182nd Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard

(Coat of Arms)	(Distinctive Unit Insignia)	182ND FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, MICHIGAN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Country: United States

Official blazon
English	Shield: Gules, semé of quatrefoils voided Or a fess Sable fimbriated of the second. Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Michigan Army National Guard:On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a griffin segreant Or. Motto: MIGHT IF RIGHT. Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/32 inches (2.78 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, semé of quatrefoils voided Or a fess Sable fimbriated of the second. Attached below the shield a Red scroll inscribed “MIGHT IF RIGHT” in Gold letters.

Origin/meaning

The background of the shield, semé of quatrefoils in gold on a field of red, is taken from the coat of arms of Count Pontchartrain, who was the Minister of Marine in France at the time Detroit was founded. The black fess across the center of the shield is taken from the coat of arms of Cadillac, the founder of the City of Detroit, who was sent here by Count Pontchartrain. The field of red has been substituted for the field of blue of Pontchartrain’s arms, symbolizing the arm of the service to which this regiment belongs, Artillery.

The Arms were originally approved for the 182d Field Artillery Regiment on 26 June 1930. It was redesignated for the 182d Field Artillery Battalion on 31 July 1943. It was redesignated for the 182d Artillery Regiment on 9 September 1960. The Insignia was redesignated for the 182d Field Artillery Regiment on 9 August 1972. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 182d Field Artillery Regiment on 26 June 1930. It was redesignated for the 182d Field Artillery Battalion on 31 July 1943. It was redesignated for the 182d Artillery Regiment on 9 September 1960. The Insignia was redesignated for the 182d Field Artillery Regiment on 9 August 1972.

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

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