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[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.png|center|Coat of arms (crest) of | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Coat of Arms) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}dui.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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bendwise sinister blazoned: Per chevron Azure and Buff, all environed by a wreath of two palm trees Proper. | bendwise sinister blazoned: Per chevron Azure and Buff, all environed by a wreath of two palm trees Proper. | ||
Motto: | Motto: Strength - Support. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shield: Buff is used with blue for the Quartermaster Corps. The two grape leaves refer to the areas where the unit served in World War II -- the Rhineland and Northern France. | Shield: Buff is used with blue for the Quartermaster Corps. The two grape leaves refer to the areas where the unit served in World War II -- the Rhineland and Northern France. | ||
The dancetté partition line represents the mountainous terrain of Korea where the organization served during the War. The peaks are three in number in reference to the Battalion's three | The dancetté partition line represents the mountainous terrain of Korea where the organization served during the War. The peaks are three in number in reference to the Battalion's three | ||
unit awards for action in Korea. | unit awards for action in Korea. Crest: The dromedary symbolises desert support and resupply to the frontline troops. The cargo and shield symbolises the unit's former designations as a Quartermaster Battalion | ||
Crest: The dromedary symbolises desert support and resupply to the frontline troops. The cargo and shield symbolises the unit's former designations as a Quartermaster Battalion | |||
and as a Supply and Service Battalion. The Palm tree denote the unit's participation in Southwest Asia Desert Shield/Storm campaigns. | and as a Supply and Service Battalion. The Palm tree denote the unit's participation in Southwest Asia Desert Shield/Storm campaigns. | ||
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Redesignated for the 13th Support Battalion effective 16 October 1994. | Redesignated for the 13th Support Battalion effective 16 October 1994. | ||
[[Literature]]: | [[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons, further Information from the Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | ||
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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 1963]] |
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