147th Infantry Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard

147TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Azure, on a bend Gules fimbriated Argent three alerions of the like, in chief a lion rampant of the last.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Ohio Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Azure, a sheaf of seventeen arrows Argent bound by a sprig of buckeye (Aesculus glabra) fructed Proper, with two leaves with bursting burr.
Motto: CARGONEEK GUYOXIM (Always Ready).

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, on a bend Gules fimbriated Argent three alerions of the like, in chief a lion rampant of the last. Attached below the shield a Silver swallow-tailed scroll inscribed "CARGONEEK GUYOXIM" in Black letters.

Origin/meaning

Blue is a color traditionally associated with Infantry, the original allocation of the unit. The bend with the alerions denotes service in Lorraine, and the lion represents service in Belgium during the Ypres-Lys Offensive by that unit.

The Coat of Arms was originally approved for the 147th Regiment Infantry, Ohio National Guard, on 19 June 1926. It was amended on 19 July 1926, to correct the spelling of the motto. The Coat of Arms was redesignated effective 1 September 1994, for the 147th Armor, Ohio Army National Guard, with the symbolism revised. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 147th Regiment Infantry, Ohio National Guard, on 25 June 1926. It was amended on 19 July 1926, to correct the spelling of the motto. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1994, for the 147th Armor, Ohio Army National Guard, with the description and symbolism revised.

Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.