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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per bend Tenné and Azure , abend wavy double cottised potent counter-potent Argent <br> | Shield:Per bend Tenné and Azure , abend wavy double cottised potent counter-potent Argent <br> | ||
Crest: Ona wreath of the colors Argent and Tenné a sword bendwise sinister Proper hilted Or surmounting in bend a lightning flash of the second, all in fornt of a section o bamboo palewise buff leaved of thirteen Vert<br> | Crest:Ona wreath of the colors Argent and Tenné a sword bendwise sinister Proper hilted Or surmounting in bend a lightning flash of the second, all in fornt of a section o bamboo palewise buff leaved of thirteen Vert<br> | ||
Motto: Command Control | Motto:Command Control | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: a silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall, consiting of a shield blazoned: Per bend Tenné and Azure , abend wavy double cottised potent counter-potent Argent. Attached below the shield a silver scroll inscribed "COMMAND AND CONTROL" in black letters. | Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description:a silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall, consiting of a shield blazoned:Per bend Tenné and Azure , abend wavy double cottised potent counter-potent Argent. Attached below the shield a silver scroll inscribed "COMMAND AND CONTROL" in black letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Orange and White are the colours of Signal Units. The wavy bend symbolise the River Rhine and campaigns in Central Europe. The colour blue and the potent-counter-potent bands is from the | Orange and White are the colours of Signal Units. The wavy bend symbolise the River Rhine and campaigns in Central Europe. The colour blue and the potent-counter-potent bands is from the arms of Ardennes. The Bandes also symbolises Telegraph Poles and thus symbolise the Signal role. The Crest symbolises service in Vietnam in support of the I Field Force, Vietnam. | ||
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 21 December 1962. | The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 21 December 1962. | ||
[[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | [[Literature]]:The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] |
Latest revision as of 12:48, 6 August 2024
54TH SIGNAL BATTALION, US ARMY
(Coat of Arms) |
(Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield:Per bend Tenné and Azure , abend wavy double cottised potent counter-potent Argent
Crest:Ona wreath of the colors Argent and Tenné a sword bendwise sinister Proper hilted Or surmounting in bend a lightning flash of the second, all in fornt of a section o bamboo palewise buff leaved of thirteen Vert
Motto:Command Control
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description:a silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall, consiting of a shield blazoned:Per bend Tenné and Azure , abend wavy double cottised potent counter-potent Argent. Attached below the shield a silver scroll inscribed "COMMAND AND CONTROL" in black letters.
Origin/meaning
Orange and White are the colours of Signal Units. The wavy bend symbolise the River Rhine and campaigns in Central Europe. The colour blue and the potent-counter-potent bands is from the arms of Ardennes. The Bandes also symbolises Telegraph Poles and thus symbolise the Signal role. The Crest symbolises service in Vietnam in support of the I Field Force, Vietnam.
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 21 December 1962.
Literature:The Institute of Heraldry, US Army