319TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per pale Azure (Oriental Blue) and Or, a Korean temple counterchanged, a foot per cross Argent and Sable. Attached below the shield is a Gold scroll inscribed "HOSTEM COGERE" in Black letters.
Oriental blue is one of the colors used for Military Intelligence units; gold is symbolic of knowledge and insight. The Korean temple represents the unit's decoration and battle service in the Pacific area. The black and white quartered base is taken from the Arms of the City of Bad Schwalbach, Germany, where the organization was activated.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 16 October 1959. It was amended to change the color of the shield on 12 February 1982.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Per pale Azure (Oriental Blue) and Or, a Korean temple counterchanged, a foot per cross Argent and Sable.
Crest
None.
Motto
HOSTEM COGERE (Confine The Enemy).
Shield
Oriental blue is one of the colors used for Military Intelligence units; gold is symbolic of knowledge and insight. The Korean temple represents the unit's decoration and battle service in the Pacific area. The black and white quartered base is taken from the Arms of the City of Bad Schwalbach, Germany, where the organization was activated.
Crest
None.
The coat of arms was approved on 16 October 1959. It was amended to change the color of the shield and the English translation of the motto on 12 February 1982.