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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: On a black disc with a 1/8 inch (.32cm) black border, 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm) in diameter overall, the constellation Orion of seven stars superimposed by a stylized conjoined "NY" within a circle, all red. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Insignia shows the constellation of Orion a pun on the name of the Division's World War I Commander John F. O'Ryan. The O surrounding the Constellation also alludes to O'Ryan. The other letters form the monogram NYD alluding to New York Division. | The Insignia shows the constellation of Orion a pun on the name of the Division's World War I Commander John F. O'Ryan. The O surrounding the Constellation also alludes to O'Ryan. The other letters form the monogram NYD alluding to New York Division. | ||
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was originally authorized for the 27th Infantry Division on 29 October 1918. On 4 May 1986 the description was revised and the insignia redesignated for the 27th Infantry Brigade, New York Army National Guard. | |||
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[[Literature]]: | [[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | |||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1918]] | |||