101st Radio Research Company

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA:

LINEAGE RA (active)

• Organized: 1 March 1963, Cover Designation: 7th Radio Research Unit. Assigned Command: 82d US Army Security Agency Special Operations Unit (3d RRU) Supported Command: MACV and USARV. Location: Saigon
• Reassigned Command: 509th US Army Security Agency on 1 June 1966
• Cover Redesignation: 101" Radio Research Company on 10 September 1966
• Redesignation: USASA Security Company, Saigon on 15 December 1967
• Relocation: Long Binh on 30 March 1970
• Relocation: Saigon on 16 March 1971
• Discontinued: 1 April 1972

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT:

• Campaign Credit: 1-17

DECORATIONS:

• Vietnam Honors: 4 MUCs
• 1 RVN CGP

Lineage : The 101st Radio Research Company was organized under General Order (GO) 6 from HQ USASA, Pacific (USASAPAC) dated 14th February 1963 as the 101st Army Security Agency Security Detachment, TD 87-9417, Saigon Vietnam. General Order (GO) 48, HQ USASA, Dated 20 May 1966, relieved the Detachment from the 53d USASA Special Operations Command and assigned the det. to the newly organized 509th RRGroup Saigon , Vietnam effective 1 June 1966. GO 46, HQ USASAPAC dated 19 Sept. 1966,amended GO 6, HQ USASAPAC, by changing the special instructions.

Mission: The 101st Radio Research Company (101st RR Co) provided Signal Security support to the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), its joint elements, Military Assistance Command Thailand (MACTHAI), and those support elements of the US Army Republic of Vietnam (USARV), which did not receive SIGSEC support from local 509th group direct support units.

• 1st Platoon - operated out of DaNang
• 2d Platoon - operated out of Nha Trang
• 3d Platoon - operated out of Long Binh
• 4th Platoon - operated out of Can Tho