443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, US Army

443RD CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION, US ARMY

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Purpure, a scroll and sword saltirewise Argent grip garnished Gules interlaced with a laurel wreath Vert tied with a ribband of the third.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and Purpure, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, Sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto: COORDINATION FOR SUCCESS

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Purpure, a scroll and sword saltirewise Argent interlaced with a laurel wreath Vert tied with a ribband Gules. Arced at the top of the shield a purple scroll inscribed "COORDINATION" and at bottom of the shield a purple scroll doubled and inscribed "FOR SUCCESS" in silver.

Origin/meaning

Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs organizations. The scroll and sword depict the civil and military aspects of the unit's mission and are crossed to suggest strength. The laurel wreath is symbolic of achievement and reflects the unit's motto.

The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 6 August 1993. Literature: Coat of Arms image from Olompvo on Pinterest, DUI Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.