Image: US Army Quartermaster branch insignia

Description: The sword is characteristic of military forces and symbolized the Quartermaster Corps control of military supplies. The key is representative of the Corps traditional storekeeping function. The wheel is styled after a six-mule-wagon wheel and represents transportation and delivery of supplies. The wheel has thirteen spokes, a red and white hub and a blue felloe (the outer edge of the wheel) embedded with thirteen gilt (gold) stars. The thirteen stars and spokes of the wheel represent the original colonies and the origin of the Corps which occurred during the Revolutionary War. The gilt (gold) eagle is the national bird and is symbolic of our nation. The colors red, white and blue are the national colors. Quartermaster_Corps_(United_States_Army) http://www.qmfound.com/qm.html
Title: US Army Quartermaster branch insignia
Credit: The Institute of Heraldry, http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=15359&CategoryId=9362&grp=2&menu=Uniformed Services&ps=24&p=0
Author: Captain Oscar F. Long at the direction of the Quartermaster General, Brigadier General Richard Batchelder
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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