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376TH FINANCE 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:  Sable, in base a lozenge fesswise Gules fimbriated Or, overall an eagle with wings inverted of the like holding in its beak a quill of the second and grasping with its talons a sheathed sword of the first and third.  Attached below the shield a Gray scroll inscribed "TO SERVE" in Gold letters.

Symbolism
Silver gray and golden yellow/gold are the colors traditionally used by the Finance Corps.  Gold signifies excellence; red is for vitality and valor.  Black stands for stability and strength.  The stylized eagle is an adaptation of "Old Abe," the proud and "glorious bird" which the Eighth Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers, a previous unit organized in the same location as the 376th Finance Battalion, carried in parade and into battle.  The quill represents the unit's basic recording of records.  The sheathed sword is symbolic of the unit's military readiness.  The lozenge is adapted from the Finance Corps insignia of branch.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 376th Finance Battalion on 25 May 1995.  It was redesignated for the 376th Finance Company effective 17 February 2007.  The insignia was cancelled per HQDA, G-1 direction and change of policy on 7 December 2007.




Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Sable, in base a lozenge fesswise Gules fimbriated Or, overall an eagle with wings inverted of the like holding in its beak a quill of the second and grasping with its talons a sheathed sword of the first and third.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:  From a wreath Or and Sable, 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

TO SERVE.

Symbolism

Shield

Gold signifies excellence; red is for vitality and valor.  Black stands for stability and strength.  The stylized eagle is an adaptation of "Old Abe," the proud and "glorious bird" which the Eighth Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers, a previous unit organized in the same location as the 376th Finance Battalion, carried in parade and into battle.  The quill represents the unit's basic recording of records.  The sheathed sword is symbolic of the unit's military readiness.  The lozenge is adapted from the Finance Corps insignia of branch.

Crest

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

Background
The coat of arms was approved for the 376th Finance Battalion on 25 May 1995.  It was cancelled effective 17 February 2007, when the Battalion was redesignated to a Company.





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