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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Coat of Arms) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}dui.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per chevron and enhanced Argent and Azure, in chief a cross Gules, between six mullets pilewise a crenelated torch of the first flamant of three of the third, and in base an Indian arrowhead point to base of the first. | Shield: Per chevron and enhanced Argent and Azure, in chief a cross Gules, between six mullets pilewise a crenelated torch of the first flamant of three of the third, and in base | ||
Crest: That for the regiments of the Massachusetts National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure a dexter arm embowed clothed Blue and ruffed White Proper the hand grasping a broad sword Argent the pommel and hilt Or. | an Indian arrowhead point to base of the first.<br> | ||
Motto: FORTITUDE ET COURAGE (Fortitude and Courage) | Crest: That for the regiments of the Massachusetts National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure a dexter arm embowed clothed Blue and ruffed White Proper the hand grasping<br> | ||
a broad sword Argent the pommel and hilt Or.<br> | |||
Motto: FORTITUDE ET COURAGE (Fortitude and Courage)<br> | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Per chevron and enhanced Argent and Azure, in chief a cross Gules, between six mullets pilewise a crenelated torch of the first flamant of three of the third, and in base an Indian arrowhead point to base of the first. Attached below the shield a motto scroll inscribed "FORTITUDE ET COURAGE" in black letters. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The shield is white and blue - the old and the present Infantry colors. Indian Wars and disturbances are indicated by the Indian arrowhead. | |||
The cross of St. George recalls Revolutionary War service. The "per chevron" division of the shield represents the "Bloody Angle" at Spotsylvania during the Civil War. | |||
The crenelated portion of the torch is representative of Spanish War service. The torch was a device painted on the 104th Infantry equipment during World War I for easy identification, the three flames representing the three centuries of existence of the 104th Infantry. The six mullets symbolize the six major engagements during World War I. | |||
The Crest is that for Regiments and Separate Battalions of the Massachusetts Army National Guard. | The Crest is that for Regiments and Separate Battalions of the Massachusetts Army National Guard. | ||
The arms were originally approved for the 104th Infantry Regiment on 5 November 1926. It was redesignated for the 104th Infantry Regiment on 8 April 1961under the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS). The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved on 4 November 1926 for the 104th Infantry Regiment. It was redesignated for the 104th Infantry Regiment on 8 April 1961, under the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS). The insignia was amended on 19 June 1968 to include the motto scroll. | |||
[[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1926]] |