373 Quartermaster Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm)
in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:
Celeste, a mailed dexter fist Sable garnished Or,
grasping four lightning flashes of the last. Attached
below the shield is a light blue scroll inscribed "LIGHTNING
CARRIERS" in gold.
- Symbolism:
Buff/gold and light blue are the colors traditionally
used by Quartermaster units. The four lightning flashes
symbolize the unit’s campaigns, while the mailed
fist represents total military preparedness. Together
they suggest the unit’s motto "Lightning
Carriers".
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was authorized on 15 Aug 1997.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Celeste, a mailed dexter fist issuing from base
Proper, grasping four lightning flashes in saltire Buff.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of
the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and Celeste, 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:
LIGHTNING CARRIERS.
- Symbolism:
Shield: Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally
used by Quartermaster units. The four lightning flashes
symbolize the unit’s campaigns, while the mailed
fist represents total military preparedness. Together
they suggest the unit’s motto "Lightning
Carriers". Crest: The crest is that of the U.S.
Army Reserve.
- Background: The
coat of arms was authorized on 15 Aug 1997.
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