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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Tierced in pairle Sable, Gules and Azure, a globe gridlined Or voided of the field, two spears saltirewise with wooden shafts Proper with points up of the fourth, issuant in chief a demi-roundel Argent theron a howling wolf Proper.<br> | Shield:Tierced in pairle Sable, Gules and Azure, a globe gridlined Or voided of the field, two spears saltirewise with wooden shafts Proper with points up of the fourth, issuant in chief a demi-roundel Argent theron a howling wolf Proper.<br> | ||
Crest: None.<br> | Crest:None.<br> | ||
Motto: Vigilant prospectors. | Motto:Vigilant prospectors. | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Gold color metala nd enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Tierced in pairle Sable, Gules and Azure, a globe gridlined Or voided of the field, two spears saltirewise with wooden shafts Proper with points up of the fourth, issuant in chief a demi-roundel Argent theron a howling wolf Proper. Attached around the bottom of the shield is a Black scroll doubled and inscribed with "VIGILANT PROSPECTORS" in Gold letters. | Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description:A Gold color metala nd enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Tierced in pairle Sable, Gules and Azure, a globe gridlined Or voided of the field, two spears saltirewise with wooden shafts Proper with points up of the fourth, issuant in chief a demi-roundel Argent theron a howling wolf Proper. Attached around the bottom of the shield is a Black scroll doubled and inscribed with "VIGILANT PROSPECTORS" in Gold letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was both approved on 30 April 2009. | The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was both approved on 30 April 2009. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images and further Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]:Images and further Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:27, 10 August 2024
904TH SUPPORT BATTALION, US ARMY
 (Coat of Arms) |
 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield:Tierced in pairle Sable, Gules and Azure, a globe gridlined Or voided of the field, two spears saltirewise with wooden shafts Proper with points up of the fourth, issuant in chief a demi-roundel Argent theron a howling wolf Proper.
Crest:None.
Motto:Vigilant prospectors.
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description:A Gold color metala nd enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Tierced in pairle Sable, Gules and Azure, a globe gridlined Or voided of the field, two spears saltirewise with wooden shafts Proper with points up of the fourth, issuant in chief a demi-roundel Argent theron a howling wolf Proper. Attached around the bottom of the shield is a Black scroll doubled and inscribed with "VIGILANT PROSPECTORS" in Gold letters.
Origin/meaning
Red, Blue and White are the US National Colours and also thoseof the Army Materiel Command. The Globe indicates the Worldwide mission. The Howling Wolf symbolises the National Training Center, located in the Mojave Desert in California. Which is the Home of the Battalion. The Crossed Spears represent Teamwork, Military Readiness and might in Wartime Conflict and Peacetime Missions.
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was both approved on 30 April 2009.
Literature:Images and further Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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