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English: Description/Blazon

Shield Per saltire Argent and Azure, in pale a rock Proper (shades of Brown) bearing a mullet of seven points of the first above a palm tree with three leaves Proper, in dexter fess a coiled rattlesnake and in sinister fess the Lorraine Cross, all of the first, on a chief of the second a pale per pale Or and Gules, fimbriated of the first, and overall a bayonet fesswise of the like. Crest That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Indiana Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure, a demi-lion rampant Argent, holding in dexter paw a laurel branch Vert. Motto FOLLOW US.

Symbolism Shield Blue and white are the colors used for Infantry. The shield is divided into four parts to symbolize four wars. The snake, from the arms of Mexico, represents the Mexican War. The rock, symbolic of Chickamauga, alludes to the Civil War. The points of the mullet represent seven battle honors. The Lorraine Cross symbolizes World War I. The palm tree is symbolic of the Pacific Theater, World War II. The three leaves represent three battle honors awarded the unit. The chief in the colors of the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation commemorates that decoration awarded the unit. The bayonet, always associated with Infantry, denotes the coverage and fighting capabilities of the unit. Crest The crest is that of the Indiana Army National Guard.

Background

The coat of arms was approved on 22 October 1963. It was amended to correct the blazon on 19 April 1978.