224TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
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A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a carabaos head caboshed Azure; on a canton of the last a chevron and a fleur-de-lis of the first. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed PERSEVERENTIA TRIUMPHAT in Blue letters.
The colors are blue and white (silver) for Infantry. Descent from the 185th Infantry Regiment is shown by use of the same basic design of the shield of that organizations coat of arms in reversed colors with the carabao head added to symbolize service in the Philippine Islands during World War II. The motto translates to Perseverance Triumphs.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 224th Infantry Regiment on 26 January 1951. It was redesignated for the 224th Armored Infantry Battalion on 8 December 1954. It was amended to correct the description on 1 September 1955. The insignia was rescinded on 5 July 1961.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Argent, a carabaos head caboshed Azure; on a canton of the last a chevron and a fleur-de-lis of the first.
Crest
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the California Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure, the setting sun behind a grizzly bear passant on a grassy field all Proper.
Motto
PERSEVERENTIA TRIUMPHAT (Perseverance Triumphs).
Shield
The colors are blue and white (silver) for Infantry. Descent from the 185th Infantry Regiment is shown by use of the same basic design of the shield of that organizations coat of arms in reversed colors with the carabao head added to symbolize service in the Philippine Islands during World War II.
Crest
The crest is that of the California Army National Guard.
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 224th Infantry Regiment on 26 January 1951. It was redesignated for the 224th Armored Infantry Battalion on 8 December 1954. It was amended to correct the description on 1 September 1955. The insignia was rescinded on 5 July 1961.