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|align="center"|[[File:55th Personnel Service Battalion, US Army.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br> (Coat of Arms) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:55th Personnel Service Battalion, US Army1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per fess embattled Azure and Or, a lion passant of the like, in base a stylized fleur-de-lis Gules | Shield: Per fess embattled Azure and Or, a lion passant of the like, in base a stylized fleur-de-lis Gules and Azure<br> | ||
Crest: From a wreath Or and Azure two swords saltirewise surmounted by a | Crest: From a wreath Or and Azure two swords saltirewise surmounted by a sword in pale points up Or, overall a Taeguk bearing a billet Argent<br> | ||
Motto: Always there in support<br> | Motto: Always there in support<br> | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess embattled Azure and Or, a lion passant in base a stylized fleur-de-lis Gules and Azure. Attached around the bottom and sides a Red scroll inscribed "ALWAYS THERE IN SUPPORT". | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
{{ | Dark blue and scarlet are the colors traditionally associated with the Adjutant's General Corps. The lion, battlements and fleur-de-lis commemorates the unit's campaign credits<br> | ||
and baptism of fire in World War II in Europe. The fleur-de-lis with an arrowhead symbolizes the campaign in Southern France. The lion symbolizes Rome. <br> | |||
The battlements underscore strong support and defence and reflect the castles of Central Europe. The Three Swords in the Crest symbolizes the three Korean War decorations. <br> | |||
The Taeguk is a symbol of Korea and the bilett symbolizes personnel records and the Battalion's processing of information. The arms were approved on 13 February 1995, <br> | |||
it was amended to add the symbolism of the Crest on 5 November 2001. The Distictive Umit Insignia was approved on 13 February 1995. | |||
[[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1995]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 2001]] |