16th Infantry Regiment, US Army
16TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, US ARMY
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Official blazon
Shield: Vair Argent and Azure, in chief an Indian arrow and a Philippine bolo in saltire Or and in base a five bastioned fort Gules fimbriated of the third (Or).
Crest: On a wreath of the colors on a cross pateé Argent a garb Proper pierced by a devil's trident in pale Sable armed Gules.
Motto: SEMPER PARATUS.
Origin/meaning
The field of vair is derived from arms seen in the Fléville Castle, which is now destroyed, as the regiment was based in Fléville, France, during the First World War.
 The arms on a memorial in Fléville, France (source) |
Colour
Colour of the 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment.
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Literature: Colour from https://16thinfassn.org/history/regimental-colors/