289th Infantry Regiment, US Army

289TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, US ARMY

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Argent, a bunch of grapes stalked and leaved between in bend an acorn and a fleur-de-lis Azure.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and Azure, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto: VINCERE AUT MORI (To Conquer or To Die).

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a bunch of grapes stalked and leaved between in bend an acorn and a fleur-de-lis Azure. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "VINCERE AUT MORI" in Blue. The translation of the motto is "To Conquer or To Die." |- |English | blazon wanted |}

Origin/meaning

Blue and white are colors traditionally associated with Infantry. The grapes refer to service in the Rhineland; the acorn is for the forests of Ardennes; and the fleur-de-lis for Central Europe; all symbolic of the unit's service in World War II.

The arms were originally approved for the 289th Infantry Regiment on 19 June 1952. It was redesignated for the 289th Regiment, with blazon and symbolism revised, on 28 October 1993. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 289th Infantry Regiment on 19 June 1952. It was redesignated for the 289th Regiment, with description and symbolism revised, on 28 October 1993.

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