380th Replacement Battalion, US Army
380TH REPLACEMENT BATTALION, US ARMY
Official blazon
Shield: Gules, on a pale wavy Or a pine tree Vert between in dexter a tower and a fleur-de-lis in sinister Argent; on a chief wavy Azure issuing from base a mountain yellow charged with a wavy barrulet blue and snow-capped White.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Gules, 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: PRIDE AND ACHIEVEMENT.
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in width consisting of a blue and white snow-capped mountain above a dark blue horizontal wavy bar all above a gold field and centered thereon overall a green evergreen tree between a red castle tower at left and a red fleur-de-lis at right; all below the mountain enclosed by a dark blue wavy scroll inscribed “PRIDE AND ACHIEVEMENT” in gold.
Origin/meaning
Shield: The mountain and evergreen tree represent the unit’s location in the state of Washington. These two elements also allude to the “heights” of achievement as suggested by the unit’s motto. The dark blue wavy bar in the mountain’s base is for the great water areas of the Pacific Northwest. The tower and the fleur-de-lis symbolize the unit’s World War II campaign participation in the European theater. Dark blue and red are the colors of the Adjutant General’s Corps; gold is for excellence.
Distinctive Unit Insignia: The mountain and evergreen tree represent the unit’s location in the state of Washington. These two elements also allude to the “heights” of achievement as suggested by the unit’s motto. The dark blue wavy bar in the mountain’s base is for the great water areas of the Pacific Northwest. The tower and the fleur-de-lis symbolize the unit’s World War II campaign participation in the European theater. Dark blue and red are the colors of the Adjutant General’s Corps; gold is for excellence.
The coat of arms was approved on 17 December 1996. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 380th Personnel and Administration Battalion on 20 May 1985. It was redesignated for the 380th Replacement Battalion on 17 December 1996.
Literature: Image from Olompvo on Pinterest. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army
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