US Military 47th Infantry Regiment Insignia Pin WWII N.S.MEYER Inc.

military pin multi colored - The 47th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia, commonly called a unit crest or DUI for short, was approved for the Regiment on 20 March 1936 with a design that pays tribute to its formation and first combat service in World War I. In the upper left, the canton displays an image from the coat of arms of the 9th Infantry Regiment, the unit from which personnel was taken to form the 47th. In the body of the shield is the insignia of the 4th Infantry Division, the unit under which the 47th Infantry served during World War I. Constituted on 15 May 1917 as the 47th Infantry, the 47th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the 4th Division (later designated as the 4th Infantry Division after February 1942) and deployed to France for World War I. One of two Regiments making the 7th Infantry Brigade, the 47th arrived in France in May 1918 and took part in five campaigns before the signing of the Armistice.