238th Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard

238TH REGIMENT, KENTUCKY ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Vert, on a saltire Or fourteen mullets Sable, three and three, four and four, overall a Torch of Knowledge enflamed of the second above in base a mullet Sable fimbriated Or.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Kentucky Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Vert, within a garland of trumpet vine clasped hands clothes at the wrist all Proper.
Motto: SEMPER DUCTUS (Always A Leader).

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Vert, on a saltire Or fourteen mullets Sable, three and three, four and four, overall a Torch of Knowledge enflamed of the second above in base a mullet Sable fimbriated Or. Attached below an arced Gold scroll inscribed "SEMPER DUCTUS" in Black.

The Coat of arms and distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 1 May 2001.

Origin/meaning

Literature: Image Coat of Arms from Olompvo on Pinterest, Distinctive Unit Insignia from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.