Location of headquarters changed 1 August 1961 to Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. In 1968, the battalion was called upon for the riots in Pittsburgh which followed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1974, the battalion patrolled the streets of Pennsylvania and provided a communications net during the violent independent truckers strike. It has been called out for winter storms, floods and tornadoes on several occasions. In November 1993 the battalion was issued new equipment. Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) is the Army standard equipment for corps and below. The fielding took place during a three-week annual training period at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. This was a massive undertaking which required approximately two years of planning and two years of fielding and training. The Army contracted GTE to assist with all phases of the total package fielding. Campaign Participation Credit World War I: Champagne-Marne Aisne-Marne Oise-Aisne Meuse-Argonne Champagne 1918 Lorraine 1918 World War II: Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe Company B (Beaver Falls) additionally entitled to: War with Spain (Manila) Philippine Insurrection (Manila, and Malolos) Decorations Meritorious Unit Commendation (Awarded 18 April 1945) Luxembourg Croix de Guerre (Awarded 1950) References 028 28th Signal Battalion Military units and formations in Pennsylvania 028 Military units and formations established in 1908