13th Support Battalion, US Army: Difference between revisions
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shield: Buff is used with blue for the Quartermaster Corps. The two grape leaves refer to the areas where the unit served in World War II -- the Rhineland and Northern France. | |||
The dancetté partition line represents the mountainous terrain of Korea where the organization served during the War. The peaks are three in number in reference to the Battalion's three | |||
unit awards for action in Korea. | |||
Crest: The dromedary symbolises desert support and resupply to the frontline troops. The cargo and shield symbolises the unit's former designations as a Quartermaster Battalion | |||
and as a Supply and Service Battalion. The Palm tree denote the unit's participation in Southwest Asia Desert Shield/Storm campaigns. | |||
Approved (Shield) orignaly authorized 12 July 1963 for the 13th Quartermaster Battalion, redesignated on 9 August 1966 for the 13th Supply and Service Battalion. | |||
Redesignated for the 13th Support Battalion effective 16 October 1994. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] |