Distinctive Unit Insignia
Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 11⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure a bend Or, in base a ragged tree trunk eradicated Argent; on a sinister canton of the last a scaling ladder Vert.
- Symbolism
This Regiment was organized in 1917 from the 6th Infantry, which is shown on the canton. The shield is blue for Infantry with a gold bend taken from the arms of Alsace where the Regiment saw its first and hardest service in World War I. The ragged tree trunk is for the Meuse-Argonne operation.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 54th Infantry Regiment on 8 December 1928. It was redesignated for the 54th Armored Infantry Regiment on 10 August 1942. The insignia was redesignated for the 54th Infantry Regiment on 29 December 1958.
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