58th Infantry Regiment, US Army

58TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, US ARMY

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Azure, a chevron rompu point enhanced Argent between in chief two fleurs-de-lis the dexter of the last the sinister Or, and in base on an inescutheon Vert fimbriated or the second (Argent) a cross patée of the like (for the 4th Infantry).
Crest: On a wreath of the colors a torpedo Argent charged with an ivy leaf Vert.
Motto: LOVE OF COUNTRY.

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a chevron rompu point enhanced Argent between in chief two fleurs-de-lis the dexter of the last the sinister Or, and in base on an inescutheon Vert fimbriated or the second (Argent) a cross patée of the like (for the 4th Infantry). Attached below the shield a silver scroll inscribed "LOVE OF COUNTRY" in blue letters.

Origin/meaning

This regiment was organized in 1917 from the Fourth Infantry shown on the small shield. The field is blue for Infantry. The regiment served in France in the Fourth Division shown by the ivy leaf from the shoulder insignia. The torpedo commemorates the first losses of the regiment when the Troop ship Moldavia carrying some of the regiment was torpedoed, May 23, 1918. The broken chevron commemorates the piercing of the German line between Soissons and Rheims, which are represented by the silver and golden fleurs-de-lis taken from the coat of arms of those cities respectively.

The arms were originally approved for the 58th Infantry Regiment on 18 June 1921. It was amended on 20 March 1924 to correct the shield. On 15 August 1942 it was redesignated for the 58th Infantry (Reinforced). The coat of arms was redesignated for the 58th Infantry on 26 Nov 1958. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 26 November 1958.

Literature: Image DUI from Wikimedia Commons and CoA from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army

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