131st Infantry Regiment (United States)

131st Infantry Regiment

coat of arms
Active 1874
Country  United States
Allegiance Illinois
Branch Illinois Army National Guard
Type Infantry
Size Regiment
Nickname(s) FIRST ILLINOIS
Motto DUCIT AMOR PATRIAE (Led by love of country)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Maj. Gen. Joseph B. Sanborn[1]
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
U.S. Infantry Regiments
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The 131st Infantry Regiment is an Infantry Regiment in the Army National Guard.

Lineage

Constituted in the Illinois State Guard as the 1st Battalion of Infantry and organized 14 September 1874 in Chicago from the following companies raised entirely by subscription:

Distinctive Unit Insignia

A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a closet between two wavy barrulets, surmounted by a pairle, Argent; overall the old insignia of the First Regiment of Infantry, Illinois National Guard, (wheel within a diamond) Proper; in chief four fleurs-de-lis, three and one, of the second. Attached above the shield on a wreath, upon a grassy field the blockhouse of old Fort Dearborn, all Silver Gray. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "DUCIT AMOR PATRIAE" in Blue letters.

The shield is blue – the present Infantry color, and the main charges are silver or white – the old Infantry facing color. The pairle is taken from the Chicago seal: the first wavy barrulets represents Spanish-American War service, the closet Mexican Border duty, and the second wavy barrulets the second time the organization was in Federal service overseas. The four fleurs-de-lis represent the engagements during World War I. The charge in the fess point is the insignia of the old First Regiment of Infantry, Illinois National Guard. The motto translates to "Led By Love Of Country."

The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 131st Infantry Regiment on 19 April 1927.

Coat of Arms

Azure, a closet between two wavy barrulets, surmounted by a pairle, Argent; overall the old insignia of the First Regiment of Infantry, Illinois National Guard, (wheel within a diamond) Proper; in chief four fleurs-de-lis, three and one, of the second.

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Illinois Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure, upon a grassy field the blockhouse of old Fort Dearborn Proper. Motto: DUCIT AMOR PATRIAE (Led By Love Of Country).

The shield is blue – the present Infantry color, and the main charges are silver or white – the old Infantry facing color. The pairle is taken from the Chicago seal: the first wavy barrulets represents Spanish-American War service, the closet Mexican Border duty, and the second wavy barrulets the second time the organization was in Federal service overseas. The four fleurs-de-lis represent the engagements during World War I. The charge in the fess point is the insignia of the old First Regiment of Infantry, Illinois National Guard.

The crest is that of the Illinois Army National Guard.

The coat of arms was approved on 19 April 1927

Campaign Streamers

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), streamer embroidered GUADALCANAL Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945

Company B (Machesney Park), 1st Battalion is entitled to Presidential Unit Citation (Army), streamer embroidered BOUGAINVILLE

Decorations

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

See also

References

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