80th Field Artillery Regiment, US Army: Difference between revisions

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(Coat of Arms)	(Distinctive Unit Insignia)	80TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, US ARMY Country:United States

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English	blazon wanted.

Shield: Party per fess Or and Gules, a fess dancetté ermine. On a canton Sable an orle of the first (from the coat of arms of the 11th Cavalry).

Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a boar’s head Proper.
Motto: TOUJOURS L’AUDACE.

Origin/meaning

The dual character of the regiment is shown by the colors of the field, yellow for cavalry, red for artillery. The fess dancetté is taken from the arms of the Oglethorpe family, also the boar’s head crest, which in addition is the ancient symbol of hospitality. The arms of ancient Brittany was a shield of ermine, and ermine figures prominently in the arms of Vannes; this is shown by the tincture of the fess. The parent organization is shown on the canton.

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 80th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 March 1920.It was amended to correct the motto on 30 September 1921. It was redesignated for the 80th Field Artillery Battalion on 5 December 1942. It was redesignated for the 80th Artillery Regiment on 21 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 80th Field Artillery Regiment.

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-Shield: Party per fess Or and Gules, a fess dancetté ermine. On a canton Sable an orle of the first (from the coat of arms of the 11th Cavalry).<br>
+|}Shield: Party per fess Or and Gules, a fess dancetté ermine. On a canton Sable an orle of the first (from the coat of arms of the 11th Cavalry).<br>
 Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a boar’s head Proper.<br>
 Motto: TOUJOURS L’AUDACE.
 ===Origin/meaning===
-The dual character of the regiment is shown by the colors of the field, yellow for cavalry, red for artillery.<br>
+The dual character of the regiment is shown by the colors of the field, yellow for cavalry, red for artillery. The fess dancetté is taken from the arms of the Oglethorpe family, also the boar’s head crest, which in addition is the ancient symbol of hospitality. The arms of ancient Brittany was a shield of ermine, and ermine figures prominently in the arms of Vannes; this is shown by the tincture of the fess.
-The fess dancetté is taken from the arms of the Oglethorpe family, also the boar’s head crest, which in addition is the ancient symbol of hospitality.<br>
-The arms of ancient Brittany was a shield of ermine, and ermine figures prominently in the arms of Vannes; this is shown by the tincture of the fess.<br>
 The parent organization is shown on the canton.
-The coat of arms was originally approved for the 80th Field Artillery Regiment on 1920-03-24.It was amended to correct the motto on 1921-09-20.<br>
+The coat of arms was originally approved for the 80th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 March 1920.It was amended to correct the motto on  30 September 1921. It was redesignated for the 80th Field Artillery Battalion on 5 December 1942. It was redesignated for the 80th Artillery Regiment on 21 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 80th Field Artillery Regiment.
-It was redesignated for the 80th Field Artillery Battalion on 1942-12-05. It was redesignated for the 80th Artillery Regiment on 1958-11-21.<br>
-The insignia was redesignated effective 1971-09-01, for the 80th Field Artillery Regiment.
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