1 Maintenance Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
gold color metal and enamel device 31/31 (2.46cm) in
height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules,
a pale Or. Attached below the shield a gold scroll
inscribed "FIRST TO MAINTAIN" in red letters.
- Symbolism:
Crimson and yellow are colors traditionally associated
with the Ordnance Corps. The division of the shield is
representative of the numerical designation of the unit.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for
the 1st Ordnance Battalion in 21 Mar 1942. It was
approved for the 1st Maintenance Battalion on 23 Jun
1966. The insignia was amended on 8 Aug 1966 to change
the motto. On 11 Jan 1993, the distinctive unit insignia
was amended to revise the description and symbolism of
the design.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Gules, a pale Or. On a wreath of the colors Or
and Gules (Crimson), a sea lion affronté of the
first armed and langued of the second grasping in its
dexter paw a coconut palm branch stemmed Or leaved Vert
and in his sinister paw a pommé charged with two
triangles interlaced (Solomon's Seal) Or. Motto: FIRST
TO MAINTAIN
- Symbolism:
Shield: Crimson and yellow are colors traditionally
associated with the Ordnance Corps. The division of the
shield is representative of the numerical designation of
the unit. The sea lion alludes to the arms of the
President of the Philippines; it commemorates the action
in World War II for which the parent organization was
awarded the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. The
green roundel bearing the Seal of Solomon stands for the
Solomon Islands and refers to the parent unit's
participation in that campaign. The branch of coconut
palm stands for service on Luzon, the largest of the
Philippine Islands, which lead the world in the growing
of coconut. The palm is a symbol of military victory;
also, because of its extensive use for food, clothing
and shelter, it refers to the maintenance function of
the Battalion.
- Background: The
coat of arms was originally approved for the 1st
Ordnance Battalion on 21 Mar 1942. It was rescinded on
10 Oct 1955. The insignia was approved for the 1st
Maintenance Battalion and amended to add a crest and
change the motto on 14 Feb 1967. The coat of arms was
amended with blazon of the crest and symbolism revised
on 11 Jan 1993.
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