733rd Military Police Battalion, US Army

733RD MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, US ARMY

Official blazon

Shield: Sable in honor point, faint outlines of a horizon gray, a railroad bed of four tracks palewise in perspective to horizon, rising from nombril point a block system semaphore signal tower of four lights Or, illuminated Vert.
Crest: None
Motto: We keep the way clear

Origin/meaning

The control functions of the Battalion, are aptly and subtly illustrated in the implication of a clear track for all by means of the green railroad signals of the shield.

The arms were approved 15 October 1942 and rescinded 3 April 1958.

Literature: http://militarypoliceflagunits.com/

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