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358TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, US ARMY
 (Coat of Arms) |
 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield: Azure, a fess embattled Or, between a fleur-de-lis and a five-pointed mullet of the like.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or 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: PERAGIMUS (We Accomplish).
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a fess embattled Or, between a fleur-de-lis and a five pointed mullet of the like. Attached below the shield a gold scroll inscribed "PERAGIMUS" in blue letters.
Origin/meaning
The shield is blue for Infantry. The embattled fess represents the enemy's field fortifications taken at Stenay in World War I; the fleur-de-lis indicates service in France. The star, taken from the seal of Texas (the Lone Star State), is indicative of the regiment's allocation.
The arms were originally approved for the 358th Regiment Infantry, Organized Reserves on 28 July 1925. It was amended to withdraw "Organized Reserves" from the designation and to delete the Organized Reserves' crest from the Coat of Arms for the 358th Infantry Regiment on 16 June 1959. On 28 July 1970, it was amended to reinstate the crest of the Army Reserve and revise the symbolism of the design for the 358th Infantry Regiment. The arms were redesignated for the 358th Regiment on 7 June 1999. The arms were amended to correct the blazon of the crest on 15 June 1999. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 358th Regiment Infantry, Organized Reserves on 28 July 1925. It was amended to withdraw "Organized Reserves" from the designation for the 358th Infantry Regiment on 16 June 1959. On 28 July 1970 it was amended to revise the symbolism of the design. The insignia was redesignated with description updated for the 358th Regiment on 7 June 1999.
Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of The Heraldry, US Army.