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384TH MILITARY POLICE 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 consisting of a shield blazoned: Vert, on a fret Or a fleur-de-lis of the like. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "EQUALITY AND JUSTICE" in Green letters.

Symbolism
Green and yellow are the colors for the Military Police Corps. The fret is used as a symbol of security. The fleur-de-lis represents the organization's service in France during World War II.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 19 October 1953. It was amended to revise the description on 4 January 1991.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Vert, on a fret Or a fleur-de-lis of the like.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the U.S. 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

EQUALITY AND JUSTICE.

Symbolism

Shield

Green and yellow are the colors for the Military Police Corps. The fret is used as a symbol of security. The fleur-de-lis represents the organization's service in France during World War II.

Crest

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

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved on 19 October 1953. It was cancelled on 4 January 1991. The coat of arms was reinstated on 7 November 1996.





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