Summary

Description304th Infantry coat of arms.png	English: 304th Infantry Regiment Coat of Arms
Date	22 August 1924
Source	US Army Institute Of Heraldry
Author	US Army
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Blazon

• Shield: Per fess Azure and Argent, on a low mount an oak tree fructed of thirteen acorns Proper.
• Crest:

1. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath 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: FORWARD.

Symbolism

• Shield: The shield is blue and white, the Infantry colors, and displays the Charter Oak, representative of Connecticut.
• Crest: The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.
• Background:

1. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 304th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves on 1924-08-22.
2. It was redesignated for the 304th Regiment (Training), Army Reserve, on 1960-05-06.