The California Military Museum
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Heraldry and Insignia of the California National Guard
 
161st Maintenance Battalion
161st Ordnance Battalion
 
Distinctive Unit Insignia
 
Design Approved: 9 March 1954
 
Symbolism: The bell represents the art of bell making for which Korea is noted and symbolizes the Battalion's campaigns in Korea. The anvil on which metal is shaped and repaired indicates the maintenance functions of the battalion/
 
Motto: ARMA PROCUDITE (Forge The Arms)


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