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334 Quartermaster Battalion

334 Quartermaster Battalion
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.

334 Quartermaster Battalion
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.