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393D REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, over a pairle reversed Argent a castle Or. Attached below the shield a gold scroll inscribed "PATRIOTIC SERVICE" in Black letters.

Symbolism
The 393d Infantry was organized as a unit of the Organized Reserves in November, 1921. The shield is blue for Infantry. The pairle reversed represents the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers going to form the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, the location of the original unit. The castle is taken from the crest of the city coat of arms.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 393d Regiment Infantry, Organized Reserves on 5 Apr 1930. It was redesignated for the 393d Regiment on 26 Apr 1999.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Azure, over a pairle reversed Argent a castle Or.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the 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

PATRIOTIC SERVICE.

Symbolism

Shield

The 393d Infantry was organized as a unit of the Organized Reserves in November, 1921. The shield is blue for Infantry. The pairle reversed represents the Allegheny and Mononaghela Rivers going to form the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, the location of the original unit. The castle is taken from the crest of the city coat of arms.

Crest

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

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 393d Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves on 7 Apr 1930. It was redesignated for the 393d Regiment on 26 Apr 1999.





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