A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a gold fleur-de-lis placed on a trilobate shape divided vertically into black and red areas with a white star between each branch arm, and the tail arms of the fleur-de-lis, and a white fusil radiating outwards between the top of each of the branch arms and the main stem of the fleur-de-lis.
The gold fleur-de-lis represents activities in France. The combination of black, red and gold alludes to the national colors of Germany, while the black and gold allude to the state of Baden-Wurtemburg, the red and white to the state of Hessen, and the black, red and gold again to the state of Rhineland-Pfalz. The black, gold and red colors also represent Belgium. The two white stars are symbolic of the two Campaign Participation Credits earned by the Battalion, i.e., Rhineland and Central Europe; as well as the Battalion's activities in Europe and the Far East. The two white fusils are symbolic of radio waves (impulses).
The distinctive unit was approved on 23 August 1966.