134TH SUPPORT 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:  Per bend wavy Or and Brick Red, a bend wavy counterchanged between a fleur-de-lis of the second and a crescent of the first, on a canton Azure a cornucopia Gold.  Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "ASIDUE SUPPLERE" in Blue letters.

Symbolism
Brick red is a color traditionally associated with Supply and Transportation, former designation of the unit.  The cornucopia is taken from the coat of arms of the 109th Quartermaster Regiment, parent organization of the Battalion.  The crescent represents Tunisia and refers to the first campaign in which the unit participated during World War II.  The two wavy bands allude to the Rhine and Arno Rivers and with the fleur-de-lis, refer to the Battalion's war service in Germany, Italy, and France.  The motto translates to "To Supply Continuously."

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 47th Supply and Transport Battalion on 27 May 1964.  It was redesignated for the 134th Supply and Transportation Battalion on 10 April 1991.  The insignia was redesignated for the 134th Support Battalion on 11 December 1996.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Per bend wavy Or and Brick Red, a bend wavy counterchanged between a fleur-de-lis of the second and a crescent of the first, on a canton Azure a cornucopia Gold.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Minnesota Army National Guard:  From a wreath Or and Brick Red, a sheaf of wheat Proper.

Motto

ADSIDUE SUPPLERE (To Supply Continuously).

Symbolism

Shield

Brick red is a color traditionally associated with Supply and Transportation, former designation of the unit.  The cornucopia is taken from the coat of arms of the 109th Quartermaster Regiment, parent organization of the Battalion.  The crescent represents Tunisia and refers to the first campaign in which the unit participated during World War II.  The two wavy bands allude to the Rhine and Arno Rivers and with the fleur-de-lis, refer to the Battalion's war service in Germany, Italy, and France.

Crest

The crest is that of the Minnesota Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 47th Supply and Transport Battalion on 27 May 1964.  It was redesignated for the 134th Supply and Transportation Battalion on 10 April 1991.  The insignia was redesignated for the 134th Support Battalion on 11 December 1996.





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