Category:9th Infantry Regiment Heraldry
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Coat of Arms
[edit]Blazon
[edit]- Shield: Azure, a chevronel wavy Argent between in chief an Imperial Chinese five-toed dragon affronté Or lined Azure and a sun in splendor of the third and in base a wigwam of the like garnished Gules.
- Crest: On a wreath of the colors a pentagon Sable charged with the insignia of the 2nd Infantry Division Proper, and encircled by a fourragere in the colors of the ribbon of the French Croix de Guerre.
- Motto: KEEP UP THE FIRE.
Symbolism
[edit]- Shield:
- The 9th Infantry Regiment was organized at Fort Monroe, Virginia in 1855.
- The field of the shield is blue, the Infantry color.
- Numerous Indian campaigns are commemorated by the wigwam.
- Service in the Philippines and in the China Relief Expedition are shown by the sun in splendor, a device used by the Filipino insurrectos, and by the Imperial Chinese dragon respectively.
- In 1898 the regiment took part in the battle of Santiago, crossing the San Juan River at the "bloody angle;" this is represented by the wavy chevron.
- Crest: The crest is the insignia used by the regiment in World War I, surrounded by a fourragere awarded by the French Government for distinguished services rendered.
Background
[edit]- The badge was approved on 1920-04-08.
Distinctive Unit Insignia
[edit]Description
[edit]- A gold color metal and enamel device 1 7/32 inches (3.10cm) overall consisting of a shield blazoned: An imperial five-toed Chinese dragon, head to chief facing the dexter, encircling a disc bearing the numeral "9" all Or; motto "KEEP UP THE FIRE," around edge of the disc.
Symbolism
[edit]- The Chinese dragon design commemorates the unit's campaigns in China.
Background
[edit]- The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for wear as a belt buckle on 1925-12-22.
- It was amended to conform to the method of wearing a distinctive unit insignia on 1954-11-17.
Flag
[edit]Description
[edit]- Size:
- Hoist: Three Feet.
- Fly: Four Feet.
- Organizational colors:
- Background: National flag blue
- Fringe: Yellow.
- Letters and Numbers: National Flag Blue
- Scrolls: Yellow
- Arms:
- The flag has a solid background with an embroidered American eagle displayed centered thereon, in Proper Colors.
- In its right talon the eagle holds an olive branch; in its left talon, a bundle of 13 arrows, all in proper colors.
- Its beak grasps a scroll inscribed with the unit motto.
- Below the eagle is a scroll inscribed with the designation of the organization.
- On the eagle’s breast is embroidered the shield of the coat of arms and the crest is above the eagle’s head.
Media in category "9th Infantry Regiment Heraldry"
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Categories:
- Infantry Unit heraldry of the United States Army
- 9th Infantry Regiment (United States)
- Heraldry of the Union Army
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Bull Run/First Manassas Campaign, 16-22 July 1861
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Peninsula Campaign, 17 March-3 August 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Shiloh Campaign, 6-7 April 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Manassas/Second Manassas Campaign, 7 August-2 September 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Antietam/Sharpsburg Campaign, 3-17 September 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Fredericksburg Campaign, 9 November-15 December 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Murfreesboro Campaign, 26 December 1862-4 January 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Chancellorsville Campaign, 27 April-6 May 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Gettysburg Campaign, 29 June-3 July 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Chickamauga Campaign, 16 August - 22 September 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Chattanooga Campaign, 23-27 November 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Wilderness Campaign, 4-7 May 1864
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Atlanta Campaign, 7 May-2 September 1864
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Spotsylvania Campaign, 8-21 May 1864
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Cold Harbor Campaign, 22 May-3 June 1864
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Petersburg Campaign, 4 June 1864-2 April 1865
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Missouri Campaign, 1861
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Kentucky Campaign, 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Mississippi Campaign, 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Virginia Campaign, 1862
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Virginia Campaign, 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Tennessee Campaign, 1863
- The Heraldry of Units that served at the Georgia Campaign, 1864
- Unit Heraldry of the American Indian Wars
- Heraldry of US units that served in the Spanish-American War
- Heraldry of US Army units that served in the China Relief Expedition
- Heraldry of US Army units that served in the Philippine Insurrection
- Unit Heraldry of the First World War
- Unit Heraldry of the Second World War
- Unit heraldry of the Korean War
- Unit Heraldry of the Vietnam War
- Unit Heraldry of the Panama Expedition