138th Signal Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard

138TH SIGNAL BATTALION, INDIANA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Per pale Tenné and Sable, a pile between a mullet of eight points and three kampilans bendwise in pale Argent.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalion of the Indiana National Guard: On a wreath of the colors, Argent and Tenné, a demi-lion rampant Argent, holding in dexter paw a laurel branch Vert.
Motto: SUCCESS OF COMMAND.

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield emblazoned: Per pale Tenné and Sable, a pile between a mullet of eight points and three kampilans bendwise in pale Argent. Attached below the shield a silver motto scroll inscribed "SUCCESS OF COMMAND" in black letters.

Origin/meaning

Orange and white are the colors used by the Signal Corps. The three kampilans represent the unit’s campaign service in the Philippines and the star is for the award of the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. The searchlight in center suggests one of the functions of the unit.

The arms and the Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 20 February 1962. Literature: Image and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army