approved, Administrators
179,913
edits
Coast Defenses of Long Island, US Army: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Coast Defenses of Long Island, US Army (view source)
Revision as of 13:18, 10 February 2024
, 10 February→Origin/meaning
(Created page with "{{us-mil}} ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] ===Official blazon=== ===Origin/meaning=== {{miss...") |
|||
| (12 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
= | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Official blazon | |||
|- | |||
|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
|} | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
{{ | The shield is golden and the bend blue with three Silver Towers. The bend is flanked by two black stripes. The Towers symbolises the line of the Forts Wright, Michie and Terry barring the Sound. The Black lines symbolises Iron Defenses. The Crest shows the head of a fish hawk in natural colours, this bird abounds in that vicinity. Later adopted by the 11th Coast Artillery Regiment. | ||
[[Literature]]: Coast Artillery Journal Vol 59 (August 1923) | |||
{{us}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||