5th Cavalry Regiment, US Army

History: Constituted 3 March 1855 as 2nd Cavalry. Organized 28 May 1855 at Louisville, KY. Redesignated 3 August 1861 as 5th Cavalry. Dismounted in February 1943.

(Coat of Arms)	(Distinctive Unit Insignia)	5TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, US ARMY Country: United States

Official blazon
English	Shield:Or a cross moline sable, on a chief embattled of the last a maltese cross argent. Crest:On a wreath of the colors (or and sable) a bundle of five arrows sable armed and flitted gules, tied with a rattlesnake skin having five rattles proper. Motto:Loyalty and Courage. Distinctive Unit Insignia: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 7/32 inches (3.10 cm) in height consisting of a coat of arms blazoned as follows: Shield: Or a cross moline Sable, on a chief embattled of the last a Maltese cross Argent. Crest: On a wreath of the colors (Or and Sable) a bundle of five arrows Sable armed and flighted Gules, tied with a rattlesnake skin having five rattles Proper; the device enclosed within a motto scroll arcing over the top of the shield and inscribed "Loyalty" on the dexter side and "Courage" to sinister in Black letters.

Origin/meaning

The Field is Cavalry Yellow. The Cross Moline symbolizes the Charge at Gaines Mills in 1862, which saved the Union's Artillery. The Chief represent the Puerto Rican Expedition in 1898, The Island was originaly named San Juan after the Knights of St John. The Indian Campaigns of the Regiment is symbolized by the Crest.

The Coat of Arms was approved November 6, 1921 and the Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved January 19, 1923.

Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from Armor-Cavalry Historical Services Division Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army.

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