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The dual character of the regiment is shown by the colors of the field, yellow for cavalry, red for artillery. | 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. | |||
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 parent organization is shown on the canton. | ||
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 80th Field Artillery Regiment on 1920 | 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 | |||
The insignia was redesignated effective 1971 | |||
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[[Literature]]: | [[Literature]]: Images and Information from Wikimedia Commons. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | |||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||