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DescriptionUS Army Signal-Corps-Coat-Of-Arms.png | U.S. Army Signal Corps Coat Of Arms | |||||
Date | 1862 | |||||
Source | United States Army Institute of Heraldry | |||||
Author | US Army | |||||
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COAT OF ARMS
- Shield: Argent, within a bordure tenne a baton fesswise or and suspended therefrom a signal flag gules charged at center with a square of the first, in chief a mullet bronze.
- Crest: On a wreath of the colors argent and tenne a dexter hand couped at the wrist, clenched, palm affronte, grasping three forked light¬ning flashes, all proper, flashes argent.
- Motto: "PRO PATRIA VIGILANS" (Watchful for the Country).
- Symbolism:
- Orange and white are the colors traditionally associated with the Signal Corps.
- The signal flag suspended from a baton is adopted from a badge that originated in 1865 and was called the Order of the Signal Corps.
- The bronze battle star represents formal recognition for participation in combat. It adorned a signal flag and was first awarded to Signal Corps soldiers in 1862.
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