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336TH MILITARY POLICE 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 rounded at bottom blazoned as follows:  Per chevron abased Or and checky Vert and of the first in chief a sea lion grasping in its dexter paw a dagger palewise Gules, charged at the shoulder with a mullet Azure.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a tripartite Gold scroll inscribed URBI ET ORBI in Black letters.

Symbolism
Green and yellow are the colors used for the Military Police.  The sea lion alludes to the Philippines where the unit was originally activated in 1945.  The chevron is a sign of authority.  The checky pattern, from the arms of the City of Pittsburgh, refers to that city where the unit was reactivated and affiliated with the Pittsburgh Police Department.  The red and blue are taken from the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation and represent that award.  The mullet from the National Flag of the Philippines allude to service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.  The motto translates to To The City And To The World.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 4 January 1963.




Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Per chevron abased Or and checky Vert and of the first in chief a sea lion grasping in its dexter paw a dagger palewise Gules, charged at the shoulder with a mullet Azure fimbriated Yellow.

Crest

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.

Motto

URBI ET ORBI (To The City And To The World).

Symbolism

Shield

Green and yellow are the colors used for the Military Police.  The sea lion alludes to the Philippines where the unit was originally activated in 1945.  The chevron is a sign of authority.  The checky pattern, from the arms of the City of Pittsburgh, refers to that city where the unit was reactivated and affiliated with the Pittsburgh Police Department.  The red and blue are taken from the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation and represent that award.  The mullet from the National Flag of the Philippines allude to service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Crest

The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 4 January 1963.  It was cancelled on 1 June 1972.  It was reinstated on 8 October 1996.





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