22nd Infantry Insignia Part One

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.

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