104th Regiment, US Army

104TH REGIMENT, US ARMY

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Per saltire Gules and Or, three fleurs-de-lis, one in chief and two in fess counterchanged.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors (Or and Gules) the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor) stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto: FULMINIS INSTAR (Like Lightning).

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/32 inches (2.78 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per saltire Gules and Or, three fleurs-de-lis, one in chief and two in fess counterchanged. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "FULMINIS INSTAR" in Red letters.

Origin/meaning

The colors of the shield, red and yellow, are for Artillery, the previous designation of the unit. The fleurs-de-lis represent the unit's service in Europe during World War II.

The Coat or Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 387th Field Artillery, Organized Reserve on 20 November 1936. It was redesignated for the 387th Field Artillery Battalion, Organized Reserve on 15 September 1942. A new design was approved for the 387th Field Artillery Battalion, Army Reserve on 10 September 1954. The authorization was amended to correct the wording to read "The coat of arms is amended by the addition of charges" on 3 March 1958. The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was redesignated for the 104th Regiment, Army Reserve on 18 August 1960.

Literature: Images and Inforamtion from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.