334 Quartermaster Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
silver color metal and enamel shield 1 1/8 inches (2.86
cm) in height overall blazoned: Buff, two tilting-spears
flory saltirewise Or points up between two gutte de poix
in fess overall a pale Celeste (Light Blue), enclosed at
the bottom by a black scroll "FUELING THE FIGHT"
in silver.
- Symbolism: Buff
and light blue are the colors traditionally used by
Quartermaster units. The light blue pale refers to the
Rhineland and Central Europe. The flory symbolizes the
campaign in Ardennes-Alsace. The gutte de poix symbolize
petroleum functions of the unit. The tilting-spears
represent military strength and readiness.
- Background: The
insignia was approved on 2 Jun 1998.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Buff, two tilting-spears butts flory saltirewise
Argent between two gutte de poix in fess, overall a pale
Celeste. Crest: That for the regiments and separate
battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and
Buff, 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. Motto:
FUELING THE FIGHT.
- Symbolism:
Shield: Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally
used by Quartermaster units. The light blue pale refers
to the Rhineland and Central Europe. The flory
symbolizes the campaign in Ardennes-Alsace. The gutte de
poix symbolize petroleum functions of the unit. The
tilting-spears represent military strength and
readiness. Crest: The crest is that of the U.S. Army
Reserve.
- Background: The
insignia was approved on 2 Jun 1998.
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