22nd Infantry Insignia Part One

 

22nd Infantry Regimental Coat of Arms

 

COAT OF ARMS:

    Blazon:

        Shield:  Per fess embattled Argent and Azure, in chief a bundle of five arrows Sable armed and flitted Gules, in base a sun in splendor Or.

       Crest:  On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure, a five bastioned fort divided fesswise Or and Gules, fimbriated Gules and Or, charged with a royal palm Proper.

        Motto: DEEDS NOT WORDS.

    Symbolism: The shield is white and blue, the old and present infantry colors. The embattled partition line is for the wars in which the regiment has taken part. The arrows stand for five Indian campaigns; the sun in splendor was the old Katipunan device in the Philippine Insurrection. The crest is for the War with Spain, being the badge of the V Corps in the Spanish colors, and charged with a royal palm to commemorate the fact that the 22d Infantry was the first regiment to land on Cuban soil in that war.

    Background: The coat of arms was approved on 24 Mar 1921.

 

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The following insignia are representative pieces, to show the style of insignia
worn by soldiers of the US 22nd Infantry Regiment through the years.

This is by no means a complete set of all insignia worn by the Regiment during its history.

 

 

Anyone having any US 22nd Infantry insignia not shown on this website
that they would like to add to this page may contact the webmaster at:

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1812-1814

Artist rendition of style of cap plate used in 1812 for Enlisted

 

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1872-1875

Cap Insignia, Enlisted

 

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1875-1896

Cap Insignia, Enlisted

Regimental, H Company, E Company

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1875-1905

Cap Insignia, Enlisted

C Company, D Company, E Company, M Company

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1905-1918

Collar Insignia, Non-commissioned Officer

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1905-1918

Collar Insignia, Officer

D Company, K Company

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1905-1923

Collar Insignia, Officer

Adjutant, Quartermaster

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1937-Present Day

Collar Insignia, Officer

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1926-1937

Collar Insignia, Enlisted

B Company, E Company, F Company, G Company, M Company

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1926-1937

Collar Insignia, Enlisted

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1937-1970

Collar Insignia, Enlisted

SV = Service Company

HQ = Headquarters Company

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