Defense Information School (US Army Element), US Army

DEFENSE INFORMATION SCHOOL (US ARMY ELEMENT), US ARMY

(Device)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

English

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Shield: Argent, issuing from a hurt bearing three mullets in fess of the first, a like number of rays throughout to dexter chief and the same to sinister base Azure. Crest: On a wreath of the colors, Argent and Azure, a lamp of knowledge Or. Scroll: Below the shield, on a scroll Argent edged Or, the inscription "DEFENSE INFORMATION SCHOOL" Azure. Device. Blazon: Shield: Argent, issuing from a hurt bearing three mullets in fess of the first, a like number of rays throughout to dexter chief and the same to sinister base Azure. Crest: On a wreath of the colors, Argent and Azure, a lamp of knowledge Or. Scroll: Below the shield, on a scroll Argent edged Or, the inscription "DEFENSE INFORMATION SCHOOL" Azure.

Origin/meaning

The colors for the crest were drawn from those of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania where the school was located at Carlisle Barracks until 1951. The disk is symbolic of the world, the color blue representing truth. The rays extending to the upper left and lower right are emblematic of the truth that can be spread over the world. The lamp at the apex is a symbol of knowledge and learning.

The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the Army Information School on 31 March 1955. On 1 July 1964 the insignia was reassigned for wear by only the Army elements of the Defense Information School. The Device was originally approved for the Armed Forces Information School on 3 January 1951. It was redesignated for the Army Information School and amended to change the wording on the scroll on 25 January 1955. On 1 July 1964 the Device was reassigned to the Defense Information School and amended to change the wording in the scroll.

Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons.