395 Regiment

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Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description

A silver color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a buck's head attired of ten tynes couped Or. Attached below the shield a silver scroll inscribed "VIGILANS ET CELER" in Black letters.

Symbolism

The 395th Infantry, Organized Reserves, was organized in 1921. It had its headquarters at Franklin, Pennsylvania, and drew its personnel from Pennsylvania. The shield is silver, the old color of Infantry. The buck's head was used to indicate the allocation of the organization to the mountainous section of Pennsylvania, where deer abound.

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 395th Regiment Infantry, Organized Reserves on 16 June 1931. It was redesignated with description updated, for the 395th Regiment on 7 Jun 1999.

Coat Of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Argent, a buck's head attired of ten tynes couped Proper.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and Azure, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker, (H.H.Kitson, sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Motto

VIGILANS ET CELER (Vigilant and Swift).

Symbolism

Shield

The 395th Infantry, Organized Reserves, was organized in 1921. It had its headquarters at Franklin, Pennsylvania, and drew its personnel from Pennsylvania. The shield is silver, the old color of Infantry. The buck's head was used to indicate the allocation of the organization to the mountainous section of Pennsylvania, where deer abound.

Crest

The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 395th Regiment Infantry, Organized Reserves on 15 Jun 1931. It was redesignated for the 395th Regiment on 7 Jun 1999.