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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Gules, a crocodile statant in pale, head to chief holding between its jaws a fish fesswise Or.<br> | Shield:Gules, a crocodile statant in pale, head to chief holding between its jaws a fish fesswise Or.<br> | ||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard: | Crest:That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a lion rampant guardant Proper holding in dexter paw a naked scimitar Argent hilted Or and in sinister an escutcheon Argent on a fess Sable three plates.<br> | ||
Motto: EXPEDITE (With Dispatch). | Motto:EXPEDITE (With Dispatch). | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 7/32 inches (3.10 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: | Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 7/32 inches (3.10 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a crocodile statant in pale, head to chief holding between its jaws a fish fesswise Or. Attached below the shield a Red scroll inscribed “EXPEDITE” in Gold letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms were originally approved for the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Light (Towed) on 11 September 1942. It was redesignated for the 628th Tank Battalion and amended to add the Pennsylvania National Guard crest on 14 July 1947. It was redesignated for the 628th Tank Battalion (Medium), Pennsylvania National Guard on 1 March 1954. The insignia was redesignated for the 103d Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard on 14 August 1961. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Light (Towed) on 11 September 1942. It was redesignated for the 628th Tank Battalion on 1 March 1954. The insignia was redesignated for the 103d Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard on 14 August 1961. | The arms were originally approved for the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Light (Towed) on 11 September 1942. It was redesignated for the 628th Tank Battalion and amended to add the Pennsylvania National Guard crest on 14 July 1947. It was redesignated for the 628th Tank Battalion (Medium), Pennsylvania National Guard on 1 March 1954. The insignia was redesignated for the 103d Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard on 14 August 1961. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Light (Towed) on 11 September 1942. It was redesignated for the 628th Tank Battalion on 1 March 1954. The insignia was redesignated for the 103d Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard on 14 August 1961. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | [[Literature]]:Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | ||
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