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Blazon

 * Shield: Argent issuant from base four mountains Tenné, spanning each peak a flash Gules, in chief a bear's head erased Sable.
 * Crest: None.
 * Motto: WE GET THE MESSAGE THROUGH.

Symbolism

 * Shield:
 * 1) Orange and white are the colors of the Signal Corps.
 * 2) The functions of the organization are implied by the four mountains representative of the state of activation, California, and connected by the signal or lightning flashes implying immediate contact.
 * 3) The bear's head is added for design and further refers to the grizzly of California, heraldically symbolizing a policy equal to the great strength of the bear and anciently was employed as an emblem of ferocity in the protection of kindred.
 * Crest: None.

Background

 * 1) The coat of arms was originally approved for the 4th Armored Signal Battalion on 1943-02-19.
 * 2) It was redesignated for the 4th Signal Battalion, Corps on 1953-03-20.
 * 3) The coat of arms was redesignated for the 4th Signal Battalion (Corps) on 1955-03-15.

Distinctive Unit Insignia

 * Description: A Silver metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent issuant from base four mountains Tenné, spanning each peak a flash Gules, in chief a bear's head erased Sable. Attached below the shield a Black scroll inscribed "WE GET THE MESSAGE THROUGH" in Silver letters.


 * Symbolism:
 * 1) Orange and white are the colors of the Signal Corps.
 * 2) The functions of the organization are implied by the four mountains representative of the state of activation, California, and connected by the signal or lightning flashes implying immediate contact.
 * 3) The bear's head is added for design and further refers to the grizzly of California, heraldically symbolizing a policy equal to the great strength of the bear and anciently was employed as an emblem of ferocity in the protection of kindred.


 * Background:
 * 1) The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 4th Armored Signal Battalion on 1943-02-19.
 * 2) It was redesignated for the 4th Signal Battalion, Corps, on 1953-03-20.
 * 3) The insignia was redesignated for the 4th Signal Battalion (Corps) on 1955-03-15.

LINEAGE

 * Constituted 1942-08-27 in the Army of the United States as the 4th Signal Battalion.
 * Activated 1942-09-05 at Camp Young, California.
 * Redesignated 1942-12-01 as the 4th Armored Signal Battalion.
 * Reorganized and redesignated 1944-06-20 as the 4th Signal Battalion.
 * Inactivated 1945-09-29 in Germany.
 * Activated 1946-01-15 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
 * Reorganized and redesignated 1949-09-27 as the 4th Signal Battalion, Corps.
 * Allotted 1951-10-25 to the Regular Army.
 * Reorganized and redesignated 1954-12-13 as the 4th Signal Battalion.
 * Inactivated 1956-04-27 in Japan.
 * Activated 1960-04-25 in Korea.
 * Inactivated 1966-01-01 in Korea.
 * Activated 1 May 1966 atthe US Military Academy at West Point, New York.

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

 * World War II
 * 1) Rhineland
 * 2) Central Europe


 * Korean War
 * 1) UN Defensive
 * 2) UN Offensive
 * 3) CCF Intervention
 * 4) First UN Counteroffensive
 * 5) CCF Spring Offensive
 * 6) UN Summer—Fall Offensive
 * 7) Second Korean Winter
 * 8) Korea, Summer—Fall 1952
 * 9) Third Korean Winter
 * 10) Korea, Summer 1953

DECORATIONS

 * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army),
 * 1) Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER (4th Signal Battalion cited; GO 38, XIII Corps, 31 May 1945)
 * 2) Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1951 (4th Signal Battalion, Corps, cited; DA GO 38, 1952)
 * 3) Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951-1952 (4th Signal Battalion, Corps, cited; DA GO 53, 1952)
 * 4) Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953 (4th Signal Battalion, Corps, cited; DA GO 55, 1953)
 * Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation,
 * 1) Streamer embroidered INCHON¬HUNGNAM (4th Signal Battalion cited; DA GO 8, 1952)
 * 2) Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951-1954 (4th Signal Battalion, Corps, cited; DA GO 82, 1954)