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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The indented pile with the Lion symbolises the Gliderborne role. The Pelicans Heads alludes to the State of Louisiana where the Regiment was raised. | The indented pile with the Lion symbolises the Gliderborne role. The Pelicans Heads alludes to the State of Louisiana where the Regiment was raised. | ||
Approved 13 November 1942 and rescinded 2 February 1959. | Approved 13 November 1942 and rescinded 2 February 1959. | ||
[[Literature]]: Picture from Wikimedia Commons; Symbolism from The Insitute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]:Picture from Wikimedia Commons; Symbolism from The Insitute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1942]] | [[Category:Granted 1942]] |
Latest revision as of 12:43, 6 August 2024
401ST GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT, US ARMY
(Coat of Arms) |
(Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The indented pile with the Lion symbolises the Gliderborne role. The Pelicans Heads alludes to the State of Louisiana where the Regiment was raised.
Approved 13 November 1942 and rescinded 2 February 1959.
Literature:Picture from Wikimedia Commons; Symbolism from The Insitute of Heraldry, US Army.
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