934TH SIG BAT
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The Reunion in Little Rock, Arkansas in October 1993 was dedicated to those members of the 934th Signal Battalion who represented the first contingent of personnel to move from Pope AFB North Carolina to Korea in August 1950. A few of these brave men are pictured here at the 1993 Reunion. Gentlemen, We Salute You
Little Rock, Arkansas in October 1993
The former 934th members in attendance at the October 1998 Reunion at Kansas City, Missouri The 934th Signal Battalion, Separate (TAC) was the parent organization of the 5th Communications Group which was formed in Seoul, Korea on 25 November 1951. The 934th arrived in Korea shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in 1950. They supplied the communications network for the 5th Air Force (FEAF)during the bitter fighting in the retreat to the Pusan perimeter and the advance to Pyongyang and the Chongjin reservoir. Men of the 934th fought with the Marines at Chongjin and with the ground forces at Pyongyag. At the second evacuation of Seoul, 9345h men were among the last to leave, destroying part of their equiptment which could not be evacuated.
The 934th earned four battle stars and the Distinguished Unit Citation during the Korean Campaign. This legacy was given to the 5th Communications Group at the c eremony, when the 934th was deactivated and the 5th Communications Group was born. The history of the 5th Comm Group in Korea is a story of men who worked as much as sixty hours straight, without sleep - of men who fought off guerilla attacks so that the circuits could be kept in operation - of men who didn't know how to quit. They built a reputation that lives on, long after the war in Korea has ended.
General Order 593 - Distinguished Unit Citation.
Major General F. F. Everest, Commanding General, Fith Air Force, presenting the Distinquished Unit Citation to the 934th Signal Battalion Sep TAC, 6 January 1952.
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