413 Quartermaster Battalion
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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.
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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.
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