401st Glider Infantry Regiment, US Army

401ST GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT, US ARMY

Coat of arms (crest) of 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, US Army

(Coat of Arms)
Coat of arms (crest) of 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, US Army

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)


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English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The indented pile with the Lion symbolises the Gliderborne role. The Pelicans Heads alludes to the State of Louisiana where the Regiment was raised.


Approved 13 November 1942 and rescinded 2 February 1959.

Literature: Picture from Wikimedia Commons; Symbolism from The Insitute of Heraldry, US Army.


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