58 Infantry Brigade
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86
cm) in height overall consisting of two gold
demi-fleurs-de-lis at center, one pointing north and
bearing at center a blue arrowhead, the other pointing
south and bearing at center a blue bayonet point, the
fleurs-de-lis issuant from the center of a diagonal bar
with rounded ends crossing from upper left to lower
right and composed of six equal vertical segments
alternately left to right of yellow and black, and
crossing behind in the opposite direction a similar bar
composed of six equal vertical segments, alternately
from left to right of red and green.
- Symbolism: The
unit's World War I service in France is represented by
the lower fleur-de-lis; the upper one denotes World War
II European service with the arrowhead recognizing
participation in an assault landing at Normandy. The red
in the background refers to the Meritorious Unit
Streamer awarded to the unit for European Theater
Service in World War II, and together with the color
green signifies the award of the French Croix de Guerre
with Palm for World War II service on the "Beaches
of Normandy." The yellow and black diagonal bar is
a reference to the Brigade's home state of Maryland.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on 21 June 1977.
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Shoulder
Sleeve Insignia
- Description: On
a rectangular shield arced at top and base 2 3/8 inches
(6.03 cm) in width and 3 1/8 inches (7.94 cm) in height
overall, quartered gray and blue, a bottony cross 2
inches (5.08 cm) in width and 2 inches (5.08 cm) in
height overall quartered red and white, and surmounted
diagonally overall by a yellow bayonet (of the period of
the War Between the States), the point in upper left,
all within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border.
- Symbolism: The
blue and white are Infantry colors. The gray and bayonet
allude to Confederate service. The red and white
quartered bottony cross is taken from the shield of the
coat of arms of Lord Baltimore and appears on the state
flag and state seal of Maryland.
- Background: The
shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 17 September
1976. The insignia was rescinded on 1 July 1988, when
the brigade became a divisional brigade and was no
longer a separate brigade.
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