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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield:Per fess Azure and Argent, on a low mount an oak tree fructed of thirteen acorns Proper.<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:FORWARD. | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A Gold metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Per fess Azure and Argent, on a low mount an oak tree fructed of thirteen acorns Proper. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed "FORWARD" in gold letters. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The shield is blue and white, the Infantry colors, and displays the Charter Oak, representative of Connecticut. | |||
The arms were originally approved for the 304th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves on 22 August 1924. It was redesignated for the 304th Regiment, Army Reserve, on 6 May 1960. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 304th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves on 14 November 1924. It was redesignated for the 304th Regiment, Army Reserve, on 6 May 1960. | |||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
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[[Category:Granted 1924]] | |||
Latest revision as of 05:49, 13 August 2024
304TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, US ARMY
 (Coat of Arms) |
 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield:Per fess Azure and Argent, on a low mount an oak tree fructed of thirteen acorns Proper.
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:FORWARD.
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A Gold metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Per fess Azure and Argent, on a low mount an oak tree fructed of thirteen acorns Proper. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed "FORWARD" in gold letters.
Origin/meaning
The shield is blue and white, the Infantry colors, and displays the Charter Oak, representative of Connecticut.
The arms were originally approved for the 304th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves on 22 August 1924. It was redesignated for the 304th Regiment, Army Reserve, on 6 May 1960. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 304th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves on 14 November 1924. It was redesignated for the 304th Regiment, Army Reserve, on 6 May 1960.
Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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