A Brief History of the U.S. Army's 931st Signal Battalion
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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
Indiana-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 transfered to 422nd Signal Company
and moved to Shanghai, China -
Dec. 29, 1945: 931st Sig. Bn. is inactivated
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