Category:128th Infantry Regiment Heraldry
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Coat of Arms
[edit]Blazon
[edit]- Shield:
- Azure, on a pale Or the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 32nd Division Proper (a Red arrow having shot through a line), 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 pale, dividing the shield into thirds, alludes to three of the major offensive engagements in which the organization as an element of the 32nd Division participated in World War I.
- The red arrow is the design of the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 32nd Division.
- Traditionally, the word “Wisconsin” means “wild rushing waters,” thus the three fountains, heraldic symbols for water, appropriately stand for the Wisconsin Army National Guard regiments: First, Second and Third, from which elements stemmed to make up the organization 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 1926-03-25.
- It was amended to revise the description on 1926-04-20.
Distinctive Unit Insignia
[edit]Description
[edit]- A metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows: Azure, on a pale Or the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 32nd Division Proper (a Red arrow having shot through a line), on a chief of the second three fountains.
- Attached above on a wreath of the colors Or and Azure, a badger couchant Proper.
- Attached below and to the sides a Gold scroll inscribed “LES TERRIBLES” in Blue letters.
Symbolism
[edit]- The shield is blue for Infantry.
- The pale, dividing the shield into thirds, alludes to three of the major offensive engagements in which the organization as an element of the 32nd Division participated in World War I.
- The red arrow is the design of the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 32nd Division.
- Traditionally, the word “Wisconsin” means “wild rushing waters,” thus the three fountains, heraldic symbols for water, appropriately stand for the Wisconsin Army National Guard regiments: First, Second and Third, from which elements stemmed to make up the organization during World War I.
Background
[edit]- The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1926-03-15.
- It was amended to revise the description on 1926-04-20.
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.
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Categories:
- 128th Infantry Regiment (United States)
- Infantry Unit heraldry of the United States Army
- Wisconsin Army National Guard Heraldry
- Heraldry of the Union Army
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Bull Run/First Manassas Campaign, 16-22 July 1861
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Manassas/Second Manassas Campaign, 7 August-2 September 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Antietam/Sharpsburg Campaign, 3-17 September 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Fredericksburg Campaign, 9 November-15 December 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Murfreesboro Campaign, 26 December 1862-4 January 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Chancellorsville Campaign, 27 April-6 May 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Gettysburg Campaign, 29 June-3 July 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Chickamauga Campaign, 16 August - 22 September 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Chattanooga Campaign, 23-27 November 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Wilderness Campaign, 4-7 May 1864
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Atlanta Campaign, 7 May-2 September 1864
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Spotsylvania Campaign, 8-21 May 1864
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Cold Harbor Campaign, 22 May-3 June 1864
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Petersburg Campaign, 4 June 1864-2 April 1865
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Kentucky Campaign, 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Virginia Campaign, 1861
- Heraldry of US units that served in the Spanish-American War
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the PUERTO RICO 1898 Campaign
- Unit Heraldry of the First World War
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the AISNE-MARNE 1918 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the OISE-AISNE 1918 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the MEUSE-ARGONNE 1918 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Alsace 1918 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Champagne 1918 Campaign
- Unit Heraldry of the Second World War
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Asiatic Pacific Theater PAPUA 1942-1943 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Asiatic Pacific Theater NEW GUINEA 1943 – 1944 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Asiatic Pacific Theater LEYTE 1944 – 1945 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Asiatic Pacific Theater LUZON 1944 – 1945 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the European-African-Middle Eastern (EAME) Theater NAPLES-FOGGIA 1943-1944 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the European-African-Middle Eastern (EAME) Theater ROME-ARNO 1944 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the European-African-Middle Eastern (EAME) Theater NORTH APENNINES 1944-1945 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the European-African-Middle Eastern (EAME) Theater PO VALLEY 1945 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the European-African-Middle Eastern (EAME) Theater NORTHERN FRANCE 1944 Campaign