45TH AVIATION BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a rounded shield blazoned:  Azure, a pale Or overall a winged banner stone Argent bound fesswise with five cords Tenn.  Attached above the shield from a wreath Or and Azure an Indian's head with war bonnet Or.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "WE TRY HARDER" in Black letters.

Symbolism
The "winged banner stone" was an Indian device used as the balance of a throwing stick, an apparatus used to hurl missiles through the air.  It refers to both the aviation support function and the home area of the unit.  Ultramarine blue and golden orange are the colors used for Army Aviation organizations.  The four points of the stone and the five cords refer to the Battalion's numerical designation.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 19 May 1967.  It was amended to add the crest on 15 June 1967.  It was rescinded on 23 December 1974.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Azure, a pale Or overall a winged banner stone Argent bound fesswise with five cords Tenn.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Oklahoma Army National Guard:  On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure, an Indian's head with war bonnet all Proper.

Motto

WE TRY HARDER.

Symbolism

Shield

The "winged banner stone" was an Indian device used as the balance of a throwing stick, an apparatus used to hurl missiles through the air.  It refers to both the aviation support function and the home area of the unit.  Ultramarine blue and golden orange are the colors used for Army Aviation organizations.  The four points of the stone and the five cords refer to the Battalion's numerical designation.

Crest

The crest is that of the Oklahoma Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 7 November 1966.  It was rescinded on 23 December 1974





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