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Description8FARegtCOA.jpg | 8th Field Artillery Regiment Coat of Arms | ||||
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Source | United States Army Institute of Heraldry | ||||
Author | US Army | ||||
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[edit]- Shield: Bendy of eight ermine and Gules, on a canton per fess Or and Vert a fishhook eye to dexter barb to base Sable debruised by a mullet Argent fimbriated of the last and a winged centaur courant armed with a bow and arrow of the third.
- Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a mullet of the first charged with a giant cactus Vert.
- Motto: AUDACIEUX ET TENACE (Daring and Tenacious).
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[edit]- Shield:
- The regiment was in the 7th Division and was in training in Brittany shown by the ermine taken from the arms of that province.
- The numerical designation of the regiment is indicated by the eight divisions of the shield.
- The parent organizations are shown on the canton.
- The fishhook and star are from the arms of the 5th Field Artillery Regiment and represent that regiment’s service in the 12th Corps at Gettysburg.
- The winged centaur is the crest of the 6th Field Artillery Regiment.
- Both the 5th and 6th saw service in Mexico in 1846-1847 as indicated by the color green.
- Crest:
- This regiment was organized in 1916 at Fort Bliss, Texas, from the 5th and 6th Regiments of Field Artillery.
- Its birthplace and initial service on the Mexican border are shown on the crest, the lone star of Texas and the cactus.
- Motto: The motto is also a combination of those of the 5th and 6th Field Artillery Regiments.
- Background:
- The coat of arms was originally approved for the 8th Field Artillery Regiment on 1920-06-14.
- It was amended to correct the blazon on 1921-10-11.
- It was redesignated for the 8th Field Artillery Battalion on 1942-04-07.
- The insignia was redesignated for the 8th Artillery Regiment on 1957-08-28.
- It was redesignated for the 8th Field Artillery Regiment on 1971-09-01.
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- 2006-12-23 17:55 Hammon27 155×301×8 (10419 bytes) Obtained from US Army Institute of Heraldry at http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/
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