198th Signal Battalion ( United States ) The 198th Signal Battalion is a battalion in the Delaware Army National Guard . It is also known as the First Delaware . History . The 1st Delaware Regiment was raised on 9 December 1775 for service with the continental army under the command of Colonel John Haslet . The regiment would see action during the New York Campaign , Battle of Trenton , Battle of Princeton , Battle of Brandywine , Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Guilford Court House . The regiment was furloughed on 17 January 1783 at Christiana Bridge , Delaware and disbanded on 15 November 1783 . Lineage . Constituted 9 December 1775 in the Continental Army as the Delaware Regiment ( also Known as Haslet ' s Regiment ) Organised during January – March 1776 for one year ' s service to consist of the following companies under the command of Colonel John Haslet - Mustered into Continental service 11 – 12 April 1776 at Dover and Lewiston . Reorganized 12 December 1776 - 1 March 1777 as Colonel David Hall ' s Regiment as Follows - Reorganized September 1780 from new and existing companies as follows - Mustered out of Continental service 3 November 1783 at Christiana Bridge . Reorganized in Delaware as follows - Mustered into Federal service for the War of 1812 as follows - ( 1st Company , Light Infantry , 8th Regiment , reorganized 6 March 1827 as the 1st Company of Light Infantry , 1st Battalion ) . Reorganized from 1849 - 1861 as independent companies as follows - Reorganized 2 – 22 May 1861 as the 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry Regiment and mustered into Federal service at Wilmington ; mustered out of Federal service 2 – 26 August 1861 . Reorganized 10 September - 19 October 1861 and Mustered into Federal service for 3 Years at Wilmington ; Mustered out of federal service 12 July 1865 near Munson ' s Hill , Virginia . ( Organized Militia of Delaware redesignated 17 April 1885 as the Delaware National Guard ) . ( Companies of the 1st and 2nd Battalions transferred in October 1917 to the 3rd Battalion , 114th Infantry Regiment ( United States ) , and other units of the 29th Infantry Division ( United States ) . Former elements of the 1st Infantry Regiment , Delaware National guard , reorganized as follows - ( 1st Separate Battalion , Coast Artillery reorganized and Federally recognized 16 November 1920 - Separate lineage ) Inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at Wilmington . ( 3rd Battalion organized 1 January 1943 while in Federal service ) . after 1 March 1944 the above units underwent changes as follows - after 10 October 1949 the above units underwent changes as follows - A gold color metal and enamel insignia 1 1 / 16 inches ( 2 . 70 cm ) in height overall consisting of the shield and motto of the coat of arms . The shield is white , the old color of Infantry . The eleven mullets represent the eleven battles and campaigns in which the organization served during the Civil War , and the red fleur - de - lis is for World War I service . The red is also the color of the Coast Artillery . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 198th Coast Artillery on 13 Jun 1934 . It was redesignated for the 736th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 26 Jan 1951 . On 6 Apr 1961 , the insignia was redesignated for 198th Artillery . The distinctive unit insignia was redesignated for the 198th Signal Battalion on 19 Oct 1978 . Argent , a fleur - de - lis Gules ; on a chief Azure eleven mullets , five and six , Or . That for the regiments and separate battalion of the Delaware National Guard : On a wreath of the colors , Argent and Gules , a griffin ' s head erased Azure eared and beaked Or , langued Gules , collared Sable , fimbriated Argent and thereon three plates . Coat of arms . Blazon . Motto FIRST REGIMENT OF FIRST STATE Symbolism . The shield is white , the old color of Infantry . The eleven mullets represent the eleven battles and campaigns in which the organization served during the Civil War , and the red fleur - de - lis is for World War I service . The red is also the color of the Coast Artillery . Background . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 198th Coast Artillery on 19 Jun 1933 . It was redesignated for the 736th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 26 Jan 1951 . On 6 Apr 1961 , the insignia was redesignated for 198th Artillery . The coat of arms was redesignated for the 198th Signal Battalion on 19 Oct 1978 . Campaign streamers . Revolutionary War War of 1812 Civil War World War I World War II Decorations . none