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[edit] Distinctive Unit Insignia.

[edit] 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 between two telegraph poles Tenné a radio tower Sable emitting in chief five flashes of the second.
• Attached below the shield an Orange scroll inscribed "FONS COMMUNICATIONES" in Silver letters.

[edit] Symbolism:

• Orange and white are the colors used for Signal Corps.
• The telegraph poles and radio tower symbolize the battalion's functions.
• The five flashes are used to represent the organization's World War II battle honors.
• The motto translates to "Source of Communications."

[edit] Background:

• The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 17th Signal Operation Battalion on 26 February 1953.
• It was redesignated for the 17th Signal Battalion on 16 January 1959.

[edit] Licensing

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- US Army Institute Of Heraldry

• 17th Signal Battalion (United States)