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Description60th Coast Artillery Regiment COA.png | 60th Coast Artillery Regiment COA | ||||
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Source | US Army Institute of Heraldry | ||||
Author | US Army | ||||
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- Coat of Arms.
Blazon
[edit]- Shield: Per fess embattled Sable and Gules fimbriated Or a pile in bend of the third the lower portion obscured by the second tincture, in sinister chief a mullet of the third.
- Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Sable a carabao skull Sable horned Or.
- Motto: COELIS IMPERAMUS (We Rule The Heavens).
Symbolism
[edit]- Shield:
- The shield is divided horizontally into two parts, the dividing line being embattled to represent defense.
- The lower half is red for Artillery; the upper half bears the colors of black and gold, significant of the Orient where the unit had its pioneer service.
- A searchlight beam pierces the darkness of this portion of the shield signifying the never ending vigilance which this organization exercises in searching for enemy aircraft.
- The star has a double significance. It is symbolic of the state of Texas, the Lone Star State, where the unit was reorganized after World War I, and its battleground in the heavens.
- Crest: The carabao horns are symbolic of service in the Philippine Islands where the 60th Battalion, Coast Artillery Corps served.
Background
[edit]- The coat of arms was originally approved for the 60th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1924-05-21.
- It was amended to change the blazon of the shield and correct the motto on 1924-10-03.
- It was redesignated for the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and amended to correct the description on 1949-11-16.
- The insignia was redesignated for the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons) on 1954-09-08.
- It was redesignated for the 60th Artillery Regiment on 1958-12-15.
- It was redesignated for the 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1971-09-01.
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