this regiment was organized in 1917 from personnel of the 17th infantry which is shown in the canton. the division of which this regiment formed a part was engaged on the outer defenses of metz, and about to make another attack when the armistice was signed. the shield of metz is divided per pale silver and black and the crest is the napoleonic eagle on a mural crown. this regiment first entered the lines in the vicinity of pont-à-mousson, the arms of which bear a bridge of three arches flanked by two towers; the center arch is broken to symbolize the partial destruction of the bridge at the time the regiment was there.