Coat of Arms
Shield:
On a saltire per saltire azure and gray pere cross counter changed between in chief a rattlesnake coiled to strike vert and in fess a sheathed Roman sword and a fleur-de-lis gules, on a chief azaure two lions combatant of the first.
Crest:
That for the Regiment of the West Virginia National Guard: on a wreath or / and azure a slip of mountain rhodenderon in full bloom and leafed proper.
Motto:
Yes, Sir.
Description:
The chief is blue for Infantry, the two lions representing the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. The saltire counter-changed denotes Civil War service in both the Confederate and Federal armies; the snake, Mexican War service; the Roman Sword, Spanish American War service, and fleur-de-lis, service in France during World War I.
