222nd Field Artillery Regiment, Utah Army National Guard

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222ND FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, UTAH ARMY NATIONAL GUARD


Coat of arms (crest) of 222nd Field Artillery Regiment, Utah Army National Guard

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)
Coat of arms (crest) of 222nd Field Artillery Regiment, Utah Army National Guard

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Gules, on a canton Or a palm tree on a mount Proper between a prickly pear cactus and a fleur-de-lis of the field.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Utah Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a bee hive beset with seven bees, all Proper.
Motto: SERVE THE GUNS UNSHRINKINGLY.

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver and gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of the figure of the Mormon Battalion monument in gold color metal superimposed on a silver color metal and transparent enamel background in the outline of the monument.

Origin/meaning

The shield is red for Artillery. The Regiment traces its history through some of its individual companies, whose service is indicated in the canton. The palm tree represents the baptism of fire during the Philippine Insurrection, while the cactus and fleur-de-lis denote Mexican Border and World War I service. The monument represented is that erected by the State of Utah on the Capitol grounds, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 222d Field Artillery Regiment, Utah National Guard on 28 April 1933. It was redesignated for the 222d Field Artillery Battalion, Utah National Guard on 22 July 1942. It was redesignated for the 222d Artillery Regiment, Utah National Guard on 9 May 1961. The insignia was redesignated for the 222d Field Artillery Regiment, Utah Army National Guard on 24 July 1972. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 222d Field Artillery Regiment, Utah National Guard on 8 May 1933. It was redesignated for the 222d Field Artillery Battalion, Utah National Guard on 26 August 1942. It was redesignated for the 222d Artillery Regiment, Utah National Guard on 9 May 1961. The insignia was redesignated for the 222d Field Artillery Regiment, Utah Army National Guard on 24 July 1972.

Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army


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