Category:102nd Infantry Regiment Heraldry

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Coat of Arms

[edit]

Blazon

[edit]
  • Shield: Argent, on a saltire Azure a lion passant guardant, in dexter chief a fleur-de-lis and in sinister chief a prickly pear cactus both paleways, all Or.
  • Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Connecticut Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Azure, a grapevine supported and fructed Proper.
  • Motto:Aegis: STAND FORTH.

Symbolism

[edit]
  • Shield:
  1. The shield is white for Infantry.
  2. The saltire represents service during the Civil War, the blue indicating that the organization fought on the Northern side.
  3. The gold lion, from the arms of Great Britain, represents Revolutionary War service; the prickly pear cactus, duty on the Mexican Border; and the fleur-de-lis, service in France during World War I.
  • Crest: The crest is that of the Connecticut Army National Guard.

Background

[edit]
  1. The coat of arms was approved on 1927-03-26.
  2. It was amended to correct the blazon of the shield on 1927-04-04.

Distinctive Unit Insignia

[edit]

Description

[edit]
  1. A Gold color metal and enamel device 1⅛ inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, on a saltire Azure a lion passant guardant, in dexter chief a fleur-de-lis and in sinister chief a prickly pear cactus both paleways, all Or.
  2. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “STAND FORTH” in Blue letters.

Symbolism

[edit]
  • Shield:
  1. The shield is white for Infantry.
  2. The saltire represents service during the Civil War, the blue indicating that the organization fought on the Northern side.
  3. The gold lion, from the arms of Great Britain, represents Revolutionary War service; the prickly pear cactus, duty on the Mexican Border; and the fleur-de-lis, service in France during World War I.
  • Crest: The crest is that of the Connecticut Army National Guard.

Background

[edit]
  1. The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1927-03-26.
  2. It was amended to correct the description on 1927-04-04.

Flag

[edit]

Description

[edit]
  • Size:
  1. Hoist: Three Feet.
  2. Fly: Four Feet.
  • Organizational colors:
  1. Background: National Flag Blue
  2. Fringe: Yellow.
  3. Letters and Numbers: National Flag Blue
  4. Scrolls: White
  5. Outline of scrolls:Yellow
  • Arms:
  1. The flag has a solid background with an embroidered American eagle displayed centered thereon, in Proper Colors.
  2. In its right talon the eagle holds an olive branch; in its left talon, a bundle of 13 arrows, all in proper colors.
  3. Its beak grasps a scroll inscribed with the unit motto.
  4. Below the eagle is a scroll inscribed with the designation of the organization.
  5. On the eagle’s breast is embroidered the shield of the coat of arms and State’s National Guard crest is above the eagle’s head.
  6. When a unit is allocated to two or more States, the Crests will be displayed in the order of the entry of each State in the Union.

Media in category "102nd Infantry Regiment Heraldry"

The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:102nd_Infantry_Regiment_Heraldry&oldid=712411110"