92nd Chemical Battalion, US Army

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92ND CHEMICAL BATTALION, US ARMY

Coat of arms (crest) of 92nd Chemical Battalion, US Army

(Coat of Arms)
Coat of arms (crest) of 92nd Chemical Battalion, US Army

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Azure , a wyvern erect Or, armed. langued and barbed Gules and gorged with a collar , of the like charged with a fleur-de-lis Argent and holding in sinister talon a sword palewise, hilt Gold and blade Argent and theron a pale wavy of the field.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: on a wreath of the colors (Or and Azure) the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The Statue of the Lexington Minute Man , Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington. Massachusetts.
Motto: Hide behind Me.

Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A gold color metal an enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a blue benzene ring shaped shield bearing a gold wyvern with red tounge, tail, barb claws , and coller, the coller bearing a white fleur-de-lis, and holding a gold hilted sword with white blade bearing a blue vertical wavy bar, attched below a gold scroll inscribed "HIDE BEHIND ME" in blue letters.

Origin/meaning

The Wyvern, a two-legged Dragon, is by virtue of its ability to breath fire, smoke and gas, a symbol of the Chemical Corps mission. The Collar charge with the fleur-de-lis and the sword with a wavy pale represents the Unit's Participation in World War II Campaigns in France and the Rhineland.

The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia, was both approved on 7 November 1985.

Literature: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.


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