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The Star symbolising the North Star indicates that the Coast Defenses of Portland was the most northern of the Coast Defenses on the US Atlantic Coast. <br> | The Star symbolising the North Star indicates that the Coast Defenses of Portland was the most northern of the Coast Defenses on the US Atlantic Coast. <br> | ||
Later adopted by the 8th Coastal Artillery Regiment. | Later adopted by the 8th Coastal Artillery Regiment. | ||
[[Literature]]: Coast Artillery Journal Vol 59 (August 1923) | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:24, 10 February 2024
COAST DEFENSES OF PORTLAND, US ARMY
Official blazon
Shield: Per fess gules and argent, in chief a star of five points argent and in base a pine tree proper.
Crest: a Phoenix issuant purpure winged or.
Motto: Terrae Portam Defendamus = We defend the land gate (or port).
Origin/meaning
The Star symbolising the North Star indicates that the Coast Defenses of Portland was the most northern of the Coast Defenses on the US Atlantic Coast.
Later adopted by the 8th Coastal Artillery Regiment.
Literature: Coast Artillery Journal Vol 59 (August 1923)
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