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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Azure, a bend Or, on a chief Argent a quatrefoil of the first charged with a fleur-de-lis of the second.<br> | |||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and Azure, 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.<br> | Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and Azure, 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.<br> | ||
Motto: LIBERTY AND RIGHTS. | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color and metal enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a bend Or, on a chief Argent a quatrefoil of the first charged with a fleur-de-lis of the second. Attached below the shield is a scroll inscribed "LIBERTY AND RIGHTS" in Blue. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The shield is blue for Infantry, the original designation of the unit. The gold bend is taken from the arms of Alsace; the 349th Infantry served as a unit of the 88th Division during World War I, where the division wore the blue quatrefoil. The fleur-de-lis indicates the regiment's baptism of fire in France. The chief is made white, so as not to have a blue quatrefoil on a blue field. | |||
The Coat of Arms was originally authorized for the 349th Infantry Regiment on 9 November 1925. It was redesignated for the 349th Regiment on 6 April 1999. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally authorized for the 349th Infantry Regiment on 22 March 1926. It was redesignated for the 349th Regiment on 6 April 1999. | |||
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349TH (INFANTRY) REGIMENT, US ARMY
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Official blazon
Shield: Azure, a bend Or, on a chief Argent a quatrefoil of the first charged with a fleur-de-lis of the second.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and Azure, 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: LIBERTY AND RIGHTS.
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color and metal enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a bend Or, on a chief Argent a quatrefoil of the first charged with a fleur-de-lis of the second. Attached below the shield is a scroll inscribed "LIBERTY AND RIGHTS" in Blue.
Origin/meaning
The shield is blue for Infantry, the original designation of the unit. The gold bend is taken from the arms of Alsace; the 349th Infantry served as a unit of the 88th Division during World War I, where the division wore the blue quatrefoil. The fleur-de-lis indicates the regiment's baptism of fire in France. The chief is made white, so as not to have a blue quatrefoil on a blue field.
The Coat of Arms was originally authorized for the 349th Infantry Regiment on 9 November 1925. It was redesignated for the 349th Regiment on 6 April 1999. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally authorized for the 349th Infantry Regiment on 22 March 1926. It was redesignated for the 349th Regiment on 6 April 1999.
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