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|align="center"|[[File:440sigdui.jpg|center|350 px| | |align="center"|[[File:440sigdui.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Tenné,issuant from base a telegraphpole arraswise with two crossbeams, each arm holding four insolators with a like number of circuit wires bendsinisterwise, issuant from <br> | Shield:Tenné,issuant from base a telegraphpole arraswise with two crossbeams, each arm holding four insolators with a like number of circuit wires bendsinisterwise, issuant from <br> | ||
the ends of the cross beams three flashes, all Argent.<br> | the ends of the cross beams three flashes, all Argent.<br> | ||
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent adn Tenné a pair of carabao horns Argent, bound Gules in front of a Korean temple Azure. <br> | Crest:On a wreath of the colors Argent adn Tenné a pair of carabao horns Argent, bound Gules in front of a Korean temple Azure. <br> | ||
Motto: Maintaining contact | Motto:Maintaining contact | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consiting of a shield blazoned: Tenné,issuant from base a telegraphpole arraswise with two crossbeams, each arm holding four insolators with a like number of circuit wires bendsinisterwise, issuant from the ends of the cross beams three flashes, all Argent. Attached below the shield is a Silver scroll inscribed "MAINTAINING CONTACT" in Black letters. | Distinctive Unit Insignia Description:A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consiting of a shield blazoned:Tenné,issuant from base a telegraphpole arraswise with two crossbeams, each arm holding four insolators with a like number of circuit wires bendsinisterwise, issuant from the ends of the cross beams three flashes, all Argent. Attached below the shield is a Silver scroll inscribed "MAINTAINING CONTACT" in Black letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Telegraph Pole symbolises the Signal role. The four circuits symbolises the the four components of the Battalion - HQ, two Signal Construction Companies and a Medical Detachment. The Crest symbolises service in the Philippines during World War Two and in the Korean War. | The Telegraph Pole symbolises the Signal role. The four circuits symbolises the the four components of the Battalion - HQ, two Signal Construction Companies and a Medical Detachment. The Crest symbolises service in the Philippines during World War Two and in the Korean War. | ||
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 7 January 1943 for the 440th Signal Construction Battalion. The | The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 7 January 1943 for the 440th Signal Construction Battalion. The arms were amended to add a Crest on 3 October 1974. | ||
[[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]] |
Latest revision as of 12:35, 6 August 2024
440TH SIGNAL BATTALION, US ARMY
(Coat of Arms) |
(Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield:Tenné,issuant from base a telegraphpole arraswise with two crossbeams, each arm holding four insolators with a like number of circuit wires bendsinisterwise, issuant from
the ends of the cross beams three flashes, all Argent.
Crest:On a wreath of the colors Argent adn Tenné a pair of carabao horns Argent, bound Gules in front of a Korean temple Azure.
Motto:Maintaining contact
Distinctive Unit Insignia Description:A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consiting of a shield blazoned:Tenné,issuant from base a telegraphpole arraswise with two crossbeams, each arm holding four insolators with a like number of circuit wires bendsinisterwise, issuant from the ends of the cross beams three flashes, all Argent. Attached below the shield is a Silver scroll inscribed "MAINTAINING CONTACT" in Black letters.
Origin/meaning
The Telegraph Pole symbolises the Signal role. The four circuits symbolises the the four components of the Battalion - HQ, two Signal Construction Companies and a Medical Detachment. The Crest symbolises service in the Philippines during World War Two and in the Korean War.
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 7 January 1943 for the 440th Signal Construction Battalion. The arms were amended to add a Crest on 3 October 1974.
Literature:The Institute of Heraldry, US Army
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