319th Military Intelligence Battalion, US Army

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319TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION, US ARMY

Coat of arms (crest) of 319th Military Intelligence Battalion, US Army

(Coat of Arms)
Coat of arms (crest) of 319th Military Intelligence Battalion, US Army

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)


Official blazon

Shield: Per pale azure and or, a Korean temple counterchanged, a point quartered argent and sable.
Motto: Hostem cogere (Confine the enemy)

Origin/meaning

The Korean Temple symbolises the Battalion's service in the Pacific Area. The Balck and White quarters are from the arms of the City of Bad Schwalbach in Germany, where the organization was activated.

Literature: Finnegan: Army Lineage Series Military Intelligence. Picture from Wikimedia Commons.