915th Support Battalion, US Army

915TH SUPPORT BATTALION, US ARMY

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Per fess Gules and Purpure, on a fess Or a stylized writing pen of the second and a sword Sable saltirewise points up, debruised by a pale of the third surmounted by another of the fourth bearing a horseshoe nail point down; on either side in chief a demi-horse couped rampant and respectant, in base the Greek letters alpha and Omega of the second.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Gules, the Lexington Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, Sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto: For want of a nail.

Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in hieght overall consisting of a shiled blazoned: Per fess Gules and Purpure, on a fess Or a stylized writing pen of the second and a sword Sable saltirewise points up, debruised by a pale of the third surmounted by another of the fourth bearing a horseshoe nail point down; on either side in chief a demi-horse couped rampant and respectant, in base the Greek letters Alpha and Omega of the second. Attached around the bottom and side of the shield is a Black scroll inscribed "FOR WANT OF A NAIL" in Gold letters.