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| Description | 340th Regiment (Training) Coat Of Arms | |||
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| Source | US Army Institute of Heraldry | |||
| Author | US Army | |||
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Blazon
- Shield: Azure, a wolverine guardant rampant Argent armed and langued Gules within a bordure engrailed of the third.
- Crest:
- That for the regiments and separate battalions of the U.S. Army Reserve:
- From a wreath Argent and Azure, the Lexington Minute Man Proper.
- The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
- Motto: FORWARD.
Symbolism
- Shield:
- The shield is taken from the arms of Bourges in the old province of Berry , the nearest arm-bearing city to Humbligny where the organization was stationed during World War I.
- The shield of both Berry and Bourges were blue with a red engrailed border.
- The silver wolverine indicates that allocation of the regiment to Michigan.
- Crest: The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.
Background
- The coat of arms was originally approved for the 340th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves, on 1928-03-30 .
- It was redesignated for the 340th Regiment (Training) on 1959-12-07 .
- The coat of arms was amended to update the blazon on 1999-09-14 .