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329TH REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned:  Argent, on a pile Sable a fleur-de-lis Or.  Attached around the bottom and sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "NOUS GARDONS" in Black letters.

Symbolism
White is the old Infantry color; the black pile is the background of the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 83d Division and the gold fleur-de-lis indicates the organization's service in France.  The motto translates to "We Guard."

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 329th Infantry Regiment on 7 May 1927.  It was redesignated for the 329th Regiment on 22 August 1960.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Argent, on a pile Sable a fleur-de-lis Or.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:  On a wreath of the colors Argent and Sable 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

NOUS GARDONS (We Guard).

Symbolism

Shield

White is the old Infantry color; the black pile is the background of the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 83d Division and the gold fleur-de-lis indicates the organization's service in France.

Crest

The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 329th Infantry Regiment on 27 June 1925.  It was redesignated for the 329th Regiment on 22 August 1960.





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