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1. Heraldry description |
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1st Battalion, 50th Infantry"Play the Game" |
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50th Infantry Regiment ShieldArgent, on a pale wavy azure a dolphin hauriant
embowed of the field, on a canton of the second the
totem pole of the 23rd Infantry proper. The shield is the white and blue of the Infantry.
The device of Syracuse is a dolphin. |
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50th Infantry Regiment CrestOn a wreath of the colors an eagle's
head erased
sable, beaked
and langued
gules (of the Rhine Province).
The 50th's overseas service in the World War (WWI) was in the Army of Occupation in the
Rhine country indicated by the pale with wavy edges. It had been under orders for Silesia
at the time of the Armistice. The crest is the eagle's head of these two provinces.
Pictured at right are the 50th Infantry Regimental Crest, the Coat of Arms of Silesia, and
the Crests of Lower and Middle Silesia. |
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50th Infantry Regiment MottoThe unit's motto "Play the Game" was taken from "Vitai Lampada" ("They Pass On The Torch
of Life"), a poem written in 1892 by Sir Henry Newbolt (1862-1938). See Sir Henry's
photograph below.
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SymbolismThe regiment was organized in 1917 at Syracuse, N.Y., by drafts of personnel from the
23rd Infantry. The parentage of the regiment is indicated in the canton. The 23rd
(Infantry) took over Alaska in 1867 and this is communicated in the crest of that regiment
which is an eagle, the new owner America, upon a plate which is upon the head of a bear,
the old owner Russia, the story being that the old owner gave a feast to the new owner
when the country changed hands. Description compiled from Special Orders dtd 11/11/58 by Preston E. Ingalls (August 1987) |
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Reference DocumentsPrimary reference documents are available to download in Adobe Acrobat
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Downloadable 50th Infantry Regiment CrestsTo download, place your mouse over the desired drawing, press the right click button, and follow instructions on the screen.
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