File:258th Field Artillery Regiment COA.png

Description258th Field Artillery Regiment COA.png	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 258th Field Artillery Regiment, part of the New York Army National Guard.
Date	19 January 1925
Source	258th Field Artillery Regiment Coat of Arms
Author	United States Army        Authority file : Q9212 VIAF: 135579316 ISNI: 0000000121632208 ULAN: 500312951 LCCN: n79063202 NLA: 35562961 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q9212
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Description/Blazon

• Shield: Gules, two bars Gray fimbriated Or in chief three mullets of the second (Gray) fimbriated of the third (Or).
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the New York Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, the full-rigged ship "Half Moon" all Proper.
• Motto: PARATUS ET FIDELIS (Ready And Faithful).

Symbolism

• Shield: The shield is the shield of George Washington modified by reversing the colors and using gray piped with gold, instead of silver, and giving a red shield for Artillery. The arms of the Father of our Country are not to be borne by any organization and the shield of the regiment is accordingly modified. The reason for this selection is that it is a tradition that one company of this regiment paraded as an escort to General Washington on the occasion of his inauguration as President on 30 April 1789, and in commemoration of that event, assumed the name of "Washington Greys" which it has borne to this date. It was then an Artillery organization and wore a gray uniform.
• Crest: The crest is that of the New York Army National Guard.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 258th Field Artillery Regiment on 19 January 1925. It was redesignated for the 258th Field Artillery Battalion on 12 March 1954. It was redesignated for the 258th Artillery Regiment on 22 March 1962. The insignia was redesignated for the 258th Field Artillery Regiment on 31 July 1972.

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