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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The field of the shield is blue, the Infantry color. Numerous Indian campaigns are commemorated by the wigwam.<br> | |||
Service in the Philippines and in the China Relief Expedition are shown by the sun in splendor, a device used by the Filipino insurrectos, and by the Imperial Chinese dragon respectively.<br> | |||
In 1898 the regiment took part in the battle of Santiago, crossing the San Juan River at the "bloody angle;" this is represented by the wavy chevron.<br> | |||
The crest is the insignia used by the regiment in World War I, surrounded by a fourragere awarded by the French Government for distinguished services rendered.<br> | |||
The Coat of arms was approved on 8 April 1920. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | |||