394 Quartermaster Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
gold color metal and enamel insignia 1 1/8 inches (2.86
cm) in height overall, consisting of a gold wreath
bearing a turnstile, scarlet with gold nail heads and
three blue bars, all above a gold scroll inscribed "IN
SUPPORT" in black letters.
- Symbolism: The
distinctive wreath of the olive branches is taken from
the arms of the City of Reims where the Battalion was
stationed in World War II. The olive branches also
allude to the subsequent signing of the Peace Treaty
with the Third Reich at Reims. The turnstile symbolizes
control of entrance and exit. It refers to the
Battalion's war service in administering and operating a
Prisoner of War stockade at Reims.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on 21 December
1964. It was amended to revise the description on 19
June 1989.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Per fess Azure (Celestial) and Or, in chief
olive branches (as depicted on the coat of arms of
Reims, France) Or in base a turnstile Gules clove of the
second with cross bars of the first. Crest: That for the
regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:
On a wreath of the colors (Or and Azure) 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: IN SUPPORT.
- Symbolism:
Shield: The distinctive wreath of the olive branches is
taken from the arms of the City of Reims where the
Battalion was stationed in World War II. The olive
branches also allude to the subsequent signing of the
Peace Treaty with the Third Reich at Reims. The
turnstile symbolizes control of entrance and exit. It
refers to the Battalion's war service in administering
and operating a Prisoner of War stockade at Reims.
Crest: The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.
- Background: The
coat of arms was approved on 21 December 1964.
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