570th US Army Artillery Group
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570TH US ARMY ARTILLERY GROUP
Official blazon
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in width overall consisting of two gold ramrods in saltire surmounting a red gunner’s quadrant all above a gold scroll inscribed “THE PROFESSIONALS” in black letters.
Origin/meaning
Scarlet and gold are the colors used for Artillery. The quadrant, a device used in calculating the trajectory of a cannon ball, and the ramrods symbolize the basic aspects and role of Artillery.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1 November 1967.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons
. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.