138th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per saltire sable and azure on a saltire argent a key and lightning flash saltirewise of the second.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure,
the Lexington Minuteman proper. The statue of the Minuteman, Capt. John Parker (H. H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto: FORTIOR EX VIGILIS (STRONGER AFTER VIGILANCE).
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors of the military intelligence branch. The color black represents secrecy and constancy The saltire alludes to the joint functions of intelligence and security. The blue key is for guardianship, and the lightning flash is for electronic communications.
DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA
The distinctive unit insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms.
LINEAGE AR (active)
- Constituted 12 March 1956 in the Army Reserve as the 314th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion ; Headquarters and Headquarters Company concurrently activated at Chicago, Illinois.
- Redesignated 24 May-31 October 1956 as the 314th Army Security Agency Battalion. (Organic elements activated 27 August-1 November 1956.)
- Inactivated 21 June 1959 at Chicago, Illinois.
- Activated 1 October 1962 with Headquarters at Chicago, Illinois.
- Battalion broken up 15 August 1966 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 314th Army Security Agency Battalion;
- Company A as the 522d Army Security Agency Company (see ANNEX 1);
- Companies B and C as the 523d and 524th Army Security Agency Companies (hereafter separate lineages);
- Company D as the 525th Army Security Agency Company (see ANNEX 2).
- Location of Headquarters and Headquarters Company changed 31 March 1982 to Rosemont, Illinois.
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 314th Army Security Agency Battalion, reorganized and redesignated 16 November
1983 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Operations Company, 138th Military Intelligence Battalion (522d Army Security Agency Company (see ANNEX 1) and 525th Army Security Agency Company (see ANNEX 2) concurrently consolidated to form Company A; 910th Military Intelligence Company (see ANNEX 3), 121st Military Intelligence Detachment (see ANNEX 4), and 232d Military Intelligence Detachment (see ANNEX 5) consolidated to form Company B).
ANNEX 1
- Constituted 12 March 1956 in the Army Reserve as Company A, 314th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion .
- Redesignated 19 July 1956 as Company A, 314th Army Security Agency Battalion .
- Activated 27 August 1956 at Chicago, Illinois.
- Location changed 1 June 1957 to Evanston, Illinois.
- Inactivated 21 June 1959 at Evanston, Illinois.
- Activated 1 October 1962 at Evanston, Illinois.
- Location changed 1 March 1963 to Chicago, Illinois.
- Reorganized and redesignated 15 August 1966 as the 522d Army Security Agency Company
ANNEX 2
- Constituted 23 August 1962 in the Army Reserve as Company D, 314th Army Security Agency Battalion .
- Activated 1 October 1962 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Reorganized and redesignated 15 August 1966 as the 525th Army Security Agency Company .
- Inactivated 31 January 1968 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Activated 1 February 1974 at Chicago, Illinois.
- Location changed 31 March 1982 to Rosemont, Illinois
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ANNEX 3
- Constituted 28 July 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 536th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
- Activated 10 August 1945 in France.
- Inactivated 23 February 1946 in France.
- Redesignated 4 September 1947 as the 910th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment and allotted to the Organized Reserves.
- Activated 1 October 1947 at Chicago, Illinois. (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.)
- Inactivated 4 December 1950 at Chicago, Illinois.
- Redesignated 19 May 1959 as the 910th Military Intelligence Detachment.
- Activated 1 June 1959 at Chicago, Illinois.
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1972 as the 910th Military Intelligence Company
- Location changed 24 February 1980 to Arlington Heights, Illinois.
ANNEX 4
- Constituted 3 August 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 1020th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
- Activated 10 August 1945 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
- Inactivated 3 December 1945 at Camp Stoneman, California.
- Redesignated 16 November 1948 as the 121st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps.
- Activated 31 December 1948 at Chicago, Illinois. (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.)
- Inactivated 25 June 1953 at Chicago, Illinois.
- Redesignated 19 May 1959 as the 121st Military Intelligence Detachment.
- Activated 1 June 1959 at Chicago, Illinois.
- Location changed 24 February 1980 to Arlington Heights, Illinois.
ANNEX 5
- Constituted 21 June 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 222d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
- Activated 1 July 1944 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky.
- Inactivated 1 October 1945 in Czechoslovakia.
- Redesignated 5 June 1947 as the 232d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment and allotted to the Organized Reserves.
- Activated 17 June 1947 at New York, New York. (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps;
redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.)
- Inactivated 10 November 1948 at New York, New York.
- Activated 18 January 1949 at Chicago, Illinois.
- Inactivated 4 December 1950 at Chicago, Illinois.
- Redesignated 5 November 1962 as the 232d Military Intelligence Detachment.
- Activated 11 February 1963 at Chicago, Illinois.
- Location changed 24 February 1980 to Arlington Heights, Illinois.
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
Company B entitled to:
World War II-EAME
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
DECORATIONS