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Orange and white are the colors associated with Signal Corps. The microwave antenna issuing from a lightning flash represents the battalion’s mission function of operating and maintaining signal facilities and communication service. The four stars simulate the constellation "Southern Cross," visible from Vietnam where the unit participated in four campaigns. The rays on a gold demi-disc suggest the Aurora Borealis and reflect the unit’s World War II campaign credits while serving in Alaska. Crest: The polar bear, symbolic of service in Alaska, gorged with a red collar, commemorates the Meritorious Unit Commendation awarded the battalion for its World War II service. The dragon, also gorged with a red collar, honors the unit’s receipt of the Meritorious Unit Commendation for service in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970. The dragon and the polar bear grasp a plate bearing five wavy bars suggesting waves or water and alluding to the unit’s campaigns in the Pacific. | Orange and white are the colors associated with Signal Corps. The microwave antenna issuing from a lightning flash represents the battalion’s mission function of operating and maintaining signal facilities and communication service. The four stars simulate the constellation "Southern Cross," visible from Vietnam where the unit participated in four campaigns. The rays on a gold demi-disc suggest the Aurora Borealis and reflect the unit’s World War II campaign credits while serving in Alaska. Crest: The polar bear, symbolic of service in Alaska, gorged with a red collar, commemorates the Meritorious Unit Commendation awarded the battalion for its World War II service. The dragon, also gorged with a red collar, honors the unit’s receipt of the Meritorious Unit Commendation for service in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970. The dragon and the polar bear grasp a plate bearing five wavy bars suggesting waves or water and alluding to the unit’s campaigns in the Pacific. The arms were approved on 12 Mar 1999, and the Distinctive Unit Insignia on 18 May 1970. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||