335 Regiment

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Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description

A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Azure, a bar gemelle Or between three fleurs-de-lis and five ermine spots three and two of the like.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “’A FIN” in Black letters.

Symbolism

The shield is blue for Infantry.  The state flag of Indiana is also blue.  The arms of Le Mans has a chief azure (blue) charged with three fleurs-de-lis or (the first three), the two barrulets or and the blue of the field between them provide the second three, while the five ermine spits in base provide the five, thus symbolizing the regimental designation of 3-3-5.  The motto translates to “To The End.”

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 335th Infantry Regiment on 29 June 1926.  It was redesignated for the 335th Airborne Infantry Regiment on 31 March 1952.  It was redesignated for the 335th Regiment on 8 August 1960.  The insignia was amended to add the accent mark to the motto on 3 April 1970.

Coat Of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Azure, a bar gemelle Or between three fleurs-de-lis and five ermine spots three and two of the like.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:  On a wreath of the colors Or 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

‘A FIN (To The End).

Symbolism

Shield

The shield is blue for Infantry.  The state flag of Indiana is also blue.  The arms of Le Mans has a chief azure (blue) charged with three fleurs-de-lis or (the first three), the two barrulets or and the blue of the field between them provide the second three, while the five ermine spits in base provide the five, thus symbolizing the regimental designation of 3-3-5.

Crest

The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 335th Infantry Regiment on 29 June 1926.  It was redesignated for the 335th Airborne Infantry Regiment on 31 March 1952.  It was redesignated for the 335th Regiment on 8 August 1960.  The insignia was amended to add the accent mark to the motto on 3 April 1970.