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The shield is confederate gray and the blue saltire is from the confederate battle flag. The "X" cross and the number of the points of the caltrap indicate the number 10 + 4 of the | The shield is confederate gray and the blue saltire is from the confederate battle flag. The "X" cross and the number of the points of the caltrap indicate the number 10 + 4 of the Corps. | ||
The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally authorized 29 Sep 1923 for the XIV Army Corps. On 21 May 1958 the insignia was redesignated for the XIV U. S. Army Corps. A distinctive unit insignia was not approved for the XIV U. S. Army Corps. | The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally authorized 29 Sep 1923 for the XIV Army Corps. On 21 May 1958 the insignia was redesignated for the XIV U. S. Army Corps. A distinctive unit insignia was not approved for the XIV U. S. Army Corps. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:19, 8 February 2024
XIV CORPS, US ARMY
Official blazon
Upon a cadet gray shield 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm) in length a blue saltire cross and surcharged theron a four-pointed caltrap in red.
Origin/meaning
The shield is confederate gray and the blue saltire is from the confederate battle flag. The "X" cross and the number of the points of the caltrap indicate the number 10 + 4 of the Corps.
The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally authorized 29 Sep 1923 for the XIV Army Corps. On 21 May 1958 the insignia was redesignated for the XIV U. S. Army Corps. A distinctive unit insignia was not approved for the XIV U. S. Army Corps.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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