31ST TRANSPORTATION BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
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A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield rounded at bottom blazoned: Per bend Gules (Brick Red) and Azure (Light Blue) in fess an armored vehicle Sable and Or carrying a winged wheel of the last detailed of the third. Attached below and to the sides of the shield is a Gold scroll inscribed MOTUS EST VIRTUS in Black letters.
The colors brick red and golden yellow are used for the Transportation Corps. The light blue symbolizes the units assignment to provide mobility to the Infantry Division. The armored vehicle and winged wheel refer to the type of vehicle used and the mobility function. The motto is based on the Chief of Staffs description of the mission of the Transportation Corps and translates to Mobility is Power.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 21 November 1958.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Per bend Gules (Brick Red) and Azure (Light Blue) in fess an armored vehicle Sable and Or carrying a winged wheel of the last detailed of the third.
Crest
None.
Motto
MOTUS EST VIRTUS (Mobility Is Power).
Shield
The colors brick red and golden yellow are used for the Transportation Corps. The light blue symbolizes the units assignment to provide mobility to the Infantry Division.
Crest
None.
The coat of arms was approved on 21 November 1958.