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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per fess dancetté Azure and Argent, in chief a ram’s head affronté of the second and in base a jack boot Vert.<br> | Shield:Per fess dancetté Azure and Argent, in chief a ram’s head affronté of the second and in base a jack boot Vert.<br> | ||
Crest: None.<br> | Crest:None.<br> | ||
Motto: FIX BAYONETS. | Motto:FIX BAYONETS. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shield- The blue is for Infantry and the ram’s head symbolizes a unit skilled in mountain activity. The white base with the dancetté partition line represents snow-capped mountains and the green boot is an allusion to service in Italy. The coat of arms was approved on 18 May 1951. | Shield- The blue is for Infantry and the ram’s head symbolizes a unit skilled in mountain activity. The white base with the dancetté partition line represents snow-capped mountains and the green boot is an allusion to service in Italy. The coat of arms was approved on 18 May 1951. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons{{us | [[Literature]]:Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons{{us}} | ||
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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 1951]] | [[Category:Granted 1951]] |
Latest revision as of 11:25, 10 August 2024
85TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, US ARMY
(Coat of Arms) |
(Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield:Per fess dancetté Azure and Argent, in chief a ram’s head affronté of the second and in base a jack boot Vert.
Crest:None.
Motto:FIX BAYONETS.
Origin/meaning
Shield- The blue is for Infantry and the ram’s head symbolizes a unit skilled in mountain activity. The white base with the dancetté partition line represents snow-capped mountains and the green boot is an allusion to service in Italy. The coat of arms was approved on 18 May 1951.
Literature:Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons
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