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a strongly fortified point. This portion of the shield is in the Mexican colors-red, white and green. The wall is for the battle of Fredericksburg in which the Regiment held for twelve hours a position only eighty yards in front of a stone wall protecting the enemy. The base alludes to the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 3rd Division with which the 7th Infantry Regiment served during World War I. The cotton bale and bayonets in the crest are taken from the arms of the 7th Infantry Regiment adopted in 1912. | a strongly fortified point. This portion of the shield is in the Mexican colors-red, white and green. The wall is for the battle of Fredericksburg in which the Regiment held for twelve hours a position only eighty yards in front of a stone wall protecting the enemy. The base alludes to the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 3rd Division with which the 7th Infantry Regiment served during World War I. The cotton bale and bayonets in the crest are taken from the arms of the 7th Infantry Regiment adopted in 1912. | ||
The | The arms were approved on 5 July 1921. It was amended to add a new crest on 15 October 1923. | ||
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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 1921]] | [[Category:Granted 1921]] | ||