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===Origin/meaning=== | ===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. | 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Approved 13 November 1942 and rescinded 2 February 1959. | Approved 13 November 1942 and rescinded 2 February 1959.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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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1942]] | [[Category:Granted 1942]] | ||