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485TH REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, an arm embowed in armor and gauntleted Proper. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "PERRUMPO" in Blue letters.

Symbolism
The shield is blue for Infantry. The charge on the shield represents crushing power and force.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 424th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves on 24 June 1936. It was redesignated for the 485th Regiment on 7 December 1959.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Azure, an arm embowed in armor and gauntleted Proper.

Crest

That for the 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

PERRUMPO (I Break Through).

Symbolism

Shield

The shield is blue for Infantry. The charge on the shield represents crushing power and force.

Crest

The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 424th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves on 20 June 1936. It was redesignated for the 485th Regiment on 7 December 1959.





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