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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Gules ( | Shield: Gules (Brick Red) a railroad track in bend Or, between the top of a castle tower with embattlements and an "A" frame of the like. <br> | ||
Crest: From a wreath Or and Gules (Brick Red, a hurst enclosed at base by a vol Argent, overall an arrowhead Or issuing six rays pileways of the third , all surmounted by three mullets in fess Azure. <br> | Crest: From a wreath Or and Gules (Brick Red), a hurst enclosed at base by a vol Argent, overall an arrowhead Or issuing six rays pileways of the third , all surmounted by three mullets in fess Azure. <br> | ||
Motto: Maxima potens (Great Power) | Motto: Maxima potens (Great Power) | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86) in height overall consisting of a yellow arrowhead surmounting a pair of silver wings conjoined in baes, with blue background arcing above and between the wings bearing six silver rays issuing from above; overall three blue stars horizontally. | Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86) in height overall consisting of a yellow arrowhead surmounting a pair of silver wings conjoined in baes, with blue background arcing above and between the wings bearing six silver rays issuing from above; overall three blue stars horizontally. | ||
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The arms were originally approved for the 765th Transportation Railway Shop Battalion on 29 January 1953. It was rescinded on 14 August 1964. The arms were reinstated and redesignated for the 765th Transportation Battalion on 23 April 1997. It was amended to include a crest on 20 August 1997. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 23 June 1966, it was amended to revise the the dscription and symbolism on 25 March 1988. | The arms were originally approved for the 765th Transportation Railway Shop Battalion on 29 January 1953. It was rescinded on 14 August 1964. The arms were reinstated and redesignated for the 765th Transportation Battalion on 23 April 1997. It was amended to include a crest on 20 August 1997. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 23 June 1966, it was amended to revise the the dscription and symbolism on 25 March 1988. | ||
[[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1953]] | [[Category:Granted 1953]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1966]] | [[Category:Granted 1966]] | ||