307th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION

COAT OF ARMS

Shield: Tierced in pairle reversed argent, azure, and gules, on the first and second an eagle™s head erased counterchanged, and on the third, a key palewise, the ward to base, between two electronic flashes, one in bend and the other in bendsinister of the first.

Crest: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure, in front of a wreath of laurel or an equilateral triangle point up with the points barbed gules and charged with a Philippine sun of the third.

Motto: ELECTRONIC FIREPOWER.

Symbolism: The eagles, known for swiftness, stamina, and keen vision, together with the key and electronic flashes symbolize eternal vigilance and security. All allude to the basic mission of the organization. In addition, the eagles' heads, adapted from the civic arms of the cities of Frankfurt am Main and Ludwigsburg in Germany, refer to former stations of the battalion. The crest symbolizes unit awards received by elements of the battalion. The wreath of laurel refers to the eight Meritorious Unit Commendations (Army) for service in the Pacific during World War II, in Korea, and in Vietnam, and to the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. The triangle and sun symbolize the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA

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

LINEAGE RA (inactive)

• Constituted 11 December 1951 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 307th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion.
• Activated 27 December 1951 in Germany.
• Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 307th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion (331st Communication Reconnaissance Company [activated 13 July 19421 concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Company A; Company B [constituted 19 May 19551 activated in Germany).
• Redesignated 1 July 1956 as the 307th Army Security Agency Battalion .
• Inactivated 15 October 1957 in Germany
• Headquarters and Headquarters Company activated 1 July 1974 in Germany. (Companies A and B redesignated 21 September 1978 as the 331st and 346th Army Security Agency Companies -hereafter separate lineages.)
• Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 307th Army Security Agency Battalion, reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1983 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 307th Military Intelligence Battalion (326th Army Security Agency Company [see ANNEX 1] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Company A; 330th Army Security Agency Company [see ANNEX 2] redesignated as Company B and activated in Germany).
• Battalion inactivated 15 December 1991 in Germany.

ANNEX 1

• Constituted 3 April 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 126th Signal Radio Intelligence Company .
• Activated 14 August 1942 at Camp Crowder, Missouri.
• Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1945 as the 126th Signal Service Company .
• Converted and redesignated 25 October 1951 as the 326th Communication Reconnaissance Company and allotted to the Regular Army
• Redesignated 1 July 1956 as the 326th Army Security Agency Company
• Inactivated 15 October 1957 in Japan.
• Activated 25 May 1962 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
• Inactivated 14 February 1964 at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida.
• Activated 23 December 1968 at Fort Riley, Kansas.
• Inactivated 15 April 1970 at Fort Riley, Kansas.
• Activated 3 May 1971 in Germany

ANNEX 2

• Constituted 26 November 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 60th Signal Radio Intelligence Company
• Activated 23 December 1943 at Camp Crowder, Missouri.
• Reorganized and redesignated 24 May 1945 as the 60th Signal Service Company .
• Converted and redesignated 25 October 1951 as the 330th Communication Reconnaissance Company and allotted to the Regular Army
• Redesignated 1 July 1956 as the 330th Army Security Agency Company .
• Inactivated 15 October 1957 in Korea.
• Activated 25 June 1962 at Camp Wolters, Texas.
• Inactivated 30 September 1971 in Vietnam.
• Activated 5 November 1973 in Germany.
• Inactivated 15 May 1979 in Germany.

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

• Defense of Saudi Arabia
• Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
• Cease-Fire

• New Guinea
• Luzon

• UN Summer-Fall Offensive
• Second Korean Winter
• Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
• Third Korean Winter
• Korea, Summer 1953

• UN Offensive
• CCF Intervention
• First UN Counteroffensive
• CCF Spring Offensive
• UN Summer-Fall Offensive
• Second Korean Winter
• Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
• Third Korean Winter Korea,
• Summer 1953

• Counteroffensive, Phase II
• Counteroffensive, Phase III
• Tet Counteroffensive
• Counteroffensive, Phase IV
• Counteroffensive, Phase V
• Counteroffensive, Phase VI
• Tet 69/Counteroffensive
• Summer-Fall 1969
• Winter-Spring 1970
• Sanctuary Counteroffensive
• Counteroffensive, Phase VII
• Consolidation I

DECORATIONS

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA (307th Military Intelligence Battalion cited; DA GO 34, 1992)

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER (126th Signal Radio Intelligence Company cited; GO 166, United States Army Forces, Pacific, 14 September 1945)
• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA (326th Communication Reconnaissance Company cited; DA GO 22, 1954)
• Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (126th Signal Radio Intelligence Company cited; DA GO 47, 1950)

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1951 (330th Communication Reconnaissance Company cited; DA GO 62, 1952)
• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951-1953 (330th Communication Reconnaissance Company cited; DA GO 22, 1954)
• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968 (330th Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 28, 1969)
• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969 (330th Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 51, 1971)
• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970 (330th Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 43, 1972)
• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971 (330th Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 32, 1973) Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971 (330th Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 6, 1974)