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- Heraldry and Insignia of California
State Military Forces
- 118th Signal Battalion
- Distinctive Unit
Insignia
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- SHIELD:
Argent, on a bend tenneta bendlet indented of the field between
in chief a bezant fimbriated sable and in base a stylized antenna
of the last.
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- CREST:
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the California
National Guard: On a wreath of the colors (argent and tennet)
the setting sun behind a grizzly bear passant on a grassy field
all proper.
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- MOTTO:
PERAGITE MANDATUM (Speed the Message Through)
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- SYMBOLISM:
The colors argent and tennet are used for the Signal Corps. The
yellow disc alludes to the state of California called "The
Golden
State", the unitts home area. The antenna, a vital part
of communications, and the indented white line, symbolizing an
electrical current, refer to the unitts function.
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- APPROVED:
14 August 1959
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- Battalion Color,
118th Signal Battalion
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