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394TH QUARTERMASTER BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A gold color metal and enamel insignia 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall, consisting of a gold wreath bearing a turnstile, scarlet with gold nail heads and three blue bars, all above a gold scroll inscribed "IN SUPPORT" in black letters.

Symbolism
The distinctive wreath of the olive branches is taken from the arms of the City of Reims where the Battalion was stationed in World War II. The olive branches also allude to the subsequent signing of the Peace Treaty with the Third Reich at Reims. The turnstile symbolizes control of entrance and exit. It refers to the Battalion's war service in administering and operating a Prisoner of War stockade at Reims.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 21 December 1964. It was amended to revise the description on 19 June 1989.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Per fess Azure (Celestial) and Or, in chief olive branches (as depicted on the coat of arms of Reims, France) Or in base a turnstile Gules clove of the second with cross bars of the first.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors (Or 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

IN SUPPORT.

Symbolism

Shield

The distinctive wreath of the olive branches is taken from the arms of the City of Reims where the Battalion was stationed in World War II. The olive branches also allude to the subsequent signing of the Peace Treaty with the Third Reich at Reims. The turnstile symbolizes control of entrance and exit. It refers to the Battalion's war service in administering and operating a Prisoner of War stockade at Reims.

Crest

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

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 21 December 1964.





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