72nd Signal Battalion, US Army
72ND SIGNAL BATTALION, US ARMY
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Official blazon
Shield: Per pale Sable and Gules, a fleur-de-lis throughout Or between in chief two fusils pilewise and in fess two mullets Argent.
Crest: From a wreath Or and Sable a staff raguly couped at each end of the like surmounted by two lightning bolts saltirewise of the first.
Motto: Always fit to fight.
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a gold fleur-de-lis placed on a trilobate shape divided vertically into black and red areas with a white star between each branch arm, and the tail arms of the fleur-de-lis, and a white fusil radiating outwards between the top of each of the branch arms and the main stem of the fleur-de-lis.
Origin/meaning
Literature: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army