57th Signal Battalion, US Army
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57TH SIGNAL BATTALION, US ARMY
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Official blazon
Shield: Per fess Argent and Tenné, an antenna of four wires in the shape of a mascle counterchanged.
Crest: On a wreath Argent and Tenné a felur-de-lis of the first (Argent), the tops of the three petals terminating in arrowheads and the tower ends conjoined and convoluted, two lightning
bolts Azure issuing from the binding ring and extending upward and between the petals and conjoined with two lower points of the center arrowhead and the inner lower points of the outer two arrowheads.
Motto: Vincimus spatium (We conquer space)
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Gold metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) hieght overall consiting of a shield blazoned: Per fess Argent and Tenné, an antenna of four wires in the shape of a mascle counterchanged. Attached below the shield a Goled scroll inscribed "VINCIMUS SPATIUM" in Black letters.
Origin/meaning
Literature: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army