34th SIGNAL BATTALION

Constituted 11 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 34th
 Signal Construction Battalion.  Affiliated with the Ohio Bell 
Telephone Company on 6 June 1942.  Activated 18 March 1943 at the 
Signal Corps Unit Training Center, Camp Crowder, Missouri.  
Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1945 as the 34th Signal Light
 Construction Battalion.  Inactivated 25 January 1946 in Japan.  
Redesignated 34th Signal Battalion (Corps) and allotted to the Regular
 Army on 3 December 1954.  Activated 28 January 1955 in Germany;
 inactivated 15 November 1991 at Heilbronn, Germany.



CAMPAIGN STREAMERS

    World War II

    Normandy

    Northern France

    Rhineland

    Ardennes-Alsace

    Central Europe

    Pacific Theater without inscription



    SouthwestAsia

    Defense of Saudi Arabia

    Liberation and Defense of Kuwait



DECORATIONS

    Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN
 THEATER (34th Sig Cons Bn cited for period 20 Oct-26 Dec 1944, GO
 139 Hq, 3d Army,, 14 Jun 1945)



COAT OF ARMS

SHIELD:  Per fess argent and tenne, on a pale between in chief 
two fleurs-de-lis a coconut palm tree fructed in base, all 
counterchanged; overall on a fess of the first fimbriated of the
 second a lightning flash throughout of the last.







CREST:    None.



MOTTO:Skill, Endurance, Spirit.



    Orange and white are the colors for the Signal Corps.
  The six checkered divisions of the shield together with 
the fleurs-de-lis and coconut palm tree symbolize the campaigns
 of the organization in the European and Pacific Theaters during
 World War 11.  The fleurs-de-lis also commemorate the Meritorious
 Unit Commendation for service in Europe.  The historic construction
 mission is indicated by the white band across the shield to signify
 the cleared right of way in pole line construction.  The lightning
 flash represents the speed with which the organization facilitates 
lines of communication.



DISTINCTIVE INSIGNIA

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


The US Army Signal Corps dates to 1863, when the control of
 an unprecedented number of troops required more sophisticated 
communications services than those needed in earlier conflicts.
  Twentieth Century warfare further underscored the importance 
of dedicated, professional signal services, and the Signal Corps
 grew substantially during both the First and the Second World Wars.
  Today, Signal Battalions support Divisions in providing tactical
 signal needs, while other Signal Corps units provide strategic
 communications support to higher echelons and regional commands.