Information derived from the U.S. Army Center of Military History, current as of 21 May 2008
DUI Symbolism
Purple and white are colors used for Civil Affairs. The angular gold diagonal stripe is a map symbol representing the Panama Canal Zone where the unit was activated as a Group. The Spanish colors red and gold indicate the Latin American orientation of the unit’s activities. The mural crown, a heraldic symbol of municipal authority, denotes the civil affairs operations and civic action functions of the unit. The scroll and quill pen represent the contingency planning aspects and together with the masoned battlements of the crown connote the combined political-military activities. The three projections at the top of the mural crown allude to the former numerical designation of the unit as the 3d Civil Affairs Group.
DUI Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 3d Civil Affairs Group on 10 March 1969. It was redesignated for the 98th Civil Affairs Battalion on 1 June 2007, with the description and symbolism updated.
Constituted 25 August 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 98th Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Military Government Group
Activated 26 August 1945 at the Presidio of Monterey, California
Inactivated 25 January 1949 in Korea
Consolidated 31 December 1989 with Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Civil Affairs Group (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit redesignated as the 98th Civil Affairs Group; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army
Redesignated 16 September 1992 as the 98th Civil Affairs Battalion
Activated 16 March 2008 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
ANNEX
Constituted 1 December 1967 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Civil Affairs Group
Activated 1 October 1968 in the Panama Canal Zone
Inactivated 31 December 1974 in the Panama Canal Zone
Campaign Participation Credit
None
Decorations
None