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|align="center"|[[File:59sigdui.jpg|center|350 px| | |align="center"|[[File:59sigdui.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Orange and White are the colours of the Signal Corps. The Pile indicative of a lightning bolt symbolises communications and electronics. The Polestar is symbolic of the North Star indicative of the Artic location of the Battalion. The Fleur-de-lis commemorates the Battalion's Baptism of Fire in France. The Five lightnings in the crest symbolises the Battalion's World War II Campaigns. The Lion a symbol of stranght and courage, reflects the European Theather of Operations and the Unit's World War II location and heritage. | Orange and White are the colours of the Signal Corps. The Pile indicative of a lightning bolt symbolises communications and electronics. The Polestar is symbolic of the North Star indicative of the Artic location of the Battalion. The Fleur-de-lis commemorates the Battalion's Baptism of Fire in France. The Five lightnings in the crest symbolises the Battalion's World War II Campaigns. The Lion a symbol of stranght and courage, reflects the European Theather of Operations and the Unit's World War II location and heritage. The Coat of Arms and distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 15 October 1992. | ||
The | [[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1992]] | [[Category:Granted 1992]] | ||