120th Infantry Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard: Difference between revisions

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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Crest is that for Regiments and Separate Battalions of the North Carolina Army National Guard.
The shield is blue for Infantry. The cactus represents service on the Mexican border as the 3rd Infantry Regiment, North Carolina National Guard. The tunnel symbolizes the mouth of the tunnel in the Hindenburg Line at Bellicourt, France, captured by the 120th Infantry Regiment on 29 August 1918.
 
The Coat of Arms was approved on 27 June 1928 and the Distinctive Unit Insignia on 28 June 1928.
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[[Category: Granted 1928]]
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