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381ST REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a cross of four ermine spots Proper. Attached below the shield a silver scroll inscribed "PARATUS ET VIGILANS" in Black. The translation of the motto is "Ready and Alert."

Symbolism
The white shield is representative of Infantry. The ermine spots allude to fur. The fur trade along the Columbia River, to which section the former unit was originally allocated, attracted the settlers to Oregon and Washington.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 381st Regiment Infantry, Organized Reserves on 28 Jul 1928. It was amended to revise the symbolism of the design on 3 Aug 1970. The insignia was redesignated with description and symbolism revised for the 381st Regiment on 28 Oct 1993.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Argent, a cross of four ermine spots Proper.

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

PARATUS ET VIGILANS (Ready and Alert).

Symbolism
The shield is white for Infantry. The ermine spots represent fur. The fur trade along the Columbia River, to which section the 381st Infantry was originally allocated, attracted the settlers to Oregon and Washington.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 381st Regiment Infantry, Organized Reserves on 5 Mar 1927. It was amended to withdraw "Organized Reserves" from the designation and to delete the Organized Reserves' crest from the coat of arms on 24 Sep 1959. The coat of arms was amended to reinstate the crest of the Army Reserve and revise the symbolism of the design on 3 Aug 1970. On 28 Oct 1993 the coat of arms was redesignated for the 381st Regiment with the symbolism revised.





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