214th Field Artillery Regiment, Georgia Army National Guard

214TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, GEORGIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Official blazon

Shield: Gules, a chevronel debased Azure fimbriated Or, below three shell bursts one and two of the third.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Georgia Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a board’s head erased Gules, in the mouth an oak branch Vert fructed Or.
Motto: WE HEAR AND STRIKE.

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a chevronel debased Azure fimbriated Or, below three shell bursts one and two of the third. Attached below and to the sides of the shield is a Gold scroll inscribed “WE HEAR AND STRIKE” in Red letters.

Origin/meaning

The shield is scarlet, the color of the Coast Artillery Corps. The chevronel is blue representing the Infantry service of some of the units, indicating strength. The three shell bursts represent the mission of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery.

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 214th Coast Artillery (AA) on 2 July 1940. It was redesignated for the 950th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 7 March 1951. It was redesignated for the 214th Artillery Regiment on 25 April 1961. The insignia was redesignated for the 214th Field Artillery Regiment on 31 July 1972. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 214th Coast Artillery (AA) on 2 July 1940. It was redesignated for the 950th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 7 March 1951. It was redesignated for the 214th Artillery Regiment on 25 April 1961. The insignia was redesignated for the 214th Field Artillery Regiment on 31 July 1972.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.

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