407th Brigade Support Battalion Originally designated the 307th Supply Train ( Motor ) , the unit was activated on 5 August 1917 at Camp Gordon , Georgia as the country was building up for World War I . The unit was part of the 82d Infantry Division , which was assigned to the American Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in France . The supply train served during the American offensive on the St . Mihiel Salient and during the severe fighting in the Argonne Forest . After the Armistice , the unit was demobilized in 1919 , and reorganized two years later in the organized reserves as the 82d Division Train , Quartermaster Corps . After several other changes in designation , the Supply Train finally received its present day numerical designation as the 407th Quartermaster Regiment on 1 July 1936 . Following the attack on Pearl Harbor , the 82d , along with the 407th , was called to active duty on 25 March 1942 at Camp Claiborne , Louisiana . On 15 August of that same year , the 407th became the 407th Airborne Quartermaster Company . The 407th then supported the division in both Sicily and Italy . When the division went into Normandy , the 407th arrived there with the glider forces and the seaborne forces . The 407th also participated in the glider assault into Holland . For these two operations , the 407th is credited with two arrowheads ( initial assault ) on its battle streamers . In the years after World War II , the 407th finally became a full battalion . On 1 September 1957 , the unit reorganized as the 407th Supply and Transportation Battalion . In this configuration , the 407th served in the Dominican Republic for Operation POWER PACK , in Grenada for Operation URGENT FURY , in Panama for Operation JUST CAUSE , and in Saudi Arabia and Iraq for Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM . On 22 October 1993 , the unit took its present day form as the multi - functional 407th Forward Support Battalion . In this configuration , the unit provides all direct support logistical needs as part of the Division ’ s 2d Brigade Task Force . During Operation RESTORE DEMOCRACY in Haiti , the 407th was ready to deploy with Task Force Falcon , only to be stood down at the last minute . The soldiers of the 407th perform many tasks : pumping fuel from a forward area refueler , transporting critical ammunition , issuing food and supplies , fixing damaged vehicles , maintaining the brigade ’ s weapons systems , issuing repair parts , or treating and evacuating casualties from the drop zone . Coat of arms . The griffin ( a composite of eagle and lion ) symbolizes the coordinated campaign of the Allies . The five hills represent the liberation of the city of Nijmegen . The roundel , simulating a wheel , alludes to the Quartermaster and Transportation Corps . The parachute with its nine cords refers to the nine campaigns in which the parent unit participated during World Wars I and II . The colors commemorate the decorations awarded the 407th : red and green for the Belgian Fourragere , red for the Meritorious Unit Commendation and orange for the Netherlands Lanyard . The two divisions of the shield are used to denote service during World Wars I and II . The fleurs - de - lis symbolize the original organization ' s action during World War I in Lorraine , Saint Mihiel and Meuse - Argone , France . The rampant lion , suggested by the coat of arms of Belgium and the Netherlands , alludes to the former organization ' s drive during World War II to stem the invading enemy ; and the wavy bar alludes to the wavy bend on the arms of Rhineland signifying the sweep through that province during the same campaign . The engrailed border represents a parachute and symbolizes that unit ' s service with the 82d Airborne Division .