Category:1st Field Artillery Regiment Heraldry

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Coat of Arms

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Blazon

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  • Shield:Gules, a stand of grape Proper.
  • Crest:On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a masonry tower Proper charged with a maple leaf Vert.
  • Motto:Primus aut Nullus (First or Not at All).

Symbolism

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  • Shield:
  1. The shield is scarlet for Artillery.
  2. The stand of grape is to commemorate the remark attributed to General Zachary Taylor at the Battle of Buena Vista, “A little more grape, Captain Bragg.”
  • Crest:
  1. The tower represents participation of a battery under Major Robert Anderson in the defense of Fort Sumter in 1861.
  2. The maple leaf commemorates service in the War of 1812, in Canada.

Background

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  1. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 1st Field Artillery Regiment on 1921-02-16.
  2. It was redesignated for the 1st Field Artillery Battalion on 1951-03-08
  3. It was cancelled on 1959-04-21.
  4. It was restored and authorized for the 1st Field Artillery Regiment on 1971-09-01.

Distinctive Unit Insignia

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Description

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  • A gold color metal and enamel device 1¼ inches (3.18 cm) in height consisting of the shield, crest and motto of the coat of arms.

Symbolism

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  1. The shield is scarlet for Artillery.
  2. The stand of grape is to commemorate the remark attributed to General Zachary Taylor at the Battle of Buena Vista, “A little more grape, Captain Bragg.”
  3. The tower represents participation of a battery under Major Robert Anderson in the defense of Fort Sumter in 1861.
  4. The maple leaf commemorates service in the War of 1812, in Canada.

Background

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  1. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 1st Field Artillery Regiment on 1923-02-14.
  2. It was redesignated for the 1st Field Artillery Battalion on 1951-03-08.
  3. It was cancelled on 1959-04-21.
  4. It was restored and authorized for the 1st Field Artillery Regiment on 1971-09-01.
  5. The insignia was amended to correct the description on 1979-02-16.

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