Category:112th Infantry Regiment Heraldry
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Coat of Arms
[edit]Blazon
[edit]- Shield: Argent, issuant in fess a bridge of one arch Proper masoned Sable, the center portion shot away, in chief a cross patée Azure and a Spanish castle Gules; in base a lion rampant of the third grasping a cross of Lorraine of the fourth.
- Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Azure, a lion rampant guardant Proper holding in dexter paw a naked scimitar of the first, hilted Or and in sinister an escutcheon of the first on a fess Sable three plates.
- Motto: STRIVE, OBEY, ENDURE.
Symbolism
[edit]- Shield:
- To the old coat of arms of the 112th Infantry Regiment are added a rampant lion as found on the arms of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg grasping a red cross of the province of Lorraine in France.
- The lion is in the Infantry color and both symbols represent the locale of the Regiment’s combat in World War II.
- The shield is white, the old Infantry color.
- Service in the Civil War is shown by the cross patée, the badge of the 5th Corps, 3rd Division, in which the organization served in that war.
- The Spanish castle indicates service in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, while the bridge, which is a representation of the bridge over the Vesle River at Fismes, France, where the Regiment saw its hardest fighting, symbolizes service in the World War I.
- Crest: The crest is that of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
Background
[edit]- The coat of arms was originally approved on 1930-01-02.
- The insignia was amended to correct the blazon on 2008-05-16.
Distinctive Unit Insignia
[edit]Description
[edit]- A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of shield blazoned: Argent (Silver Gray), issuant in fess a bridge of one arch Sable masoned of the first, the center portion shot away, in chief a cross patée Azure and a Spanish castle Gules; in base a lion rampant of the third grasping a cross of Lorraine of the fourth. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll inscribed “STRIVE OBEY ENDURE” in Blue letters.
Symbolism
[edit]- To the old coat of arms of the 112th Infantry Regiment are added a rampant lion as found on the arms of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg grasping a red cross of the province of Lorraine in France.
- The lion is in the Infantry color and both symbols represent the locale of the Regiment’s combat in World War II.
- The shield is white, the old Infantry color.
- Service in the Civil War is shown by the cross patée, the badge of the 5th Corps, 3rd Division, in which the organization served in that war.
- The Spanish castle indicates service in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, while the bridge, which is a representation of the bridge over the Vesle River at Fismes, France, where the Regiment saw its hardest fighting, symbolizes service in the World War I.
Background
[edit]- The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on 1930-01-02.
- It was amended to show additional war service on1951-08-29.
- The insignia was amended to update the description on 2008-05-16.
Flag
[edit]- a.Size:
- Hoist: Three Feet.
- Fly: Four Feet.
- Fringe: 2½”
- b.Description.
- The flag has a solid background with an embroidered American eagle displayed centered thereon.
- 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.
- c. Organizational colors:
- Organization: Infantry
- Background: National Flag Blue
- Fringe: Yellow.
- Letters and Numbers: National Flag Blue
- Scrolls.
- Outline:Yellow
- Background: White
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Categories:
- Infantry Unit heraldry of the United States Army
- Pennsylvania 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 Antietam/Sharpsburg Campaign, 3-17 September 1862
- 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 Atlanta Campaign, 7 May-2 September 1864
- 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 CHAMPAGNE-MARNE 1918 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the AISNE-MARNE 1918 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the MEUSE-ARGONNE 1918 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Champagne 1918 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Lorraine 1918 Campaign
- Unit Heraldry of the Second World War
- 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 NORMANDY 1944 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the European-African-Middle Eastern (EAME) Theater NORTHERN FRANCE 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 RHINELAND 1944-1945 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the European-African-Middle Eastern (EAME) Theater ARDENNES-ALSACE 1944-1945 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the European-African-Middle Eastern (EAME) Theater CENTRAL EUROPE 1945 Campaign
- Unit heraldry of the Korean War
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the FIRST UN COUNTEROFFENSIVE 1951 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the CCF SPRING OFFENSIVE 1951 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the UN SUMMER-FALL OFFENSIVE 1951 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the SECOND KOREAN WINTER 1951-1952 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the KOREA SUMMER-FALL 1952 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the THIRD KOREAN WINTER 1952-1953 Campaign
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the KOREA SUMMER 1953 Campaign
- 112th Infantry Regiment (United States)