File:420th Infantry Regiment COA.png

Summary[edit]

Description420th Infantry Regiment COA.png	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 420th Infantry Regiment, part of the United States Army Reserve.
Date	7 May 1924
Source	420th Infantry Regiment Coat of Arms from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry website
Author	United States Army        Authority file : Q9212 VIAF: 135579316 ISNI: 0000000121632208 ULAN: 500312951 LCCN: n79063202 NLA: 35562961 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q9212

Description[edit]

Blazon

• Shield: Azure, a testudo of three shields Or, in chief a Roman sword fessways of the like.
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:  On a wreath of the colors Or 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: Latin: "Ubique Impavidi", "In all things, Undaunted"

Symbolism

• Shield: The field is blue, as Tanks belong to the Infantry.  One of the earliest examples of the equivalent of a Tank was the old Roman Testudo made by joining shields together so that protection and mobility were obtained at the same time with offensive power.  To indicate these characteristics of a Tank unit, three shields in gold are joined to represent the testudo, and to represent offensive power there is a Roman sword in gold.
• Crest: The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 321st Tank Battalion on 7 May 1924.  It was redesignated for the 309th Tank Regiment on 3 June 1931.  The insignia was redesignated for the 420th Infantry Regiment on 16 November 1932.  It was rescinded on 2 February 1959.

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 ∙ +/−