Partially organized 14 April 1869 from existing units at Burlington and Camden
Expanded, reorganized, and redesignated 24 August 1870 as the 6th Regiment.
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Reorganized and redesignated 2 May 1899 as the 3d Infantry.
Mustered into federal service 25 July 1917 at Sea Girt; drafted into federal service 5 August 1917.
Consolidated 11 October 1917 with elements of the 5th Infantry, New Jersey National Guard, and elements of the 1st Infantry, Delaware National Guard; consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as the 114th Infantry and assigned to the 29th Division
Regiment reorganized and federally recognized 8 October 1946 as the 214th Infantry with headquarters at Paterson.
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214th Infantry reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1949 as the 216th Armored Infantry Battalion and assigned to the 50th Armored Division
114th and 216th Armored Infantry Battalions consolidated 1 March 1959 and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as the 114th Infantry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st and 2d Armored Infantry Battalions, elements of the 50th Armored Division.
Reorganized 31 January 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 50th Armored Division.
Reorganized 1 February 1968 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 50th Armored Division.
Reorganized 1 July 1975 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 50th Armored Division.
Description/Blazon A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a saltire Azure, in chief a Taeguk of the last and gray and in base a four-leafed clover of the second . Attached above the shield from a wreath Argent and Azure a lion's head erased Or collared four fusils Gules. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "IN OMNIA PARATUS" in Blue letters.
Symbolism
The shield is white, the old Infantry color. The blue saltire cross represents service in the Civil War, the blue four-leafed clover in the Spanish–American War and the blue and gray Taeguk in World War I. The motto is the motto of the old 3rd New Jersey Infantry and translates to "Prepared in All Things."
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 114th Infantry Regiment on 29 May 1925. It was amended to correct the wording in the description of the shield on 11 June 1925. The insignia was amended to include the crest on 3 July 1961.
Coat of arms
Blazon
Shield
Crest
Symbolism
Shield
The shield is blue for the Infantry; the white saltire cross commemorates the service of the old regiment in the Civil War and the silver oak tree the service in World War I.
