Pennsylvania Militia - Distinctive Unit Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia

  • Description

A Gold color metal and enamel device 1+1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in height overall consisting of an oval Azure a reproduction of the statue of Benjamin Franklin, by R. Tait McKenzie, affronté Or.

  • Symbolism

The field is blue for Infantry. Benjamin Franklin was the organizer of the “Associators,” to which organization the 111th Infantry traces its history.

  • Background

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 27 June 1929.

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