Category:127th Infantry Regiment Heraldry
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Coat of Arms
[edit]Blazon
[edit]- Shield: Azure, on a pale Argent the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 42nd Division (the fourth quadrant of a rainbow of three bands, Red, Yellow and Blue) surmounted by the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 32nd Division (a Red arrow having shot through a line), both Proper; on a chief of the second three fountains.
- Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure, a badger couchant Proper.
- Motto: LES TERRIBLES (The Terrible Ones).
Symbolism
[edit]- Shield:
- The shield is blue for Infantry.
- The silver of the pale and chief indicates the 127th Infantry is numerically senior to the 128th Infantry in the 64th Infantry Brigade.
- The 127th Infantry was federally recognized 1920-07-14, and the 128th Infantry 1921-04-16.
- Tradition is that the name Wisconsin means "wild rushing waters," therefore, the three fountains, heraldic symbols for water, are used to symbolize the three Wisconsin regiments - The First, Second and Third National Guard Regiments - which were combined and from which organizations were drawn to make up the 127th Infantry; they also signify that the unit has been called into Federal service three times - for the Spanish American War, Mexican Border duty and World War I, at the time the coat of arms was approved.
- The red arrow was the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 32nd Division and the rainbow that of the 42nd Division, during World War I.
- The motto "LES TERRIBLES" is the nom-de-guerre conferred upon the 127th Infantry during World War I.
- Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.
Background
[edit]- The Coat Of Arms was approved on 1927-06-17.
Distinctive Unit Insignia
[edit]Description
[edit]- Shield: Azure, on a pale Argent the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 42nd Division (the fourth quadrant of a rainbow of three bands, Red, Yellow and Blue) surmounted by the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 32nd Division (a Red arrow having shot through a line), both Proper; on a chief of the second of three fountains.
- Crest: On a wreath of the colors (Argent and Azure) a badger couchant Proper
- Motto: LES TERRIBLES.
Symbolism
[edit]- The shield is blue for Infantry.
- The silver of the pale and chief indicates the 127th Infantry is numerically senior to the 128th Infantry in the 64th Infantry Brigade.
- The 127th Infantry was federally recognized 1920-07-14, and the 128th Infantry 1921-04-16.
- Tradition is that the name Wisconsin means "wild rushing waters," therefore, the three fountains, heraldic symbols for water, are used to symbolize the three Wisconsin regiments - The First, Second and Third National Guard Regiments - which were combined and from which organizations were drawn to make up the 127th Infantry; they also signify that the unit has been called into Federal service three times - for the Spanish American War, Mexican Border duty and World War I, at the time the coat of arms was approved.
- The red arrow was the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 32nd Division and the rainbow that of the 42nd Division, during World War I.
- The motto "LES TERRIBLES" is the nom-de-guerre conferred upon the 127th Infantry during World War I.
- Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.
Background
[edit]- The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1927-06-16.
Flag
[edit]Description
[edit]- Size:
- Hoist: Three Feet.
- Fly: Four Feet.
- Organizational colors:
- Background: National Flag Blue
- Fringe: Yellow.
- Letters and Numbers: National Flag Blue
- Scrolls: White
- Outline of scrolls:Yellow
- Arms:
- The flag has a solid background with an embroidered American eagle displayed centered thereon, in Proper Colors.
- 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.
- 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 "127th Infantry Regiment Heraldry"
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Categories:
- Infantry Unit heraldry of the United States Army
- Wisconsin Army National Guard Heraldry
- Heraldry of US units that served in the Spanish-American War
- Heraldry of units that served on the Mexican Border and in the Punitive Expedition in 1916
- Unit Heraldry of the First World War
- Unit Heraldry of the Second World War
- 127th Infantry Regiment (United States)