244 Quartermaster Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches
(2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield
blazoned: Buff, a wheel Argent between dexter and
sinister flanks Vert and Gules, on a chief enhanced
Azure a chain of three links fesswise of the second
attached below the shield a silver scroll inscribed "SI
NON POTESTIS POSSUMUS" in black letters.
- Symbolism: Buff
and blue are the colors used for the Quartermaster
Corps. The wheel and chain (supply and support) are
graphic representations of their function. The colors
green and red allude to the unit's two decorations
(French Croix de Guerre and Meritorious Unit
Commendation). The three links symbolize the three
battle honors awarded the unit in World War II.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved 10 Apr 1964.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Buff, a wheel Argent between dexter and sinister
flanks Vert and Gules, on a chief enhanced Azure a chain
of three links fesswise of the second. Motto: SI NON
POTESTIS, POSSUMUS (If You Can't, We Can).
- Symbolism: Buff
and blue are the colors used for the Quartermaster
Corps. The wheel and chain (supply and support) are
graphic representations of their function. The colors
green and red allude to the unit's two decorations
(French Croix de Guerre and Meritorious Unit
Commendation). The three links symbolize the three
battle honors awarded the unit in World War II.
- Background: The
coat of arms was approved on 10 Apr 1964.
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