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|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) | |||
|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Shoulder Loop Insignia) | |||
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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''':United States[[File:Usa.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
|Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: A purple shield-shaped device with chevron shaped scroll attached above the shield, edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border, the overall dimensions 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height and 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in width, on the shield a yellow open book surmounted by a stylized pair of white dividers. On a purple scroll, the inscription “MANUAL ARTS” in white letters 5/16 inch (.79 cm) in height. | |||
Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel insignia 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield divided horizontally into two equal halves gray over purple, the lower half bearing a gold demi-sun in splendor surmounted by a gold bear on a green mound. Attached below the shield an arced gray scroll inscribed “LOS ANGELES USD” in gold letters. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved 11 March 1975. The Shoulder Loop Insignia was originally approved 20 November 1931. It was amended on 10 May 1976 to add a Motto Scroll. | The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved 11 March 1975. The Shoulder Loop Insignia was originally approved 20 November 1931. It was amended on 10 May 1976 to add a Motto Scroll. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
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{{us}} | {{us}} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1931]] | [[Category:Granted 1931]] | ||
[[ | [[Category:Granted 1975]] |