When is National Yellow Bat Day?
Friday April 21stNational Yellow Bat Day is April 21st, and the National Yellow Bat Day is commemorated. The Army's 265th Army Security Agency Company (Airborne) with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was activated on this day in 1967.
The official insignia of the 265th is a bat with outstretched wings on a full moon, with the motto Through the Night Below. Due to its nocturnal appearance, the bat symbolizes mystery and secrecy. The Army Security Agency Battalion's intelligence services are ably represented by the bat in this respect.
The troops painted all the military vehicles and equipment with a yellow bat before deploying. The symbol made the unit clearly visible from a distance and assisted in identifying all unit components.
They deployed to Vietnam with the designation 265th Radio Research Company (Airborne) on November 19th of the same year to provide intelligence to the 101st Airborne Division's 101st Airborne Division. They soon learned of the North Vietnamese campaign after arriving a few weeks ahead of the Viet Cong Tet Offensive. However, few commanders would believe the intelligence.
