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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per bend Or and Brick Red, upon a railroad track from center sinister fess to base throughout counterchanged a steam railroad engine affronté, irradiated of the last, on the second a semaphore of the first, arm to base, illuminated Vert.<br> | Shield:Per bend Or and Brick Red, upon a railroad track from center sinister fess to base throughout counterchanged a steam railroad engine affronté, irradiated of the last, on the second a semaphore of the first, arm to base, illuminated Vert.<br> | ||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Brick Red, 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> | Crest:That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:From a wreath Or and Brick Red, 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: SUNSET ROUTE TO VICTORY. | Motto:SUNSET ROUTE TO VICTORY. | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per bend Or and Brick Red, upon a railroad track from center sinister fess to base throughout counterchanged a steam railroad engine affronté, irradiated of the last, on the second a semaphore of the first, arm to base, illuminated Vert. Attached below the shield a Brick Red scroll inscribed "SUNSET ROUTE TO VICTORY" in Gold letters. | Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Per bend Or and Brick Red, upon a railroad track from center sinister fess to base throughout counterchanged a steam railroad engine affronté, irradiated of the last, on the second a semaphore of the first, arm to base, illuminated Vert. Attached below the shield a Brick Red scroll inscribed "SUNSET ROUTE TO VICTORY" in Gold letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms were originally approved for the 719th Railway Operating Battalion on 24 February 1943. It was redesignated for the 719th Transportation Battalion on 8 July 1954. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 719th Railway Operating Battalion on 24 February 1943. It was redesignated for the 719th Transportation Battalion on 8 July 1954. | The arms were originally approved for the 719th Railway Operating Battalion on 24 February 1943. It was redesignated for the 719th Transportation Battalion on 8 July 1954. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 719th Railway Operating Battalion on 24 February 1943. It was redesignated for the 719th Transportation Battalion on 8 July 1954. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons and from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | [[Literature]]:Image from Wikimedia Commons and from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | ||
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