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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per fess Gules and Azure, an escarbuncle Or. | Shield: Per fess Gules and Azure, an escarbuncle Or.<br> | ||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Arkansas Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules above two sprays of apple blossoms Proper a diamond Argent charged with four mullets Azure, one in upper point and three in lower, within a bordure of the last, bearing twenty-five mullets of the second. | Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Arkansas Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules above two sprays of apple blossoms Proper <br> | ||
a diamond Argent charged with four mullets Azure, one in upper point and three in lower, within a bordure of the last, bearing twenty-five mullets of the second.<br> | |||
Motto: NEVER GIVE UP. | Motto: NEVER GIVE UP. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Crest is that for Regiments and Separate Battalions of the Arkansas Army National Guard. | Scarlet and blue were the colors of Machine Gun Battalions during World War I and refer to the service of the 141st Machine Gun Battalion which became a part of the regiment when it was originally organized. | ||
The scarlet is also the color used for Artillery. The escarbuncle is taken from the coat of arms of Chaumont, one of the principal towns in the Department of Haute-Marne, France, where the 141st Machine Gun Battalion was stationed during World War I. The Crest is that for Regiments and Separate Battalions of the Arkansas Army National Guard. | |||
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 206th Coast Artillery (AA) on 1930-01-14. It was redesignated for the 206th Artillery Regiment on 1970-05-12. The insignia was redesignated for the 206th Field Artillery Regiment on 1972-07-19. | |||
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[[Literature]]: | [[Literature]]: The Institute of Herladry, US Army | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||