The symbolism for the 110th Armor Coat of Arms is really the marriage of two regiments, the 181st Infantry and the 110th Cavalry. Some of these representations show where the men went and are not colors held by the regiment. The Two Fluers represent service in World War One France and World War Two France. The first on the left is the Great War and represents two units. One is the sixth Pioneer Infantry a non divisional outfit that some men from the 181st went to. The other unit is the two companies of the 181st that were detached and sent to Connecticut to serve as companies L and M of the 102nd Infantry in Yankee Division. This unit fought in France under Clarence Edwards. The second Fluer is the 26th Recon Troop that served as the cavalry unit for Yankee Division in World War Two. This unit was part of the 181st Infantry on coast watching duty and guarded from Bar Harbor to the Canadian border. This unit fought in France under Willard Paul. The center portion of the coat in the green represents the 110th Cavalry Regiment. The upside down v represents cavalry in heraldry. The arrow shows that the regiment made an amphibious landing but also represents Cyrus Dalin, the man who made the Paul Revere statue in Boston, competed in the Olympics for Archery. The two maces with chains is reference to the five units that came out of the 110th Cavalry. They were the 221st Artillery Battalion, 180th Artillery Battalion, 247th Artilley Battalion, 626th Tank Destroyer Battalion and the Americal Band. The powder horn represents the 181st and it colonial heritage. This includes the Prentice and Oakes Cavalry Troops in the King Philip's War, the Cavalry Troop from Sudbury that fought on April 19th 1775. The loop represents that cavalry troop that was sent to Connecticut to serve in the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons. This unit was used to deliver messages to George Washington from the Culper Spy Ring in New York City. |
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110th Armor Symbolism
