86th Signal Battalion, US Army
86TH SIGNAL BATTALION, US ARMY
(Coat of Arms) |
(Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield: Per fess Argent radiant from fesspoint two Gules between Sable and Argent, a tiger face Proper grasping a lightning flash fesswise Tenné within a crescent of the first trople fimbriated Vert, Gules and Sable.
Crest: From a wreath Argent and Sable an octagon Sable fimbriated Argent surmounted by an irregular mullet of six in dexter chief issuing sex contrails arcing to sinister base of the second.
Motto: First Voice heard.
Distinctive Unit Insignia Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consiting of a shield blazoned: Per fess Argent radiant from fesspoint two Gules between Sable and Argent, a tiger face Proper grasping a lightning flash fesswise Tenné within a crescent of the first trople fimbriated Vert, Gules and Sable. Attached below the shield a Red scroll inscribed "FIRST VOICE HEARD" in Silver.
Origin/meaning
Literature: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army