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310TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION
Distinctive Unit Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield divided per bend wavy yellow and green; on the yellow, a green fleur-de-lis; on the green, a gold color metal pruning knife.  Attached below the shield a gold color metal scroll inscribed JUSTICE TO ALL in black letters.

Symbolism
The colors yellow and green are used for Military Police.  The fleur-de-lis represents service in France and the pruning knife service in the Rhineland.  The wavy partition line symbolizes service along the Rhine River.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 17 January 1952.




Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Blazon
Per bend wavy Or and Vert, in chief a fleur-de-lis and in base a pruning knife counterchanged. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:  From a wreath Or and Vert, 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. JUSTITIA OMNIBUS (Justice To All).

Symbolism
The colors yellow and green are used for Military Police.  The fleur-de-lis represents service in France; the pruning knife service in the Rhineland.  The wavy partition line symbolizes service along the Rhine River. The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was approved for the 310th Military Police Battalion on 17 January 1952.  It was cancelled on 30 May 1972.  It was reinstated for the 310th Military Police Battalion on 10 December 1996.





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