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The coat of arms was originally approved for the 246th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 March 1932. It was redesignated for the 246th Artillery Regiment on 9 May 1960. The insignia was redesignated for the 246th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 July 1972. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 246th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 March 1932. It was redesignated for the 246th Artillery Regiment on 9 May 1960. The insignia was amended to add a motto on 18 September 1968. It was redesignated for the 246th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 July 1972. | The coat of arms was originally approved for the 246th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 March 1932. It was redesignated for the 246th Artillery Regiment on 9 May 1960. The insignia was redesignated for the 246th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 July 1972. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 246th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 March 1932. It was redesignated for the 246th Artillery Regiment on 9 May 1960. The insignia was amended to add a motto on 18 September 1968. It was redesignated for the 246th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 July 1972. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:27, 28 February 2024
246TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, VIRGINIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
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Official blazon
Shield: Gules, a bend archy in the colors of the rainbow Proper; on a canton Or a saltire Gray.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Virginia Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, “Virtus the genius of the Commonwealth dressed as an Amazon, resting on a spear with one hand and holding a sword in the other; and treading on Tyranny, represented by a man prostrate, a crown falling from his head, a broken chain in his left hand and a scourge in his right” all Proper.
Motto: PREPARED TO DEFEND.
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a bend archy in the colors of the rainbow Proper; on a canton Or a saltire Gray. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “PREPARED TO DEFEND” in Red letters.
Origin/meaning
The shield is red for Artillery. The gray saltire represents the Civil War Service of the Danville Grays as Confederate troops, the saltire being placed on a gold canton to comply with the heraldic rule of not placing color on color. The bend archy is in the colors of the rainbow, denoting World War I service in the 42d Division.
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 246th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 March 1932. It was redesignated for the 246th Artillery Regiment on 9 May 1960. The insignia was redesignated for the 246th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 July 1972. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 246th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 March 1932. It was redesignated for the 246th Artillery Regiment on 9 May 1960. The insignia was amended to add a motto on 18 September 1968. It was redesignated for the 246th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 July 1972.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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