File:254th Infantry Regiment COA.png

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Description254th Infantry Regiment COA.png	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 254th Infantry Regiment, part of the United States Army Reserve.
Date	22 April 1952
Source	254th Infantry Regiment Coat of Arms
Author	United States Army        Authority file : Q9212 VIAF: 135579316 ISNI: 0000000121632208 ULAN: 500312951 LCCN: n79063202 NLA: 35562961 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q9212

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Description/Blazon

• Shield: Per pale Azure and Argent, a bar gemel wavy counterchanged over all in bend a morning star Or and in sinister chief a tetrahedron arraswise Gules.
• 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.
• Motto: Death Before Defeat.

Symbolism

• Shield: The mace, or morning star, is taken from the arms of Colmar.  The division of the shield, taken from the arms of Colmar, is in Infantry colors.  The two wavy bars represent the Rhine and Danube Rivers.  The tetrahedron, a concrete tank obstacle, is red to indicate an enemy installation, in this case the Siegfried line.
• Crest: The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background

The coat of arms was approved on 22 April 1953.  It was rescinded on 30 September 1976.

Licensing[edit]

This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. It is in the public domain but its use is restricted by Title 18, United States Code, Section 704 [1] and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507) [2], [3]. Permission to use these images in the USA for most commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use. Deutsch ∙ English ∙ فارسی ∙ 日本語 ∙ русский ∙ +/−