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I am regimental affliated with 321st Field Artillery Regiment. Will doing research for the 321st Regt Room at Fort Sill I was give this pin worn during WW II.

Distinctive unit insignia Description A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, two lion’s paws issuing out of the dexter and sinister base points chevron-ways Or. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “NOLI ME TANGERE” in Red letters. Symbolism The shield is scarlet for Artillery. The lion’s paws are significant of Field Artillery, which may be likened to a mountain lion whose paw has great strength and power in felling and crushing a victim. Background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 452d Field Artillery Regiment on 1 February 1927. It was redesignated for the 321st Field Artillery Regiment on 21 November 1930. It was redesignated for the 321st Field Artillery Battalion on 15 April 1942. It was redesignated for the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion on 14 October 1942. It was redesignated for the 518th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion on 26 September 1951. The insignia was redesignated for the 321st Airborne Field Artillery Battalion on 31 July 1956. On 25 February 1958, it was redesignated for the 321st Artillery Regiment. The insignia was redesignated for the 321st Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971. Coat of arms Blazon Shield Gules, two lion’s paws issuing out of the dexter and sinister base points chevron-ways Or. Crest On a wreath Or and Gules, a cannon barrel palewise Sable winged Argent behind a lion sejant affronté with two heads addorsed of the first armed and langued Azure grasping in each forepaw a round of the third and surmounted by an escutcheon per pale Gules and of the fifth an annulet Argent, on a chief of the like three fleurs-de-lis Azure. Motto NOLI ME TANGERE (Don’t Tread On Me). Symbolism Shield The shield is scarlet for Artillery. The lion’s paws are significant of Field Artillery, which may be likened to a mountain lion whose paw has great strength and power in felling and crushing a victim. Crest The lion with one head facing forward and the other backward, brandishing a round in both directions, refers to the organization’s claim to have been the unit of the 101st Airborne Division to fire the first and the last rounds on German soil. The winged cannon stands for the former designation of the organization as a Glider Field Artillery Battalion and its assignment during World War II to the 101st Airborne Division. The red and blue escutcheon is from the arms of Bastogne; the annulet represents the enemy encirclement of that objective and refers to the unit’s distinguished action in its defense during World War II. The three fleurs-de-lis stand for the organization’s first war service, i.e., participation in three campaigns in France during World War I. Background The coat of arms was originally approved for the 452d Field Artillery Regiment on 1 February 1927. It was redesignated for the 321st Field Artillery Regiment on 14 November 1930. It was redesignated for the 321st Field Artillery Battalion on 14 April 1942. It was redesignated for the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion on 14 October 1942. It was redesignated for the 518th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion and amended to delete the Organized Reserves crest on 26 September 1951. The insignia was redesignated for the 321st Airborne Field Artillery Battalion on 31 July 1956. On 25 February 1958, it was redesignated for the 321st Artillery Regiment. It was amended to add a crest on 22 April 1966. The insignia was redesignated for the 321st Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.
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MAJ Terry LaFrance
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256th Mech IBCT. I was a an OC/T for this unit when it was at NTC in 03 or 04. 
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82 airborne patch svg copy copy
101st copy
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I kept a foot locker on post for inspections, but I lived off post with a guy I served with in Vietnam. Oh, and I had my share of CQ duty at night.
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SPC Nancy Greene
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Extremely Impressive Unit Patched SGT KeithbBodine!SGT (Join to see)
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SPC Nancy Greene
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I Enlisted for All AMERICAN 82nd Airborne at F. Bragg. Not possible to go through OCS & Airborne Training after completion of AIT due to two stress fractures of aright pubic ramus bon s. Did stay on Active Duty as a SP4(P) for 3 year, 9 months, & 14 days.SGT (Join to see)
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LTC Stephen C.
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SPC Nancy Greene, I’m afraid that you’re not likely to get a reply from my good friend, SGT (Join to see). Medical issues have precluded his continued participation on RP.
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133 fa rgt dui
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40 inf div dui
40th Infantry Div (Mech)-The semi-sunburst was suggested as the unit's shoulder sleeve insignia, and represents the division's home of Southern California. The demi fleur-de-lis symbolizes service in France during World War I. The outer rim of the sun rays refers to the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation award. The red arrowhead alludes to firepower of the division and represents their assault landing at Luzon in World War II. The Torri gate, a symbol of the Far East, refers to the award of the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.
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97th crest
What's your unit insignia or crest look like and what does it mean? I was in the 97th Signal Battalion "Tried and True". The insignia depicted a sable shield with bolt of lightning, bunch of grapes, and fleur-de-lis. The gold fleur-de-lis represents the unit’s activities in France. The combination of black, red, and gold alludes to the national colors of Germany and also represents Belgium. Black and gold allude to the German state of Baden-Württemberg; red and white to the state of Hessen; and black, gold, and red to the state of Rhineland-Pfalz. The two white stars are symbolic of the two campaign participation credits earned by the battalion-Rhine-land and Central Europe-as well as the battalion’s activities in Europe and the Far East. The two white fusils are symbolic of radio waves (impulses).

The 97th Signal Battalion was housed at Coleman Barracks in Sandhofen, Germany north of Mannheim just next to the Autobaun. We handled communications traffic for both "CENTAG" (Central Army Group-Europe) and the US Army.
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My first sea duty, Fighter squardon 111 Sun Downers. Patch was earned in WW2 during the battle of the Philippine Sea, known as the Marianas Turkey shoot.
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Pretty Self Explanatory.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS That looks more like a bull than a thundering bird.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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SFC (Join to see) I think you may have had one too many to drink tonight.... That's "Thundering THIRD" not Bird.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS You are correct! I need some more shots!
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4th bn 31st infantry
Quartermaster corps
10th mountain division patch
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Polar Bear Crest belongs to the 4th Bn. 31st Infantry Regiment. Pro Patria (For Country) Unit Motto. The last unit I served with.
Supporting Victory is the Branch Crest for the Quartermaster Corps, US Army. Supporting Victory is our motto. My last Branch crest
10th Mountain Division Patch is for the last division I served with on active duty. Climb to Glory was the Division Motto.

Very proud of the history of all three of these units/branches.

5th Bn 52 Air Defense Artillery was the first unit crest I wore and it read Semper Paratus (Always Ready)
24th Infantry Division Patch Fort Stewart Georgia (1979-1980) 1st division I ever served with on active duty.
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LTC (Join to see), here's one that you won't find in The Institute of Heraldry archives! When the 15th Psychological Operations Battalion (POB) went to support the VII US Corps for WINTEX '83 (MAR83), a German major was there to help us get familiarized with German "defensive" psyop. He was with the 850th Psychological Defense Battalion, Deutches Heer, and this is their insignia, along with the DUI of the 15th POB.
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MAJ Terry LaFrance
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TXARNG? 
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Did a year there when I first got out
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The 36th ID was originally a combined Texas and Oklahoma division--the blue arrowhead represents Oklahoma. The 142nd Infantry Regiment was a consolidation of the 7th Texas Infantry Regiment and the First Oklahoma Infantry Regiment. After WWI, the Okies went home and became the 2nd (179th Infantry) and 3rd (180th Infantry) Infantry Regiments.
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