305th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION

COAT OF ARMS

Shield: Azure, a saltire argent charged with pyrotechnic projectors of the first, overall a mullet of four points tenne fimbriated of the second.

Crest: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure, issuant from the battlements of a tower proper a fleur-de-lis or between two griffin heads respectant gules beaked or.

Motto: AD ARCANA TUTANDA (TO KEEP OFFICIAL SECRETS SAFE).

Symbolism: Teal blue and white are the colors associated with former Army Security Agency battalions. The pyrotechnic projectors allude to the signal and reconnaissance missions of the unit. The four-pointed star refers to four World War II campaigns and also symbolizes intelligence, reconnaissance, communications, and signal, all vital functions of the battalion. The color orange further alludes to its signal function. The saltire is symbolic of the southern states that made up the Third Army area, the former location of the battalion. The tower symbolizes a strong defense and military preparedness. The griffins, personifying vigilance, stand prepared to meet all threats. Red denotes courage and zeal. The tower and fleur-de-lis commemorate the unit™s World War II service in Europe.

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA

The distinctive unit insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms.

LINEAGE RA (active)

• Constituted 17 November 1950 in the Organized Reserve Corps as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 305th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion .
• Activated 23 January 1951 at Atlanta, Georgia.
• Consolidated 17 July 1951 with the 3255th Signal Service Company (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 305th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion. (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.)
• Reorganized and redesignated 24 January 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 305th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion (362d Communication Reconnaissance Company [constituted 18 November 1955 in the Army Reserve] concurrently redesignated as Company A and activated at Wilmington, North Carolina).
• Redesignated 1 October 1956 as the 305th Army Security Agency Battalion .
• Inactivated 15 June 1959 at Atlanta, Georgia.
• Redesignated 1 February 1990 as the 305th Military Intelligence Battalion ; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army
• Headquarters transferred 18 May 1990 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

ANNEX

• Constituted 12 April 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3255th Signal Service Company
• Activated 6 May 1944 in England.
• Inactivated 25 October 1945 in Germany

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

• Northern France
• Rhineland
• Ardennes-Alsace
• Central Europe

DECORATIONS

• None.