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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Gules, two bendlets between four shells, two in chief and two in base, all Or.<br> | Shield:Gules, two bendlets between four shells, two in chief and two in base, all Or.<br> | ||
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a dexter hand grasping four spears pointing in four directions of the compass Or.<br> | Crest:On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a dexter hand grasping four spears pointing in four directions of the compass Or.<br> | ||
Motto: FESTINA LENTE (Make Haste Slowly). | Motto:FESTINA LENTE (Make Haste Slowly). | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: | Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, two bendlets between four shells, two in chief and two in base, all Or. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “FESTINA LENTE” in Black letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insaignia was originally approved for the 42d Field Artillery Battalion on 7 May 1942. They was redesignated for the 42d Artillery Regiment on 26 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated for the 42d Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971. | The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insaignia was originally approved for the 42d Field Artillery Battalion on 7 May 1942. They was redesignated for the 42d Artillery Regiment on 26 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated for the 42d Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | [[Literature]]:Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | ||
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