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162nd Field Artillery Regiment, Puerto Rico Army National Guard: Difference between revisions
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The machetes carried by this organization, as an additional weapon, throughout World War II is closely associated with the military history of the country. The flaming grenade, traditional insignia of the Spanish Artillery, was used by the “milicias disciplinades” in Puerto Rico in 1763, which organization was a prototype of the present Artillery organization. | The machetes carried by this organization, as an additional weapon, throughout World War II is closely associated with the military history of the country. The flaming grenade, traditional insignia of the Spanish Artillery, was used by the “milicias disciplinades” in Puerto Rico in 1763, which organization was a prototype of the present Artillery organization. | ||
The | The arms were originally approved for the 162d Field Artillery Regiment on 19 October 1951. It was redesignated for the 162d Artillery Regiment on 14 June 1961. The insignia was redesignated for the 162d Field Artillery Regiment on 28 August 1972. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 162d Field Artillery Regiment on 19 October 1951. It was redesignated for the 162d Artillery Regiment on 14 June 1961. The insignia was redesignated for the 162d Field Artillery Regiment on 28 August 1972. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||