40_Support_Battalion_DUI.jpg
Summary
Description 40 Support Battalion DUI.jpg |
English:
Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules (Brick Red) on a fess wavy Argent between a key fesswise, wards downward Or and in base a wheel of the like a barrulet wavy Azure. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “FORWARD WITH THE BEST” in Brick Red letters. Symbolism Buff (yellow) and brick red are the colors traditionally associated with Supply and Transport, the branch of the original unit. The key refers to the Battalion’s basic mission; the wheel alludes to transport, one of the functions of the former organization. The two wavy bands, representative of water, symbolize service in the Philippines during World War II and in Korea by elements of the former organization. Background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 40th Supply and Transport Battalion on 7 June 1978. It was redesignated for the 40th Support Battalion with the description and symbolism revised effective 1 June 1987. The insignia was revised to change the motto on 10 May 1990. It was amended to correct the description on 18 August 2010. |
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Source | http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=7069 |
Author | Institute of Heraldry |
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Title 18, United States Code, Section 704
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[2]
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