17th Infantry Regiment "BROWN w/GREEN" Crest - 3" X 3" Hook & Loop Patch

Description: Untitled 1 17th Infantry Regiment "BROWN w/GREEN" Crest - 3" X 3" Hook & Loop Patch - USA Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/32 inches (2.78cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a wall embattled Argent, maconné de Sable, between in chief a cross patée and a five-bastioned fort voided, and in base a buffalo statant of the second. Symbolism: The shield is blue for Infantry. Service in the Civil War is shown by the white cross patée, the badge if the 5th Army Corps in the Army of the Potomac, and by the stone wall which symbolizes the famous stone wall at Fredericksburg. The five-bastioned fort was the badge of the 5th Army Corps in Cuba. The buffalo represents service in Korea. It was adopted as a symbol of the unit while it served there. Background: The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on 14 Oct 1924. It was amended by the addition of the buffalo for Korean service on 5 May 1952. The insignia was amended on 1 May 1990 to revise the description and symbolism of the design. Coat of Arms. Blazon: Shield: Azure, a wall embattled Argent, maconné de Sable, between in chief a cross patée and a five-bastioned fort voided, and in base a buffalo statant of the second. Crest: On a wreath of the colors, Argent and Azure, a sea lion erect Or armed and langued Gules grasping in its dexter claw two arrows Sable, armed and flighted Gules. Motto: TRUTH AND COURAGE. Symbolism: Shield: The shield is blue for Infantry. Service in the Civil War is shown by the white cross patée, the badge if the 5th Army Corps in the Army of the Potomac, and by the stone wall which symbolizes the famous stone wall at Fredericksburg. The five-bastioned fort was the badge of the 5th Army Corps in Cuba. The buffalo represents service in Korea. It was adopted as a symbol of the unit while it served there. Crest: The sea lion is taken from the Spanish arms of Manila, and the arrows represent Indian campaigns. Background: The coat of arms was originally approved on 15 Mar 1921. It was amended by the addition of the buffalo for Korean service on 5 May 1952. The coat of arms was amended on 1 May 1990 to revise the blazon and symbolism of the design. Lineage and Honors Information as of 24 April 2007 17th Infantry Regiment Lineage Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Organized 6 July 1861 at Fort Preble, Maine Reorganized and redesignated 13 December 1866 as the 17th Infantry Consolidated 1 June 1869 with the 44th Infantry, Veteran Reserve Corps (constituted 21 September 1866), and consolidated unit designated as the 17th Infantry Assigned 5 July 1918 to the 11th Division (2d and 3d Battalions inactivated 1 October 1921 at Fort McIntosh, Texas; activated 24 June 1922 at Fort Crook, Nebraska) Relieved 24 March 1923 from assignment to the 11th Division and assigned to the 7th Division Relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 6th Division (2d Battalion inactivated 31 October 1929 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa) Relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 6th Division and assigned to the 7th Division (later redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division) (2d Battalion activated 1 July 1940 at Camp Ord, California) Relieved 1 July 1957 from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System Withdrawn 16 November 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 17th Infantry Regiment 17th Infantry Regiment Honors Campaign Participation Credit Civil War: Peninsula; Manassas; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Wilderness; Spotsylvania; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Virginia 1862; Virginia 1863 Indian Wars: Little Big Horn; Pine Ridge; North Dakota 1872 War with Spain: Santiago Philippine Insurrection: Manila; Malolos; San Isidro; Tarlac; Mindanao; Luzon 1899; Luzon 1900 Mexican Expedition: Mexico 1916-1917 World War II: Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead); Eastern Mandates (with arrowhead); Leyte; Ryukyus (with arrowhead) Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953 Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire Armed Forces Expeditions: Panama (with arrowhead) War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined Decorations Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for LEYTE Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for INCHON Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1950-1953 Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1952-1953 Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1945-1948; 1953-1957 1st BATTALION, 17th INFANTRY REGIMENT Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Organized 6 July 1861 at Fort Preble, Maine Reorganized and redesignated 13 December 1866 as Company A, 17th Infantry Consolidated 1 June 1869 with Company A, 44th Infantry, Veteran Reserve Corps (constituted 21 September 1866), and consolidated unit designated as Company A, 17th Infantry (17th Infantry assigned 5 July 1918 to the 11th Division; relieved 24 March 1923 from assignment to the 11th Division and assigned to the 7th Division; relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 6th Division; relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 6th Division and assigned to the 7th Division [later redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division]) Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 17th Infantry, and remained assigned to the 7th Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated) Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Relieved 31 March 1971 from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division and assigned to the 2d Infantry Division Inactivated 16 August 1986 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 2d Infantry Division Assigned 16 November 1986 to the 6th Infantry Division and activated at Fort Richardson, Alaska Relieved 16 April 1998 from assignment to the 6th Infantry Division and assigned to the 172d Infantry Brigade [later redesignated as the 172d Infantry Brigade Combat Team] Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment Inactivated 16 December 2006 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, and relieved from assignment to the 172d Infantry Brigade Combat Team Assigned 17 April 2007 to the 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Lewis, Washington Relieved 22 July 2010 from assignment to the 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division, and assigned to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT Civil War *Peninsula *Manassas *Antietam *Fredericksburg *Chancellorsville *Gettysburg *Wilderness *Spotsylvania *Cold Harbor *Petersburg *Virginia 1862 *Virginia 1863 Indian Wars *Little Big Horn *Pine Ridge *North Dakota 1872 War with Spain *Santiago Philippine Insurrection *Manila *Malolos *San Isidro *Tarlac *Mindanao *Luzon 1899 *Luzon 1900 Mexican Expedition *Mexico 1916-1917 World War II *Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) *Eastern Mandates (with arrowhead) *Leyte *Ryukyus (with arrowhead) Korean War *UN Defensive *UN Offensive *CCF Intervention *First UN Counteroffensive *CCF Spring Offensive *UN Summer-Fall Offensive *Second Korean Winter *Korea, Summer-Fall 1952 *Third Korean Winter *Korea, Summer 1953 War on Terrorism Campaigns to be determined DECORATIONS *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered LEYTE *Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered NINEVEH PROVINCE AND BAGHDAD *Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 *Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered INCHON *Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1953 *Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953 *Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1945-1948; 1953-1971 4th BATTALION, 17th INFANTRY REGIMENT Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as Company D, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Organized 6 July 1861 at Fort Preble, Maine Reorganized and redesignated 13 December 1866 as Company D, 17th Infantry Consolidated 1 June 1869 with Company D, 44th Infantry, Veteran Reserve Corps (constituted 21 September 1866), and consolidated unit designated as Company D, 17th Infantry (17th Infantry assigned 5 July 1918 to the 11th Division; relieved 24 March 1923 from assignment to the 11th Division and assigned to the 7th Division; relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 6th Division; relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 6th Division and assigned to the 7th Division [later redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division]) Inactivated 1 July 1957 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battle Group, 17th Infantry Redesignated 22 June 1960 as Company D, 17th Infantry Activated 24 June 1960 in Korea Inactivated 26 December 1964 in Korea Activated 15 May 1965 in Germany Inactivated 21 February 1969 at Fort Benning, Georgia Activated 30 June 1971 in Vietnam Inactivated 16 August 1972 in Vietnam Redesignated 16 March 1985 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry, assigned to the 7th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Ord, California (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated) Inactivated 15 September 1993 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment Assigned 16 January 2011 to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT Civil War *Peninsula *Manassas *Antietam *Fredericksburg *Chancellorsville *Gettysburg *Wilderness *Spotsylvania *Cold Harbor *Petersburg *Virginia 1862 *Virginia 1863 Indian Wars *Little Big Horn *Pine Ridge *North Dakota 1872 War with Spain *Santiago Philippine Insurrection *Manila *Malolos *San Isidro *Tarlac *Mindanao *Luzon 1899 *Luzon 1900 Mexican Expedition *Mexico 1916-1917 World War II *Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) *Eastern Mandates (with arrowhead) *Leyte *Ryukyus (with arrowhead) Korean War *UN Defensive *UN Offensive *CCF Intervention *First UN Counteroffensive *CCF Spring Offensive *UN Summer-Fall Offensive *Second Korean Winter *Korea, Summer-Fall 1952 *Third Korean Winter *Korea, Summer 1953 Vietnam *Counteroffensive, Phase VII *Consolidation I *Consolidation II *Cease-Fire Armed Forces Expeditions *Panama (with arrowhead) DECORATIONS *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered LEYTE *Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 *Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered INCHON *Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1953 *Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953 *Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1945-1948; 1953-1957

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