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476TH CHEMICAL BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a benzene ring Gules fimbriated Or interlaced with two bolos saltirewise of the third. Attached below the shield a scroll Azure doubled and inscribed "PROTECT THE FORCE" in Gold letters.

Symbolism
Cobalt blue and golden yellow/gold are the colors traditionally associated with the Chemical Corps. The benzene ring is adapted from the Chemical Corps insignia of branch. Gold is emblematic of excellence and high ideals. Red stands for bravery and valor; blue is for devotion to duty. The unit's service in the defense and liberation of the Philippines during World War II is signified by the bolos which symbolize the unit's campaign participation and Philippine Unit Citation. They are crossed to signify strength and recall the motto.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 17 June 1992.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Azure, a benzene ring Gules fimbriated Or interlaced with two bolos saltirewise of the third.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors, Gold and Azure, 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

PROTECT THE FORCE.

Symbolism

Shield

Cobalt blue and golden yellow/gold are the colors traditionally associated with the Chemical Corps. The benzene ring is adapted from the Chemical Corps insignia of branch. Gold is emblematic of excellence and high ideals. Red stands for bravery and valor; blue is for devotion to duty. The unit's service in the defense and liberation of the Philippines during World War II is signified by the bolos which symbolize the unit's campaign participation and Philippine Unit Citation. They are crossed to signify strength and recall the motto.

Crest

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

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 17 June 1992.





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