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334TH QUARTERMASTER BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A silver color metal and enamel shield 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall blazoned: Buff, two tilting-spears flory saltirewise Or points up between two gutte de poix in fess overall a pale Celeste (Light Blue), enclosed at the bottom by a black scroll "FUELING THE FIGHT" in silver.

Symbolism
Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally used by Quartermaster units. The light blue pale refers to the Rhineland and Central Europe. The flory symbolizes the campaign in Ardennes-Alsace. The gutte de poix symbolize petroleum functions of the unit. The tilting-spears represent military strength and readiness.

Background
The insignia was approved on 2 Jun 1998.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Buff, two tilting-spears butts flory saltirewise Argent between two gutte de poix in fess, overall a pale Celeste.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and Buff, 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

FUELING THE FIGHT.

Symbolism

Shield

Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally used by Quartermaster units. The light blue pale refers to the Rhineland and Central Europe. The flory symbolizes the campaign in Ardennes-Alsace. The gutte de poix symbolize petroleum functions of the unit. The tilting-spears represent military strength and readiness.

Crest

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

Background
The insignia was approved on 2 Jun 1998.





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