The squadron used the swastika from 1929 to 1933 as its official squadron crest, as derived from Native American use of the symbol. The 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army also used a red diamond with a yellow swastika, as a tribute to the large Native American population in the southwestern United States. With the rise of the Third Reich, the units both changed their heraldry in 1933.
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The squadron used the swastika from 1929 to 1933 as its official squadron crest, as derived from Native American use of the symbol. The 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army also used a red diamond with a yellow swastika, as a tribute to the large Native American population in the southwestern United States. With the rise of the Third Reich, the units both changed their heraldry in 1933.