Summary

Description381st Regiment COA.png	English: 381st Regiment (Training) Coat of Arms
Date	5 March 1927
Source	US Army Institute of Heraldry
Author	English: United States Army
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Blazon:

• Shield: Argent, a cross of four ermine spots Proper.

• Crest:

1. 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.
2. 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:

• Shield:

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

• Crest: The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Background:

1. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 381st Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves, on 1927-03-05.
2. It was amended to withdraw "Organized Reserves" from the designation and to delete the Organized Reserves' crest from the coat of arms on 1959-09-24.
3. The coat of arms was amended to reinstate the crest of the Army Reserve and revise the symbolism of the design on 1970-08-03.
4. On 1993-10-28 the coat of arms was redesignated for the 381st Regiment (Training) with the symbolism revised.

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