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360TH REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a bend Azure charged with a mullet of the first and the insignia of the 90th Division Gules (the "OT" monogram) fimbriated of the field (Argent), in sinister chief a bear rampant Sable and in dexter base an oak tree surrounded by a cordon of barbed wire Proper. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed "TOUJOURS FID'ELE" in Silver letters.

Symbolism
The bear was carried as a mascot throughout World War I. The tree with barbed wire around the trunk is symbolic of capture by the 360th Infantry of the fortified Bois-le-Pretre on September 13, 1918, which was the regiment's most outstanding feat of arms in World War I. The star represents Texas, the Lone Star State, where the regiment was organized. The "OT" monogram (90th Division insignia) alludes to the regiment's service with the 90th Division in World War I.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 360th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves on 7 June 1926. It was redesignated for the 360th Regiment, Army Reserve on 26 January 1962.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Argent, a bend Azure charged with a mullet of the first and the insignia of the 90th Division Gules (the "OT" monogram) fimbriated of the field (Argent), in sinister chief a bear rampant Sable and in dexter base an oak tree surrounded by a cordon of barbed wire Proper.

Crest

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

TOUJOURS FID'ELE (Always Faithful).

Symbolism

Shield

The bear was carried as a mascot throughout World War I. The tree with barbed wire around the trunk is symbolic of capture by the 360th Infantry of the fortified Bois-le-Pretre on September 13, 1918, which was the regiment's most outstanding feat of arms in World War I. The star represents Texas, the Lone Star State, where the regiment was organized. The "OT" monogram (90th Division insignia) alludes to the regiment's service with the 90th Division in World War I.

Crest

The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 360th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves on 28 May 1925. It was redesignated for the 360th Regiment, Army Reserve on 26 January 1962.





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