130th Infantry Regiment ( United States ) The 130th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the Army National Guard . Lineage . Constituted 1 March 1809 as the Volunteer Militia of Illinois Territory and organized thereafter as independent companies ( Illinois Territory Militia redesignated 26 August 1818 as the Illinois Militia ) Mustered out of federal service 2 July 1831 at Rock Island and elements reverted to independent status in the Illinois Militia Mustered out of federal service 28 May 1832 at the mouth of the Fox River ; veterans concurrently reorganized and mustered into federal service as Colonel Jacob Fry ’ s Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Militia ; mustered out of federal service 15 June 1832 at Ottawa . Former 4th and 5th Infantry reorganizedfederaland redesignated 12 October 1917 as the 130th Infantry and the 123d Machine Gun Battalion , respectively , elements of the 33rd Infantry Relieved 5 July 1946 from assignment to the 33d Infantry Division and assigned to the 44th Infantry Division ( United States ) Ordered into active federal service 15 February 1952 at home stations ; released 10 October 1954 from active federal service and reverted to state control ; concurrently relieved from assignment to the 44th Infantry Division Withdrawn 5 February 1987 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System with Headquarters at Urbana Ordered into active federal service 5 January 2005 at home stations ; released from active federal service 1 September 2006 and reverted to state control ; concurrently , relieved from assignment to the 35th Infantry Division and assigned to the 33d Infantry Brigade Combat Team A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1 / 8 inches ( 2 . 86 cm ) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned : Argent , a fess Gules of the first and Vert fesswise between , in chief two arrows Or saltirewise behind a Black hawk and in base a fleur - de - lis of the second , overall a saltire Azure . Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “ ALWAYS READY ” in Black letters . The shield is white , the old Infantry color . Service in the Black Hawk War is symbolized by the Black Hawk and the two red arrows , service in the Mexican War by the horizontal belt across the shield of red , white and green , the colors of the Mexican flag . The Civil War service is indicated by the blue saltire cross from the Confederate flag . The service in France during World War I is indicated by the fleur - de - lis . The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 3 February 1925 . Argent , a fess Gules of the first and Vert fesswise between , in chief two arrows of the second saltirewise behind a Black hawk Proper and in base a fleur - de - lis of the second , overall a saltire Azure . That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Illinois Army National Guard : On a wreath Argent and Azure , upon a grassy field the blockhouse of old Fort Dearborn Proper . Motto : ALWAYS READY . The shield is white , the old Infantry color . Service in the Black Hawk War is symbolized by the Black Hawk and the two red arrows , service in the Mexican War by the horizontal belt across the shield of red , white and green , the colors of the Mexican flag . The Civil War service is indicated by the blue saltire cross from the Confederate flag . The service in France during World War I is indicated by the fleur - de - lis . The crest is that of the Illinois Army National Guard . The coat of arms was approved on 17 June 1924 . Campaign streamers . War of 1812 Indian Wars Mexican War Civil War World War I World War II War on Terrorism Headquarters Company , 2d Battalion ( Marion ) , additionally entitled to :