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The wigwam with its five poles is for the five Indian Campaigns in which portions of the regiment took part.<br> | The wigwam with its five poles is for the five Indian Campaigns in which portions of the regiment took part.<br> | ||
The chief is for the Spanish and Philippine Wars, yellow and red being the Spanish colors, red and blue the Katipunan colors; the embattled partition line is for the capture of the blockhouse at El Caney; the sea lion is from the arms of the Philippine Islands. The crest in the Spanish colors is to commemorate the capture of a Spanish flag at El Caney.<br> | The chief is for the Spanish and Philippine Wars, yellow and red being the Spanish colors, red and blue the Katipunan colors; the embattled partition line is for the capture of the blockhouse at El Caney; the sea lion is from the arms of the Philippine Islands. The crest in the Spanish colors is to commemorate the capture of a Spanish flag at El Caney.<br> | ||
The Coat of Arms was approved on 21 December 1922. | The Coat of Arms was approved on 21 December 1922. | ||
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[[Literature]]: Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons. | [[Literature]]: Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1922]] |