307th Signal Battalion, US Army

307TH SIGNAL BATTALION, US ARMY

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Per fess enhanced rayonné Argent and Tenné, in chief a grape leaf Vert between two lightning flashes Gules and in base an oriental dragon of the first.
Crest: From a wreath Argent and Tenné a castle wall of the first bearing an escutcheon Gules charged with a lightning bolt Argent and issuing three demi-spears with bamboo shaft palewise Proper ferrules Azure garnished of the third.
Motto: Optime Mereti (To the Best Deserving).

Distinctive Unit Insignia Description: A silver metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess enhanced rayonné Argent and Tenné, in chief a grape leaf Vert between two lightning flashes Gules and in base an oriental dragon of the first. Attached below the shield a silver scroll inscribed "OPTIME MERENTI" in Orange letters.

Origin/meaning

Literature: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army