150th Field Artillery Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard

150TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, INDIANA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Coat of arms (crest) of 150th Field Artillery Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard

(Coat of Arms)
Coat of arms (crest) of 150th Field Artillery Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Gules on a pale Argent six mullets of the field below a fess archy enhanced in the colors of the rainbow, between in fess a castle and a rattlesnake coiled to strike both Or. Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Indiana Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a demi-lion rampant Argent, holding in dexter paw a laurel branch Vert. Motto: FIDE ET VIRTUTE (With Faith And Valour).

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) consisting of the shield and crest of the coat of arms.

Origin/meaning

The shield is red for Artillery. The castle represents service during the Spanish-American War; the coiled snake, service on the Mexican Border; the six mullets, the six major engagements and the rainbow the division in which the 150 Field Artillery saw service during World War I.

The arms were originally approved for the 150th Field Artillery Regiment on 23 July 1927. It was redesignated for the 150th Field Artillery Battalion on 19 November 1942. The insignia was redesignated for the 150th Artillery Regiment on 14 June 1960. It was redesignated for the 150th Field Artillery Regiment on 28 August 1972. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 150th Field Artillery Regiment on 23 July 1927. It was amended to add the crest on 5 June 1936. It was redesignated for the 150th Field Artillery Battalion on 19 September 1942. The insignia was redesignated for the 150th Artillery Regiment on 14 June 1960. It was redesignated for the 150th Field Artillery Regiment on 28 August 1972.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Inforamtion from THe Institute of Heraldry, US Army


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