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201st Support Battalion Unit Crest Pin (In Omnia Promptus) pair
201st Support Battalion Unit Crest Pin
Brand New!
Pins were produced sometime in the late 1980\'s
sale is for 1 pair of pins
Description
Symbolism
The shield is sanguine, with the chief in silver, the colors of its predecessor, an organization of the Medical Department. The bear denotes that the unit was organized at Camp Fremont, California. The cross of Malta was a device used by the first exclusively military medical organization, the Knights Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem, which was formed in 1118.
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 8th Medical Regiment on 2 March 1934. It was redesignated for the 8th Medical Battalion on 28 November 1939. The insignia was redesignated for the 1st Medical Battalion on 6 August 1940. It was amended to add the motto on 16 June 1967. The insignia was redesignated for the 201st Support Battalion with the description and symbolism amended on 5 June 1987.
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