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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
On a blue four-leaf clover two crossed arrows in white, points up, superimposed thereon a red acorn fimbriated white all on a 2 3/4 inches (6.99cm) square Army Green background. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The crossed arrows are representative of the fighting power of the organization, the acorn is indicative of strength, and the four-leaf clover represents good fortune. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons | The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the XXI Army Corps on 3 April 1944. It was redesignated for the XXI U. S. Army Corps, Army Reserve on 11 October 1957 and on 4 November 1957 it was amended to delete the words "Army Reserve." The insignia was amended on 28 May 1959 to change the background color from olive drab to Army Green. A distinctive unit insignia was not approved for the XXI U. S. Army Corps. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1944]] | |||
Revision as of 13:31, 1 March 2021
XXI CORPS, US ARMY
Official blazon
On a blue four-leaf clover two crossed arrows in white, points up, superimposed thereon a red acorn fimbriated white all on a 2 3/4 inches (6.99cm) square Army Green background.
Origin/meaning
The crossed arrows are representative of the fighting power of the organization, the acorn is indicative of strength, and the four-leaf clover represents good fortune.
The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the XXI Army Corps on 3 April 1944. It was redesignated for the XXI U. S. Army Corps, Army Reserve on 11 October 1957 and on 4 November 1957 it was amended to delete the words "Army Reserve." The insignia was amended on 28 May 1959 to change the background color from olive drab to Army Green. A distinctive unit insignia was not approved for the XXI U. S. Army Corps.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.