Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 44th Medical Command

DescriptionA silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in diameter consisting of a silver saltire (cross), the four arms equal and with straight ends, surmounted by a maroon cross, the four arms equal and with arched ends.SymbolismMaroon and white (silver) are the colors used for the Army Medical Service and the two crosses refer to the medical and surgical mission of the organization while the four arms of each cross taken together allude to the organization’s numerical designation.BackgroundThis insignia was originally approved for the 44th Medical Brigade on 12 Aug 1966. The distinctive unit insignia was redesignated for the 44th Medical Command on 6 August 2001.
Own work, after The United States Army Institute of Heraldry – 44th Medical Command