US Army Unit Crest: 307th Signal Battalion - Motto: OPTIME MERENTI
US Army Unit Crest: 307th Signal Battalion - Motto: OPTIME MERENTI


 
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Insignia Description
A Silver metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess enhances rayonné Argent and Tenné, in chief a grape leaf Vert between two lightning flashes Gules and in base an oriental dragon of the first. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "OPTIME MERENTI" in Orange letters.

Symbolism
Orange and white are the colors used for the Signal Corps. The grape leaf refers to service in the Rhineland during World War II and the oriental dragon to service in Vietnam. The rayonné simulates an active electrical field; with the lightning flashes, it symbolizes the speed of communications. The flashes are pictured in red to represent the unit's Meritorious Unit Commendation Award.

History
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 29 February 1972.

Source: The US Army Institute of Heraldry


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