570th US Army Artillery Group

570TH US ARMY ARTILLERY GROUP

Official blazon

A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in width overall consisting of two gold ramrods in saltire surmounting a red gunner’s quadrant all above a gold scroll inscribed “THE PROFESSIONALS” in black letters.

Origin/meaning

Scarlet and gold are the colors used for Artillery. The quadrant, a device used in calculating the trajectory of a cannon ball, and the ramrods symbolize the basic aspects and role of Artillery.

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1 November 1967. Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons

. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army

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