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Crest: The jackal and crescent are taken from the regimental badge of the 3d Zouaves, French Army, and symbolize the parachute jump and seizure of the airfield at Youks Les Bains near the border of Tunisia. One of the results of this hazardous operations on 15 November 1942 was the authority granted by the Commander in Chief of the French Army for personnel of the 509th Regiment to wear the regimental badge of the French 3d Zouave Regiment. The rock and crescent allude to the subsequent successful action at Faid Pass in Tunisia, the first engagement against the Germans, World War II, in which American troops participated. | Crest: The jackal and crescent are taken from the regimental badge of the 3d Zouaves, French Army, and symbolize the parachute jump and seizure of the airfield at Youks Les Bains near the border of Tunisia. One of the results of this hazardous operations on 15 November 1942 was the authority granted by the Commander in Chief of the French Army for personnel of the 509th Regiment to wear the regimental badge of the French 3d Zouave Regiment. The rock and crescent allude to the subsequent successful action at Faid Pass in Tunisia, the first engagement against the Germans, World War II, in which American troops participated. | ||
The | The arms were originally approved on 30 September 1963. It was amended on 18 November 1963 to correct the wording of the blazon of the shield. On 28 May 1970 the coat of arms was amended to correct the blazon of the crest. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved on 30 September 1963. It was amended on 18 November 1963 to correct the wording of the blazon. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||