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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per chevron Gules and Azure, from partition line to chief a pale wavy of the second fimbriated Or, issuant from base a setting sun of the last, at nombril point a sea-griffin of the first fringed of the fourth.<br> | Shield:Per chevron Gules and Azure, from partition line to chief a pale wavy of the second fimbriated Or, issuant from base a setting sun of the last, at nombril point a sea-griffin of the first fringed of the fourth.<br> | ||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Oregon Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-disc Gules charged with the setting sun with twelve light rays Or (the shoulder sleeve of the 41st Division), behind a beaver sejant Proper.<br> | Crest:That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Oregon Army National Guard:From a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-disc Gules charged with the setting sun with twelve light rays Or (the shoulder sleeve of the 41st Division), behind a beaver sejant Proper.<br> | ||
Motto: Nulli Cede (Surrender to None). | Motto:Nulli Cede (Surrender to None). | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/32 inches (2.62 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per chevron Gules and Azure, from partition line to chief a pale wavy of the second fimbriated Or, issuant from base a setting sun of the last, at nombril point a sea-griffin of the first fringed of the fourth. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "NULLI CEDE" in Blue letters. | Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/32 inches (2.62 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Per chevron Gules and Azure, from partition line to chief a pale wavy of the second fimbriated Or, issuant from base a setting sun of the last, at nombril point a sea-griffin of the first fringed of the fourth. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "NULLI CEDE" in Blue letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms and the Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 249th Coast Artillery on 16 February 1928. They was redesignated for the 249th Coast Artillery Battalion on 4 December 1944. They was redesignated for the 722d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 27 November 1951. They was redesignated on 7 June 1960 for the 249th Artillery. They was amended to correct the motto on 14 June 1968. They was redesignated with description and symbolism revised for the 249th Regiment on 4 May 1998. They was amended to correct the letter on 21 September 2001. | The arms and the Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 249th Coast Artillery on 16 February 1928. They was redesignated for the 249th Coast Artillery Battalion on 4 December 1944. They was redesignated for the 722d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 27 November 1951. They was redesignated on 7 June 1960 for the 249th Artillery. They was amended to correct the motto on 14 June 1968. They was redesignated with description and symbolism revised for the 249th Regiment on 4 May 1998. They was amended to correct the letter on 21 September 2001. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | [[Literature]]:Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | ||
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