923D SUPPORT BATTALION
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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 blazoned as follows:  Or an arrow issuant from base per pale Gules and Azure, surmounted by an arrow issuant from point Argent, overall in base a firm joint caliper, head up, interlaced from base by an outside spring caliper of the first, on a chief Sable a civil war era cannon, below the muzzle six stacked cannonballs, all Or.  Attached to the shield a Black tripartite scroll inscribed VICTORIAM PER INDUSTRIAM in Gold letters.

Symbolism
Scarlet and buff (gold) are the colors used for Support units.  The white, scarlet and blue arrows represent the parent command, Army Materiel Command.  The merging of the arrows towards the cannon symbolizes the combined efforts of the Army and industry to produce the best arms and equipment for troops.  The entwined calipers further allude to this coordinated support and the advanced engineering which is inherent to maintain a strong and effective military force.  The cannon and stacked cannonballs represent the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan, where the Battalion is located.  The motto translates to Victory Through Industry.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 18 June 2014.  It was amended to correct the description on 2 October 2014.




Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Or (Buff) an arrow issuant from base per pale Gules and Azure, surmounted by an arrow issuant from point Argent, overall in base a firm joint caliper, head up, interlaced from base by an outside spring caliper of the first, on a chief Sable a civil war era cannon, below the muzzle six stacked cannonballs, all Or (Buff).

Crest

None.

Motto

VICTORIAM PER INDUSTRIAM (Victory Through Industry).

Symbolism

Shield

Scarlet and buff are the colors used for Support units.  The white, scarlet and blue arrows represent the parent command, Army Materiel Command.  The merging of the arrows towards the cannon symbolizes the combined efforts of the Army and industry to produce the best arms and equipment for troops.  The entwined calipers further allude to this coordinated support and the advanced engineering which is inherent to maintain a strong and effective military force.  The cannon and stacked cannonballs represent the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan, where the Battalion is located.

Crest

None.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 18 June 2014.  It was amended to correct the blazon of the shield on 2 October 2014.





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