File:12 Infantry Regiment DUI.png

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Distinctive Unit Insignia.

  • A gold color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure in fess two crosses moline Argent in base a wigwam of the like, on a chief embattled Or a sea lion Gules holding in dexter paw a sword of the like.
  • Symbolism:
    • The field is blue for Infantry.
    • This regiment took part in the Civil War; its great achievement was its first engagement at Gaines' Mills, Virginia, Jun 27 and 28, 1862, where its loss was almost 50%.
    • This is shown by the moline crosses which represent the iron fastening of a mill stone and the pair recall the crushing losses sustained.
    • The wigwam with its five poles is for the five Indian Campaigns in which portions of the regiment took part.
    • The chief is for the Spanish and Philippine Wars, yellow and red being the Spanish colors that were captured at El Caney , red and blue the Katipunan colors; the embattled partition line is for the capture of the blockhouse at El Caney; the sea lion is from the arms of the Philippine Islands.
  • Background:
    • The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on 20 Jun 1923.
    • It was amended to change the blazon of the shield on 12 Oct 1965.
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Source TIOH
Author The Institute of Heraldry

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This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. It is in the public domain but its use is restricted by Title 18, United States Code, Section 704 [1] and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507) [2], [3]. Permission to use these images in the USA for most commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use.

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