The 187th Signal Brigade NYARNG's patch and crest contain vivid elements of three flashes, a torch, two stars, fleur-de-lis, nine blue rays, rising sun and gold rays. Together these symbols express the Brigade's proud traditions, superlative capabilities and illustrative service during the campaigns of the Civil War, World War I and World War II.

The 187th Signal Brigade NYARNG traces its Lineage and Battle Honors back to February 1848 when it was first organized in the New York State Militia as Company G (Columbia Rifles), 14th Regiment in Brooklyn, New York. The unit was mobilized into Federal service on 23 May 1861 at Washington, D.C. and redesignated as Company G, 84th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 7 December 1861.

Shortly thereafter, on 23 April 1862, the New York Militia was redesignated as the New York National Guard. Mustered out of Federal service 6 June 1864, the unit resumed state status as Company G, 14th Regiment at Brooklyn. More than thirty years later, on 16 May 1898, the regiment was mustered into Federal service as Company G, New York Volunteer Infantry at Camp Black, New York and out of Federal service on 27 October 1898 at Brooklyn. In the New York National Guard at Brooklyn, the unit was reorganized on 6 December 1898 as Company G. 14th Infantry Regiment.

The regiment participated in 11 major campaigns during the Civil War:

CIVIL WAR CAMPAIGN STREAMERS

BULL RUN

MANASSAS

ANTIETAM

FREDERICKSBURG

CHANCELLORSVILLE

GETTYSBURG

WILDERNESS

SPOTSYLVANIA

VIRGINIA 1861

VIRGINIA 1862

VIRGINIA 1863

The 14th Infantry Regiment was called into Federal service on 18 June 1916 for service on the Mexican border and organized as Headquarters Company, 14th Infantry Regiment in the New York National Guard at Brooklyn. The regiment was again mustered into Federal service on 1 August 1916 at Mission, Texas, which lasted until 11 October 1916 at Camp Whitman, New York. Called into Federal service on 20 July 1917 at Brooklyn, the unit was then drafted into Federal service on 5 August 1917.

Headquarters Company, 14th Infantry was organized on 3 August 1917 and Company G, 14th Infantry was organized on 16 November 1917 in the New York Guard at Brooklyn to replace company in Federal service. The regiment was subsequently reorganized and redesignated on 4 January 191 8 as Company G, 2nd Pioneer Infantry. The unit was demobilized on 2 November 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey.

During World War I, the infantry took part in these campaigns:

WORLD WAR I CAMPAIGN STREAMERS

STREAMER WITHOUT INSCRIPTION

NORTHERN FRANCE

The 14th Infantry Regiment was consolidated with Company G, New York Guard. This consolidated unit was reorganized and Federally recognized on 1 November 1921 in the New York National Guard at Brooklyn as Company G, 14th Infantry. The unit was then consolidated with Headquarters Company, 14th Infantry, New York Guard, and was reorganized and federally recognized on 30 March 1923 at this location.

The 14th Infantry was assigned to the 93rd Infantry Brigade on 26 January 1927. The unit was again reorganized and redesignated as the Howitzer Company, 14th Infantry on 1 March 1928 and consolidated with Headquarters Company, 14th Infantry on 30 September 1939.

Headquarters Company, 14th Infantry was converted and redesignated on 16 September 1940 as Headquarters Battery 187th Field Artillery, and relieved from assignment to the 93rd Infantry Brigade. Inducted into Federal service on 3 February 1941 at Brooklyn, the artillery was reorganized and redesignated on 8 February 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 187th Field Artillery Group.

The 187th Field Artillery Group participated in the following campaigns during World War II:

WORLD WAR II CAMPAIGN STREAMERS

NORMANDY (ASSAULT WAVE)

NORTHERN FRANCE

RHINELAND

ARDENNES-ALSACE

CENTRAL EUROPE

The 187th Field Artillery Group was inactivated on 17 December 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Reorganized and Federally recognized on 7 November 1947 at Brooklyn, the group was ordered into active Federal service on 11 September 1950. On 13 November 1952, the unit was organized and Federally recognized as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 187th Field Artillery Group (NGUS) at this location. Released on 17 November 1955 from active Federal service and reverted to state control, Federal recognition was concurrently withdrawn from the 187th Artillery Group.

The group was then reorganized and redesignated on 16 March 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 187th Artillery Group. The group was converted and redesignated on 1 May 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 187th Signal Group.

The 187th Signal Group was called into New York State active service on 19 April 1979 during the New York State correction officers' strike. The 187th served as command and control headquarters for 14 days in the operation of the Green Haven Maximum Security Prison located at Stormville, New York and was most recently called upon to provide community support in the wake of Hurricane Gloria in October 1985.

On 15 January 1987, the detachment was reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters 187th Signal Brigade NYARNG, which remained until its inactivation on 31 August 1996 at Whitestone, New York.