317th Infantry Regiment ( United States ) The 317th Infantry Regiment was a regiment of the United States Army during World War II . It was one of three infantry regiments in the 80th Infantry Division . History . The regiment was first commanded by Colonel A . Donald Cameron . In October , 1944 , he was replaced by Colonel Warfield M . Lewis . The final commander of the regiment , appointed in December , 1944 , was Lieutenant Colonel Henry G . Fisher , who served in this capacity until the end of the war . The unit was inactivated on 10 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer in New Jersey . After World War II , the parent 80th Division was reactivated as Airborne , and the 317th was redesignated on 15 July 1946 as the 317th Parachute Infantry , an element of the 80th Airborne Division . It was redesignated again only months later on 23 September 1946 as the 317th Glider Infantry and then activated on 14 November 1946 in the Organized Reserves with Headquarters at Washington , D . C . On 5 October 1950 it was reorganized and redesignated as the 317th Airborne Infantry , but this was not to last . Maintaining Airborne status in Reserve units proved to be extremely difficult , and on 10 May 1952 the unit was reorganized and redesignated as the 317th Infantry . Switching from a focus on combat to a training role , the unit was reorganized and redesignated on 6 March 1959 as the 317th Regiment , an element of the 80th Division ( Training ) , with Headquarters at Washington , D . C . ( The location of the headquarters changed on 1 December 1960 to Riverdale , Maryland . ) On 31 January 1968 the 317th was reorganized to consist of the 1st , 2d , and 3d Battalions , elements of the 80th Division ( Training ) . It was reorganized again on 1 October 1994 to consist of the 1st , 2d , and 3d Battalions , elements of the 80th Division ( Institutional Training ) . Lineage . Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army ( USA ) as the 317th Infantry and assigned to the 80th Division Organized 23 – 27 August 1917 at Camp Lee , Virginia Demobilized 13 – 14 June at Camp Lee , Virginia Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 317th Infantry and assigned to the 80th Division ( later redesignated as the 80th Infantry Division ) Organized in November 1921 with Headquarters at Lynchburg , Virginia Ordered into active military service 15 July 1942 and reorganized at Camp Forrest , Tennessee Inactivated 10 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer , New Jersey Redesignated 15 July 1946 as the 317th Parachute Infantry , an element of the 80th Airborne Division Redesignated 23 September 1946 as the 317th Glider Infantry Activated 14 November 1946 in the Organized Reserves with Headquarters at Washington , D . C . ( Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps ; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve ) Reorganized and redesignated 5 October 1950 as the 317th Airborne Infantry Reorganized and redesignated 10 May 1952 as the 317th Infantry , an element of the 80th Infantry Division Reorganized and redesignated 6 March 1959 as the 317th Regiment , an element of the 80th Division ( Training ) , with Headquarters at Washington , D . C . Reorganized 31 January 1968 to consist of the 1st , 2d , and 3d Battalions , elements of the 80th Division ( Training ) Reorganized 1 October 1994 to consist of the 1st , 2d , and 3d Battalions , elements of the 80th Division ( Institutional Training ) Reorganized 1 October 2007 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions , elements of the 95th Division ( Institutional Training ) Reorganized 1 October 2008 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions , elements of the 98th Division ( Institutional Training ) A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 5 / 32 inches ( 2 . 94 cm ) in height consisting of a shield blazoned : Azure , on a bend Or three alerions of the field , in base a lion rampant of the second . Attached below and to the sides of the shield a tripartite Gold scroll inscribed “ ARMIS ” to dexter , “ ET ” in base and “ ANIMIS ” to sinister , all in Blue letters . The shield is blue for Infantry . The bend and alerions are taken from the coat of arms of Lorraine , but the tinctures are changed , and the lion represents service in the Picardy Sector . The motto translates to “ By Arms and By Courage . ” The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 317th Infantry Regiment , Organized Reserves on 26 February 1927 . It was redesignated for the 317th Airborne Infantry Regiment , Organized Reserve Corps on 23 April 1952 . It was redesignated for the 317th Infantry Regiment , Organized Reserve Corps on 21 August 1952 . The insignia was redesignated for the 317th Regiment , Army Reserve on 8 August 1960 . Azure , on a bend Or three alerions of the field , in base a lion rampant of the second . That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve : On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure the Lexington Minute Man Proper . The statue of the Minute Man , Captain John Parker ( H . H . Kitson , sculptor ) , stands on the Common in Lexington , Massachusetts . Coat Of Arms . Blazon . Motto ARMIS ET ANIMIS ( By Arms and By Courage ) . The shield is blue for Infantry . The bend and alerions are taken from the coat of arms of Lorraine , but the tinctures are changed , and the lion represents service in the Picardy Sector . The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 317th Infantry Regiment , Organized Reserves on 28 February 1927 . It was redesignated for the 317th Airborne Infantry Regiment , Organized Reserve Corps on 23 April 1952 . It was redesignated for the 317th Infantry Regiment , Organized Reserve Corps on 21 August 1952 . The insignia was redesignated for the 317th Regiment , Army Reserve on 8 August 1960 .