972nd Signal Battalion Without Service Ribbon - Hoodie Defiance The Warrant Officer Standard

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They trained in the Georgia heat and humidity

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third in command of their regiments (after their colonels and lieutenant colonels)

972nd Signal Battalion Without Service Ribbon - Hoodie Defiance The Warrant Officer StandardIn April 1943, the unit was redesignated as the 972nd Signal Service Company and on January 8, 1944, was reorganized as a battalion and designated as the 972nd Signal Service Battalion. Its strength then stood at 643 personnel. By this time, the unit was reassigned to the U. S. Army Forces, Central Pacific Area. The expanding offensive in the Pacific and the consequent growth in signal requirements demanded a reallocation of theater signal resources.