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Beschrijving

Coat of Arms.

Blazon:

Shield:

  • Azure issuant from chief, an eagle's claw, talons extended Or, armed Sable.

Crest:

  • On a wreath Or and Azure, an eagle's feather palewise Tenné behind two bayonets saltirewise of the first hilted Sable garnished Gold surmounted by a gun stone bearing a four-bastioned fort Argent charged with an ermine spot of the fourth.

Motto:

  • STRIKE.

Symbolism:

Shield:

  • The blue of the shield is for Infantry.
  • The grasping eagle's claw is a representation of the airborne functions of the organization.

Crest:

  • The bayonets refer to the capture of Carentan, Normandy, by bayonet charge.
  • They are two in number in reference to the Regiment's two Distinguished Unit Citations and its two assault landings in World War II.
  • The eagle's feather stands for the unit's airborne function; orange, the national color of the Netherlands, refers to the liberation of Best, Holland.
  • The white four-bastioned fort encircled by a black background represents Bastogne, Belgium, surrounded by the German salient in the Battle of the Bulge.
  • The ermine spot on the white fort refers to the snow which blanketed the Battle's terrain.

Motto:

  • The motto "Strike" is expressive of the power of the organization.

Background:

  • The coat of arms was originally approved for the approved for the 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment on 14 Nov 1942.
  • It was redesignated for the 502d Airborne Infantry Regiment on 5 Apr 1949.
  • On 14 Feb 1958 the coat of arms was redesignated for the 502d Infantry.
  • The coat of arms was amended on 9 Jun 1965 to add the crest.

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This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. It is in the public domain but its use is restricted by Title 18, United States Code, Section 704 [1] and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507) [2], [3]. Permission to use these images in the USA for most commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use.

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