470th Transportation Battalion Unit Crest

470th Transportation Battalion Unit Crest are sold one pair per pack.

A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a gold truck wheel of seven spokes with green hub, the lower half surmounted by three brick red fleurs-de-lis conjoined chevronwise all above two wavy bars the upper one of white and the lower one of blue.

Brick red and golden yellow are the colors used for the Transportation Corps. The seven spoked wheel, suggested by the arms of the 470th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, denotes the heritage of the organization. The three fleurs-de-lis and the wavy bars represent the unit's participation in the Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe and Rhineland Campaigns during World War II. A wheel is also symbolic of transportation and the wavy bars simulate water, together they refer to the overall mission of the organization. The green hub depicts a traffic control symbol and alludes to the unit's capabilities.