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Description66th Maintenance Battalion COA.jpg	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 66th Maintenance Battalion, part of the United States Army.
Date	8 February 1966
Source	66th Maintenance Battalion from the Institute of Heraldry website
Author	United States Army        Authority file : Q9212 VIAF: 135579316 ISNI: 0000000121632208 ULAN: 500312951 LCCN: n79063202 NLA: 35562961 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q9212

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Blazon edit

• Shield: Gules, a lion rampant Or armed and langued Azure, in chief a grenade between two Torii gates all of the second.
• Crest: On a wreath Or and Gules, the cutting edge of a guisarme Sable interlaced saltirewise with three branches of hedge shrub couped Vert.
• Motto: "Pride in Service"

Symbolism edit

• Shield: The grenade represents the Battalions former branch designation. The rampant lion and two Torii gates symbolize the organizations service in Europe, the Far East and Korea for which they received three meritorious awards.
• Crest: The crest symbolizes the Battalions invention and installation of the steel hedgerow cutters symbolized by the guisarme (an ancient weapon adapted from an agricultural implement) that was placed on the front of tanks in the fighting in Normandy in World War II.

Background edit

The coat of arms was approved on 8 February 1966.

Licensing edit

This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. It is in the public domain but its use is restricted by Title 18, United States Code, Section 704 [1] and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507) [2], [3]. Permission to use these images in the USA for most commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use. Deutsch ∙ English ∙ فارسی ∙ 日本語 ∙ русский ∙ +/−