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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: <br> | Shield:Per fess embattled Buff and Celeste a Key ward up and sword hilt down saltirewise Argent, in chief a fleur-de-lis of the second fimbriated of the third. <br> | ||
Crest: <br> | Crest:That for regiments and separate battalions of the Army reserve:From a wreath Argent and Buff, 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. <br> | ||
Motto: | Motto:Key to Battle Support. | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description:A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in ehight overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Per fess embattled Buff and Celeste a Key ward up and sword hilt down saltirewise Argent, in chief a fleur-de-lis of the second fimbriated of the third. Attached above the shield a black scroll inscribed "KEY TO# and attached below the shield a black scroll doubled and inscribed "BATTLE SUPPORT" in silver. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Buff and Light Blue are the Colours of thew Quartermaster Corps. The crossed Key and Sword underscore the Battalion's Mission and Motto. The Battlements denote a strong defense4 and commemorate the Unit's campaigns during World War II in teh Rhineland and the European Theater. The Felur-de-Lis is for the campaigns in France. The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was both approved on 1 Septemebr 1997. | |||
[[Literature]]:Image from http://www.qmfound.com | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1997]] |
Latest revision as of 12:44, 6 August 2024
429TH QUARTERMASTER BATTALION, US ARMY
(Coat of Arms) |
(Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield:Per fess embattled Buff and Celeste a Key ward up and sword hilt down saltirewise Argent, in chief a fleur-de-lis of the second fimbriated of the third.
Crest:That for regiments and separate battalions of the Army reserve:From a wreath Argent and Buff, 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:Key to Battle Support.
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description:A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in ehight overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Per fess embattled Buff and Celeste a Key ward up and sword hilt down saltirewise Argent, in chief a fleur-de-lis of the second fimbriated of the third. Attached above the shield a black scroll inscribed "KEY TO# and attached below the shield a black scroll doubled and inscribed "BATTLE SUPPORT" in silver.
Origin/meaning
Buff and Light Blue are the Colours of thew Quartermaster Corps. The crossed Key and Sword underscore the Battalion's Mission and Motto. The Battlements denote a strong defense4 and commemorate the Unit's campaigns during World War II in teh Rhineland and the European Theater. The Felur-de-Lis is for the campaigns in France. The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was both approved on 1 Septemebr 1997.
Literature:Image from http://www.qmfound.com
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