled howitzer is an American-made self-propelled artillery system consisting of an M115 203 mm howitzer installed on a purpose-built chassis. The M110A2 is a self-propelled heavy artillery cannon with a crew of 12. Designed to be part of a common family of weapons utilising the same chassis components, the M107 and M110 were essentially the same vehicle mounting different barrels. This full-tracked, self-propelled artillery weapon that fires a 200-pound, eight-inch diameter projectile. The shell leaves the muzzle at a velocity of 2,300 feet per second and can travel more than 18 miles.

Assigned to Organized Reserve Missouri, 204th Infantry Brigade, 102nd Infantry Division (1921–41 ) 408th Infantry Regiment (102d Division) Organized Reserve Missouri HQ—Kansas City, MO, 1921–41 Demobilized 30 November 1918 as an inactive element of the 102d Div. Reconstituted in the O.R. on 24 June 1921, assigned to the 102d Div., and allotted to the Seventh Corps Area. Location 7 December 1941—Kansas City, MO (inactivated 6 January 1942). Status: Disbanded 11 November 194

Assigned to Organized Reserve Missouri, 204th Infantry Brigade, 102nd Infantry Division (1921–41 ) 408th Infantry Regiment (102d Division) Organized Reserve Missouri HQ—Kansas City, MO, 1921–41 Demobilized 30 November 1918 as an inactive element of the 102d Div. Reconstituted in the O.R. on 24 June 1921, assigned to the 102d Div., and allotted to the Seventh Corps Area. Location 7 December 1941—Kansas City, MO (inactivated 6 January 1942). Status: Disbanded 11 November 194

Assigned to Organized Reserve Missouri, 204th Infantry Brigade, 102nd Infantry Division (1921–41 ) 408th Infantry Regiment (102d Division) Organized Reserve Missouri HQ—Kansas City, MO, 1921–41 Demobilized 30 November 1918 as an inactive element of the 102d Div. Reconstituted in the O.R. on 24 June 1921, assigned to the 102d Div., and allotted to the Seventh Corps Area. Location 7 December 1941—Kansas City, MO (inactivated 6 January 1942). Status: Disbanded 11 November 194

Assigned to Organized Reserve Missouri, 204th Infantry Brigade, 102nd Infantry Division (1921–41 ) 408th Infantry Regiment (102d Division) Organized Reserve Missouri HQ—Kansas City, MO, 1921–41 Demobilized 30 November 1918 as an inactive element of the 102d Div. Reconstituted in the O.R. on 24 June 1921, assigned to the 102d Div., and allotted to the Seventh Corps Area. Location 7 December 1941—Kansas City, MO (inactivated 6 January 1942). Status: Disbanded 11 November 194

Assigned to Organized Reserve Missouri, 204th Infantry Brigade, 102nd Infantry Division (1921–41 ) 408th Infantry Regiment (102d Division) Organized Reserve Missouri HQ—Kansas City, MO, 1921–41 Demobilized 30 November 1918 as an inactive element of the 102d Div. Reconstituted in the O.R. on 24 June 1921, assigned to the 102d Div., and allotted to the Seventh Corps Area. Location 7 December 1941—Kansas City, MO (inactivated 6 January 1942). Status: Disbanded 11 November 194

The Ninth Army was a field army of the United States Army, garrisoned at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy. Activated just eight weeks before the June 1944 Normandy landings, the Ninth Army was one of the main U.S. Army combat commands used during the campaign in Northwest Europe in 1944 and 1945. In 2012, U.S. Army Africa was re-designated as US Army Africa (Ninth Army) United States Army Africa Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Caserma Carlo Ederle, Italy In 2020, U.S. Army Africa will merge with U.S. Army Europe to form a new command, U.S. Army Europe-Africa

The Ninth Army was a field army of the United States Army, garrisoned at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy. Activated just eight weeks before the June 1944 Normandy landings, the Ninth Army was one of the main U.S. Army combat commands used during the campaign in Northwest Europe in 1944 and 1945. In 2012, U.S. Army Africa was re-designated as US Army Africa (Ninth Army) United States Army Africa Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Caserma Carlo Ederle, Italy In 2020, U.S. Army Africa will merge with U.S. Army Europe to form a new command, U.S. Army Europe-Africa

The US VIII Corps was organized 26–29 November 1918 in the Regular Army in France and demobilized on 20 April 1919. It was allotted to the Regular Army in 1933 and activated on 14 October 1940 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The VIII Corps fought across Europe from Normandy to Czechoslovakia in World War II. Engagement Normandy Hedgerows Normandy Breakout Battle for Brest Ardennes Offensive Battle of Koblenz

The US VIII Corps was organized 26–29 November 1918 in the Regular Army in France and demobilized on 20 April 1919. It was allotted to the Regular Army in 1933 and activated on 14 October 1940 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The VIII Corps fought across Europe from Normandy to Czechoslovakia in World War II. Engagement Normandy Hedgerows Normandy Breakout Battle for Brest Ardennes Offensive Battle of Koblenz

The U.S. VIII Corps was a corps of the United States Army that saw service during various times over a fifty-year period during the 20th century. The VIII Corps was organized 26–29 November 1918 in the Regular Army in France and demobilized on 20 April 1919. The VIII Corps was soon reactivated, being constituted in the Organized Reserves in 1921. It was allotted to the Regular Army in 1933 and activated on 14 October 1940 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The VIII Corps fought across Europe from Normandy to Czechoslovakia in World War II. After World War II, the corps was inactivated and reactivated several times, with the final inactivation occurring in 1968.

The 106th Infantry Division was a division of the United States Army formed for service during World War II. Two of its three regiments were overrun and surrounded in the initial days of the Battle of the Bulge, and they were forced to surrender to German forces on 19 December 1944. The division was never officially added to the troop list following the war, despite having been almost completely organized in Puerto Rico by 1948; subsequently, the War Department determined the division was not needed and inactivated the division headquarters in 1950. Campaign Streamers World War II Rhineland Campaign Ardennes-Alsace Campaign Central Europe Campaign

The 106th Infantry Division was a division of the United States Army formed for service during World War II. Two of its three regiments were overrun and surrounded in the initial days of the Battle of the Bulge, and they were forced to surrender to German forces on 19 December 1944. The division was never officially added to the troop list following the war, despite having been almost completely organized in Puerto Rico by 1948; subsequently, the War Department determined the division was not needed and inactivated the division headquarters in 1950. Campaign Streamers World War II Rhineland Campaign Ardennes-Alsace Campaign Central Europe Campaign

The 106th Infantry Division was a division of the United States Army formed for service during World War II. Two of its three regiments were overrun and surrounded in the initial days of the Battle of the Bulge, and they were forced to surrender to German forces on 19 December 1944. The division was never officially added to the troop list following the war, despite having been almost completely organized in Puerto Rico by 1948; subsequently, the War Department determined the division was not needed and inactivated the division headquarters in 1950. Campaign Streamers World War II Rhineland Campaign Ardennes-Alsace Campaign Central Europe Campaign

Constituted in Army of United States 5 May 1942 as 423d Infantry Regiment, assigned to 106th Infantry Division. Activated 15 March 1943 at Fort Jackson, S. C. Inactivated 2-6 October 1945 at Camp Shanks, N. Y., and Camp Kilmer, N. J. Campaign Streamers World War II Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace

Constituted in Army of United States 5 May 1942 as 423d Infantry Regiment, assigned to 106th Infantry Division. Activated 15 March 1943 at Fort Jackson, S. C. Inactivated 2-6 October 1945 at Camp Shanks, N. Y., and Camp Kilmer, N. J. Campaign Streamers World War II Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace

Constituted in Army of United States 5 May 1942 as 423d Infantry Regiment, assigned to 106th Infantry Division. Activated 15 March 1943 at Fort Jackson, S. C. Inactivated 2-6 October 1945 at Camp Shanks, N. Y., and Camp Kilmer, N. J. Campaign Streamers World War II Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace

Constituted in Army of United States 5 May 1942 as 423d Infantry Regiment, assigned to 106th Infantry Division. Activated 15 March 1943 at Fort Jackson, S. C. Inactivated 2-6 October 1945 at Camp Shanks, N. Y., and Camp Kilmer, N. J. Campaign Streamers World War II Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace