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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Gules, a bend potenté Or. <br> | |||
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a locomotive affronté Gules, charged with the numeral “52” Or.<br> | |||
Motto:SEMPER PARATUS (Always Prepared). | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The shield is red for Artillery. The gold potenté bend is an adaptation of the cottised bend on the arms of Champagne. The crest alludes to World War I service in France. | |||
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 52d Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps on 9 April 1921. It was redesignated for the 286th Coast Artillery Battalion and amended to delete the crest on 3 August 1944. It was redesignated for the 538th Field Artillery Battalion on 20 November 1944. The insignia was redesignated for the 52d Artillery Regiment and amended to add a crest on 19 December 1958. Effective 1 September 1971, the insignia was redesignated for the 52d Air Defense Artillery Regiment. | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 1 November 2023
52ND AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY REGIMENT, US ARMY
(Coat of Arms) |
(Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield: Gules, a bend potenté Or.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a locomotive affronté Gules, charged with the numeral “52” Or.
Motto:SEMPER PARATUS (Always Prepared).
Origin/meaning
The shield is red for Artillery. The gold potenté bend is an adaptation of the cottised bend on the arms of Champagne. The crest alludes to World War I service in France.
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 52d Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps on 9 April 1921. It was redesignated for the 286th Coast Artillery Battalion and amended to delete the crest on 3 August 1944. It was redesignated for the 538th Field Artillery Battalion on 20 November 1944. The insignia was redesignated for the 52d Artillery Regiment and amended to add a crest on 19 December 1958. Effective 1 September 1971, the insignia was redesignated for the 52d Air Defense Artillery Regiment.
Literature: Image and further Information from Wikimedia Commons
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