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429TH QUARTERMASTER BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess embattled Buff and Celeste consisting a key ward up and sword hilt down saltirewise Argent, in chief a fleur-de-lis of the second fimbriated of the third. Attached above the shield a black scroll inscribed "KEY TO" and attached below the shield a black scroll doubled and inscribed "BATTLE SUPPORT" in silver.

Symbolism
Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally used by Quartermaster units. The crossed key and sword underscore the battalion's mission and motto, while the battlements denote a strong defense and commemorate the organization's campaigns during World War II in the Rhineland and the European theater. The fleur-de-lis highlights their campaigns in France.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was authorized on 1 Sep 1997.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Per fess embattled Buff and Celeste a key ward up and sword hilt down saltirewise Argent, in chief a fleur-de-lis of the second fimbriated of the third.

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

KEY TO BATTLE SUPPORT.

Symbolism

Shield

Buff and light blue are the colors traditionally used by Quartermaster units. The crossed key and sword underscore the battalion's mission and motto, while the battlements denote a strong defense and commemorate the organization's campaigns during World War II in the Rhineland and the European theater. The fleur-de-lis highlights their campaigns in France.

Crest

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

Background
The coat of arms was authorized on 1 Sep 1997.





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