464th Chemical Brigade, US Army

464TH CHEMICAL BRIGADE, US ARMY

History: The Brigade was an Army Reserve Unit, active February 1972 to September 2008.

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a rectangle arced at top and bottom with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) cobalt blue border 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height and 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width overall, with the background divided saltirewise cobalt blue at sides and golden yellow at top and bottom, fourteen droplets four, three and three, and four counterchanged.

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of four cobalt blue drops per cross within a cobalt blue benzene ring below a gold rising demi-sun all above a cobalt blue scroll doubled gold and terminating at the sun, inscribed “WE SERVE IN SILENCE” in gold letters.

Origin/meaning

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Cobalt blue and golden yellow are the colors traditionally associated with the Chemical Corps. The saltire connotes strength and support. The droplets characterize a common method of dispersing chemicals. They also recall the unit designation, four blue at top, six golden yellow in center and four blue at bottom.

Distinctive Unit Insignia: Cobalt blue and golden yellow (gold) are the colors used for the Chemical Corps. The sun, symbol of energy and authority, and the benzene ring represent the overall mission and unit capabilities. The number of drops refer to the four main chemical reactions. The drops simulate water which allude to the unit’s present location, Johnstown, PA, known for its many disastrous floods.

The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 20 November 1987. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 464th Chemical Group on 25 February 1974. It was redesignated for the 464th Chemical Brigade on 4 June 1987. The insignia was amended to update the symbolism on 20 November 1987.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. DUI Image and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army

US heraldry portal

This page is part of the US heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
US heraldry: National arms Arms of States Arms of Counties Arms of cities and towns American Samoa Guam Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Collector's items from the USA Heraldic postcards Heraldic literature of the USA Total pages in the US section : 20,597	Ecclesiastical Heraldry of the USA: Ecclesiastical heraldry Roman Catholic Church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Ruthenian Catholic Church Catholic Basilicas Episcopal Church Other Churches Military Heraldry: Military heraldry of the United States US Army heraldry US Navy heraldry US Air Force heraldry US Marine Corps heraldry US Space Force heraldry US National Guard heraldry US Coast Guard heraldry US State Military heraldry US Reserve Officer Training Corps and Cadets heraldry

Contact and Support

Partners:

Your logo here ?
Contact us