Category:5th Field Artillery Regiment Heraldry

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Coat of Arms

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Blazon

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  • Shield:Gules the liberty bell Or between five arrows four point down in fess paleways and one in base fessways the latter broken Sable fimbriated Argent. On a chief embattled Vert fimbriated Argent a five-pointed mullet of the last.
  • Crest:On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, on a mount an oak tree fructed of 13 acorns and penetrated transversely in the main stem by a frame saw Proper, the frame Or.
  • Motto:FAITHFUL AND TRUE.

Symbolism

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  • Shield:
  1. The shield is scarlet for Artillery.
  2. The Liberty Bell alludes to the Revolutionary War.
  3. The five arrows commemorate the Indian War campaign credit of old Company “F”, 4th Artillery.
  4. The broken arrow is indicative of the engagement near Vincennes, Indiana, 1791-11-04, in which all officers and two-thirds of the men of Bradford’s Company, Battalion of Artillery, were killed.
  5. The embattled partition line refers to the ramparts of Chapultapec and denotes service during the Mexican War.
  6. The star, the insignia of the 12th Corps in which batteries of the Regiment served, is representative of the Civil War.

Background

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  1. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 5th Field Artillery Regiment on 1924-06-04.
  2. It was redesignated for the 5th Field Artillery Battalion on 1944-09-13.
  3. The insignia was cancelled on 1960-04-19.
  4. It was reinstated and authorized for the 5th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1971-09-01.

Distinctive Unit Insignia

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Description

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  • A gold color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in diameter which is an adaptation of the crest and motto of the coat of arms.

Symbolism

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  • The crest is that of the Hamilton family (Alexander Hamilton being a former commander of one of the elements of the regiment).

Background

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  1. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 5th Field Artillery Regiment on 1924-01-21.
  2. It was redesignated for the 5th Field Artillery Battalion on 1944-09-13.
  3. The insignia was cancelled on 1960-04-19.
  4. It was reinstated and authorized for the 5th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1971-09-01.

Flag

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  • a.Size:
  1. Hoist: Three Feet.
  2. Fly: Four Feet.
  3. Fringe: 2½”
  • b.Description.
  1. The flag has a solid background with an embroidered American eagle displayed centered thereon. In its right talon the eagle holds an olive branch; in its left talon, a bundle of 13 arrows, all in proper colors. Its beak grasps a scroll inscribed with the unit motto. Below the eagle is a scroll inscribed with the designation of the organization. On the eagle’s breast is embroidered the shield of the coat of arms and the crest is above the eagle’s head, except that Regular Army units with no wartime service are not entitled to a crest. For those organizations with an approved badge in lieu of a coat of arms, the eagle’s breast is feathered and the badge is located above the eagle’s head.
  • c. Organizational colors:
  1. Organization: Field Artillery
  2. Background: Scarlet
  3. Fringe: Yellow
  4. Letters and Numbers: Scarlet
  5. Scrolls.
    1. Outline:Yellow
    2. Background: White
  • d. The crest for color-bearing organizations of the Active Army also reflects the history and honors of each regiment or separate battalion.
  • e. All Army National Guard units allotted to a State will use the crest approved for that State. On the color of separate battalions (fixed and flexible), the crest of the state to which the battalion headquarters is allotted will be displayed on the color. For regiments, the crest of each state that is allotted a battalion of the regiment will be displayed above the eagle’s head, from dexter to sinister, in the order of admission of each state into the union.
  • f. All color-bearing organizations of the Army Reserve use the Lexington Minuteman crest above the eagle’s head.

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