108th Regiment, US Army
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108TH REGIMENT, US ARMY
 (Coat of Arms) |
 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield: Gules, a bendlet arched Or voided of the field.
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: KING OF BATTLE.
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a bendlet arched Or voided of the field. Attached below the shield a Red scroll inscribed “KING OF BATTLE” in Gold letters.
Origin/meaning
The narrow, arching bands represent Artillery trajectories.
The Coat of Arms and the Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 506th Field Artillery Battalion on 24 March 1958. They was redesignated for the 108th Regiment on 27 November 1959.
Literature: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.