US Army Unit Crest: 59th Signal Battalion - Motto: VOICE OF THE ARCTIC
US Army Unit Crest: 59th Signal Battalion - Motto: VOICE OF THE ARCTIC


 
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Insignia Description
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height, consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, issuant from base a demi-sphere Azure gridlined of the first, debruised by a pile twice bevilled Tenné, overall a polestar of the first superimposed by a fleur-de-lis of the second. Attached below the shield, a Black bipartite scroll doubled and inscribed "VOICE OF" and "THE ARCTIC" in Silver.

Symbolism
Orange and white are the colors associated with the Signal Corps. The pile simulating a lightning bolt is indicative of communications and electronics while representing speed and suggesting the point of origin in the "North." The polestar is symbolic of the North Star and underscores the unit's Arctic location. The fleur-de-lis commemorates the Battalion's first battle honor and baptism of fire in France. Black represents strength and solidity and when combined with silver/white, highlights the unit's twenty-four hour capabilities and military preparedness.

History
The distinctive unit insignia was approved effective 15 October 1992.

Source: The US Army Institute of Heraldry



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