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|align="center"|[[File:440sigbn.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:440sigbn.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Coat of Arms) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:440sigdui.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:440sigdui.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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===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 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]] |