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English: 59th Infantry Regiment |
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| Source | US Army Institute of Heraldry | |||
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English: United States Army |
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Blazon:
- Shield: Or, a bend Azure charged with a ribbon laid potente of the field, on a chief of the second three alerions of the first.
- Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure the Lexington Minute Man Proper.
- Motto: LET 'EM HAVE IT.
Symbolism
- The 59th Infantry, organized in 1917 by transfer of men from the 4th Infantry, saw hard fighting as a part of the 4th Division in Champaign in the Aisne-Marne engagement, in Lorraine at St Mihiel and at the Meuse-Argonne.
- In the Aisne-Marne offensive the regiment did gallant service against the Chateau-de-Diable north of the Vesle River.
- In this action "a squad of machine gunners, in woolen olive drab uniforms were sighted approaching the flank of the 59th from the direction of the Chateau-de-Diable.
- Cautioned by one of his men that the approaching men were American, the Sergeant commanding the flank platoon yelled, 'They come from the wrong direction, let 'em have it.'
- The dead men were later identified as Germans in American uniforms."
- The shield is gold with the upper portion of it blue.
- On the blue portion are three alerions (eagles without feet) in gold from the coat of arms of Lorraine.
- On the gold portion is a diagonal blue bend charged with the gold fret from the coat of arms of Champaign.
- The origin of the motto is cited above.
Background
- The coat of arms was originally approved for the 59th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves on 1921-09-10.
- It was amended on 1921-11-18 to correct the wording of the blazon.
- It was redesignated for the 59th Armored Infantry Regiment on 1943-07-08.
- On 1943-11-30 the coat of arms was redesignated for the 59th Armored Infantry Battalion.
- It was amended on 1951-10-26.
- On 1952-06-16 it was redesignated for the 59th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves.
- The coat of arms was amended on 1959-09-24 to withdraw "Organized Reserves" from the designation and to delete the Organized Reserves' crest.
- On 1970-08-05 it was amended to reinstate the crest of the Army Reserves and revise the symbolism.
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