505th Quartermaster Battalion, US Army: Difference between revisions

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505TH QUARTERMASTER BATTALION, US ARMY

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield:Buff, three chevronels Sable, overall a double-warded key bow to base Or, bow detailed Celeste.
Crest:On a wreath of the colors Or and Buff a double-turreted castle tower Proper charged with a fleur-de-lis Or.
Motto:PROUD TO PUMP.

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned:Buff, three chevronels Sable, overall a double-warded key bow to base Or, bow detailed Celeste. Above the shield a black scroll inscribed "PROUD TO PUMP" in gold.

Origin/meaning

Coat of Arms:Shield:Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally associated with Quartermaster units. Black alludes to oil and the unit's primary mission, supply and operating the petroleum pipeline in Okinawa. The chevronels represent support and connote movement. The key refers to supply. The bow bears a stylized chrysanthemum, adapted from the Imperial Seal of Japan, and signifies the unit's location. Crest:The turreted castle tower and the fleur-de-lis allude to the unit's two campaigns; the castle tower to the Rhineland and the fleur-de-lis to Northern France.

Distinctive Unit Insignia:Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally associated with Quartermaster units. Black alludes to oil and the unit's primary mission, supply and operating the petroleum pipeline in Okinawa. The chevronels represent support and connote movement. The key refers to supply. The bow bears a stylized chrysanthemum, adapted from the Imperial Seal of Japan, and signifies the unit's location.

The arms were authorized on 8 June 1988. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 2 June 1988.

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

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 ===Official blazon===
-Shield: Buff, three chevronels Sable, overall a double-warded key bow to base Or, bow detailed Celeste.<br>
+Shield:Buff, three chevronels Sable, overall a double-warded key bow to base Or, bow detailed Celeste.<br>
-Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Buff a double-turreted castle tower Proper charged with a fleur-de-lis Or.<br>
+Crest:On a wreath of the colors Or and Buff a double-turreted castle tower Proper charged with a fleur-de-lis Or.<br>
-Motto: PROUD TO PUMP.
+Motto:PROUD TO PUMP.
-Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Buff, three chevronels Sable, overall a double-warded key bow to base Or, bow detailed Celeste. Above the shield a black scroll inscribed "PROUD TO PUMP" in gold.
+Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned:Buff, three chevronels Sable, overall a double-warded key bow to base Or, bow detailed Celeste. Above the shield a black scroll inscribed "PROUD TO PUMP" in gold.
 ===Origin/meaning===
-Coat of Arms: Shield: Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally associated with Quartermaster units. Black alludes to oil and the unit's primary mission, supply and operating the petroleum pipeline in Okinawa. The chevronels represent support and connote movement. The key refers to supply. The bow bears a stylized chrysanthemum, adapted from the Imperial Seal of Japan, and signifies the unit's location. Crest: The turreted castle tower and the fleur-de-lis allude to the unit's two campaigns; the castle tower to the Rhineland and the fleur-de-lis to Northern France.
+Coat of Arms:Shield:Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally associated with Quartermaster units. Black alludes to oil and the unit's primary mission, supply and operating the petroleum pipeline in Okinawa. The chevronels represent support and connote movement. The key refers to supply. The bow bears a stylized chrysanthemum, adapted from the Imperial Seal of Japan, and signifies the unit's location. Crest:The turreted castle tower and the fleur-de-lis allude to the unit's two campaigns; the castle tower to the Rhineland and the fleur-de-lis to Northern France.
-Distinctive Unit Insignia: Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally associated with Quartermaster units. Black alludes to oil and the unit's primary mission, supply and operating the petroleum pipeline in Okinawa. The chevronels represent support and connote movement. The key refers to supply. The bow bears a stylized chrysanthemum, adapted from the Imperial Seal of Japan, and signifies the unit's location.
+Distinctive Unit Insignia:Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally associated with Quartermaster units. Black alludes to oil and the unit's primary mission, supply and operating the petroleum pipeline in Okinawa. The chevronels represent support and connote movement. The key refers to supply. The bow bears a stylized chrysanthemum, adapted from the Imperial Seal of Japan, and signifies the unit's location.
-The Coat of Arms was authorized on 8 June 1988. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 2 June 1988.
+The arms were authorized on 8 June 1988. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 2 June 1988.
+[[Literature]]:Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}}
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-[[Literature]]: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
 [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]]
-[[Category: Army heraldry]]
+[[Category:Army heraldry]]
 [[Category:Granted 1988]]