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413 Quartermaster Battalion

413 Quartermaster Battalion
Unit Insignia

  • Description: On a gold color metal heraldic rose 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall a black two-headed eagle displayed. Attached below the rose, a gold color metal scroll inscribed "LOOK TO US" in black letters.
  • Symbolism: The rose denotes England, where the unit was activated; the double-headed eagle refers to Austria, where the unit was inactivated during World War II.
  • Background: The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 413th Quartermaster Battalion, Army Reserve on 1 March 1965. It was redesignated for the 413th Supply and Service Battalion, Army Reserve on 21 March 1969. The insignia was redesignated effective 16 September 1996, for the 413th Quartermaster Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve.

413 Quartermaster Battalion
Coat of Arms

  • Description: Shield: Per bend wavy Azure and Or, in chief a heraldic rose of the second garnished of the first, in base a two-headed eagle displayed Sable. Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath 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: LOOK TO US.
  • Symbolism: Shield: The rose denotes England, where the unit was activated; the double-headed eagle refers to Austria, where the unit was inactivated during World War II. The colors blue and gold are those of the ancient arms of France, and the wavy diagonal line alludes to the Rhine River. The two divisions of the shield are used to refer to the two battle participation honors awarded the unit: Northern France and Rhineland. Crest: The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.
  • Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 413th Quartermaster Battalion, Army Reserve on 7 December 1964. It was cancelled on 21 March 1969. The coat of arms was reinstated effective 16 September 1996.