Category:112th Infantry Regiment Heraldry
Coat of Arms
editBlazon
edit- Shield: Argent, issuant in fess a bridge of one arch Proper masoned Sable, the center portion shot away, in chief a cross patée Azure and a Spanish castle Gules; in base a lion rampant of the third grasping a cross of Lorraine of the fourth.
- Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Azure, a lion rampant guardant Proper holding in dexter paw a naked scimitar of the first, hilted Or and in sinister an escutcheon of the first on a fess Sable three plates.
- Motto: STRIVE, OBEY, ENDURE.
Symbolism
edit- Shield:
- To the old coat of arms of the 112th Infantry Regiment are added a rampant lion as found on the arms of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg grasping a red cross of the province of Lorraine in France.
- The lion is in the Infantry color and both symbols represent the locale of the Regiment’s combat in World War II.
- The shield is white, the old Infantry color.
- Service in the Civil War is shown by the cross patée, the badge of the 5th Corps, 3rd Division, in which the organization served in that war.
- The Spanish castle indicates service in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, while the bridge, which is a representation of the bridge over the Vesle River at Fismes, France, where the Regiment saw its hardest fighting, symbolizes service in the World War I.
- Crest: The crest is that of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
Background
edit- The coat of arms was originally approved on 1930-01-02.
- The insignia was amended to correct the blazon on 2008-05-16.
Distinctive Unit Insignia
editDescription
edit- A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of shield blazoned: Argent (Silver Gray), issuant in fess a bridge of one arch Sable masoned of the first, the center portion shot away, in chief a cross patée Azure and a Spanish castle Gules; in base a lion rampant of the third grasping a cross of Lorraine of the fourth. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll inscribed “STRIVE OBEY ENDURE” in Blue letters.
Symbolism
edit- To the old coat of arms of the 112th Infantry Regiment are added a rampant lion as found on the arms of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg grasping a red cross of the province of Lorraine in France.
- The lion is in the Infantry color and both symbols represent the locale of the Regiment’s combat in World War II.
- The shield is white, the old Infantry color.
- Service in the Civil War is shown by the cross patée, the badge of the 5th Corps, 3rd Division, in which the organization served in that war.
- The Spanish castle indicates service in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, while the bridge, which is a representation of the bridge over the Vesle River at Fismes, France, where the Regiment saw its hardest fighting, symbolizes service in the World War I.
Background
edit- The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on 1930-01-02.
- It was amended to show additional war service on1951-08-29.
- The insignia was amended to update the description on 2008-05-16.
Flag
edit- a.Size:
- Hoist: Three Feet.
- Fly: Four Feet.
- Fringe: 2½”
- b.Description.
- The flag has a solid background with an embroidered American eagle displayed centered thereon.
- In its right talon the eagle holds an olive branch; in its left talon, a bundle of 13 arrows, all in proper colors.
- Its beak grasps a scroll inscribed with the unit motto.
- Below the eagle is a scroll inscribed with the designation of the organization.
- On the eagle’s breast is embroidered the shield of the coat of arms and the State Crest is above the eagle’s head.
- c. Organizational colors:
- Organization: Infantry
- Background: National Flag Blue
- Fringe: Yellow.
- Letters and Numbers: National Flag Blue
- Scrolls.
- Outline:Yellow
- Background: White
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