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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
An old Dutch windmill in orange on a blue shield of the outline of the shield on the seal of the City of New Amsterdam; shield to be approximately 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm) in height. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally authorized for the 12th Army Corps on 26 October 1923. It was redesignated on 22 January 1959 for the XII U.S. Army Corps. A distinctive unit insignia was not approved for the XII U. S. Army Corps. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons | [[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1923]] | |||
Revision as of 13:13, 1 March 2021
XII CORPS, US ARMY
Official blazon
An old Dutch windmill in orange on a blue shield of the outline of the shield on the seal of the City of New Amsterdam; shield to be approximately 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm) in height.
Origin/meaning
The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally authorized for the 12th Army Corps on 26 October 1923. It was redesignated on 22 January 1959 for the XII U.S. Army Corps. A distinctive unit insignia was not approved for the XII U. S. Army Corps.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.