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83D TRANSPORTATION BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield rounded at bottom blazoned:  Gules (Brick Red) on an inverted pile Or two gears enmeshed palewise of the first, the one in chief fimbriated of the second.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed SERVIRE MOBILITATE in Brick Red letters.

Symbolism
The colors brick red and golden yellow are used for Transportation Corps.  The two gears symbolize the smooth operation of the Transportation Corps and also allude to the unit function in the movement of men and supplies.  The motto translates to Service By Mobility.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 20 March 1963.  It was amended to correct the description on 19 April 1963.




Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Gules (Brick Red) on an inverted pile Or two gears enmeshed palewise of the first, the one in chief fimbriated of the second.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:  On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules (Brick Red), 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

SERVIRE MOBILITATE (Service By Mobility).

Symbolism

Shield

The colors brick red and golden yellow are used for Transportation Corps.  The two gears symbolize the smooth operation of the Transportation Corps and also allude to the unit function in the movement of men and supplies.

Crest

The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 20 March 1963.  It was amended to correct the blazon of the shield on 19 April 1963.





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