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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Colours are those of Transportation Units. The gyrons represents unity of purpose of the organization, while the pheons are symbolic of the dexterity and nimbleness of wit of personnel of the organization in the perfomance of their duties. The pheons, the eight gyrons, and the four quarters of the shield suggests the numerical designation of the Battlion.


The Coat of Arms was approved for the 784th Port Battalion on 23 February 1943. It was cancelled on 13 September 1976. The Coat of Arms was reinstated and redesignated for the 484th Transportation Battalion with the motto changed on 8 October 1996. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 29 December 1970.


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