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Description: A
gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall
consisting of a cross quartered black and gold charged with a red lion passant
guardant and grasping a gold trident between six fleurs-de-lis, the cross
interlaced with a maroon garter inscribed "PRO VITA" in gold
letters at top, buckle in base.
Symbolism: Maroon and white are colors traditionally associated with
the U.S. Army Medical Corps. The cross is emblematic of healing and medical
organizations. The quartering of the cross alludes to the Maryland State flag and
the unit's location. The lion, adapted from the arms of the French Province of
Normandy, and the trident symbolize the unit's distinguishing contribution to the
amphibious invasion of 1944. The six fleurs-de-lis represent the six campaigns in
Europe in both World War I and World War II. The scroll, rendered in the form of a
garter, suggests the unit's heritage as an element of the 175th
Infantry.
Background: The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1 June
1988.
Description: A
gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall
consisting of a cross quartered black and gold charged with a red lion passant
guardant and grasping a gold trident between six fleurs-de-lis, the cross
interlaced with a maroon garter inscribed "PRO VITA" in gold
letters at top, buckle in base.
Symbolism: Maroon and white are colors traditionally associated with
the U.S. Army Medical Corps. The cross is emblematic of healing and medical
organizations. The quartering of the cross alludes to the Maryland State flag and
the unit's location. The lion, adapted from the arms of the French Province of
Normandy, and the trident symbolize the unit's distinguishing contribution to the
amphibious invasion of 1944. The six fleurs-de-lis represent the six campaigns in
Europe in both World War I and World War II. The scroll, rendered in the form of a
garter, suggests the unit's heritage as an element of the 175th
Infantry.
Background: The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1 June
1988.
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