36th Field Artillery Regiment, US Army: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per chevron Gules and Or.<br> | |||
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, two sprays of long leaf Southern pine in saltire Proper. <br> | |||
Motto: IN ORDER. | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Per chevron Gules and Or. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The “per chevron” division of the shield signifies that the organization has been placed on the active list twice. The crest of long leaf pine denotes the allocation of the regiment. | |||
The Coat of Arms and The Distictive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 36th Field Artillery on 10 September 1934. They was redesignated for the 36th Field Artillery Battalion on 27 November 1944. The insignia was redesignated for the 36th Artillery Regiment on 21 November 1958. They was redesignated for the 36th Field Artillery Regiment on 1 September 1971. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. | [[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1934]] |