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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Argent, on a bend Azure three crosses patee Sable fimbriated Argent, in chief the insignia of the 78th Division and in base a mermaid both Proper.<br> | Shield:Argent, on a bend Azure three crosses patee Sable fimbriated Argent, in chief the insignia of the 78th Division and in base a mermaid both Proper.<br> | ||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors (Argent 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.<br> | Crest:That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:On a wreath of the colors (Argent 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.<br> | ||
Motto: ESSE QUAM VIDERI (To Be Rather Than To Seem). | Motto:ESSE QUAM VIDERI (To Be Rather Than To Seem). | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Silver metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, on a bend Azure three crosses patee Sable fimbriated Argent, in chief the insignia of the 78th Division and in base a mermaid both Proper. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed "ESSE QUAM VIDERI" in Silver letters. | Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A Silver metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Argent, on a bend Azure three crosses patee Sable fimbriated Argent, in chief the insignia of the 78th Division and in base a mermaid both Proper. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed "ESSE QUAM VIDERI" in Silver letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms were originally approved for the 309th Infantry, Organized Reserves on 25 May 1923. It was redesignated for the 309th Regiment, Army Reserve on 30 January 1962. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 309th Infantry, Organized Reserves on 11 December 1923. It was redesignated for the 309th Regiment, Army Reserve on 30 January 1962. | The arms were originally approved for the 309th Infantry, Organized Reserves on 25 May 1923. It was redesignated for the 309th Regiment, Army Reserve on 30 January 1962. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 309th Infantry, Organized Reserves on 11 December 1923. It was redesignated for the 309th Regiment, Army Reserve on 30 January 1962. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]:Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
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