51st Infantry Regiment, US Army

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51ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, US ARMY

Coat of arms (crest) of 51st Infantry Regiment, US Army

(Coat of Arms)
Coat of arms (crest) of 51st Infantry Regiment, US Army

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)


Official blazon

Shield: Azure, a bend Or.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors (Or and Azure) a ragged tree trunk eradicated Proper.
Motto: I SERVE.

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a bend Or. Attached below the shield a blue motto scroll inscribed "I SERVE" in gold letters.

Origin/meaning

The shield is blue for Infantry, with the bend taken from the coat of arms of Alsace. The ragged tree trunk symbolizes the Meuse-Argonne operations.

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 51st Regiment Infantry on 24 January 1930; amended on 11 May 1937; redesignated for the 51st Infantry (Armored) on 23 September 1941; redesignated for the 51st Armored Infantry Regiment on 23 April 1942; redesignated for the 51st Armored Infantry Battalion on 6 November 1943; redesignated for the 51st Constabulary Squadron on 4 December 1946; redesignated for the 51st Armored Infantry Battalion on 22 June 1954 and redesignated for the 51st Infantry on 28 January 1958.

Literature: Image DUI from Wikimedia Commons and CoA from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army


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