78th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

78th Field Artillery Regiment

Coat of arms
Active
Country  United States
Branch Field Artillery Branch (United States)
Type Combat arms
Nickname King of Battle
Red Leg
Patron Saint Barbara
Motto SEMEL ET SIMUL (At Once and Together)
Branch color Scarlet
U.S. Field Artillery Regiments
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The 78th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army.

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History

Lineage

Distinctive Unit Insignia

A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 13/32 inches (3.57 cm) in height consisting of the shield, crest and motto of the coat of arms.

The field is red for Artillery. The gold billets are from the arms of Franche Comté, the canton from the badge of the parent organization. The crest is the divisional shoulder sleeve insignia charged with the number of the regiment.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 78th Field Artillery Regiment on 20 April 1928. It was redesignated for the 78th Field Artillery Battalion (Armored) on 2 January 1941. It was redesignated for the 78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 20 April 1954. It was redesignated for the 78th Artillery Regiment on 17 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated for the 78th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.

Coat Of Arms

Blazon

Gules, billetté Or; on a canton of the last voided Sable, a sun in splendor of the second charged with the Arabic number “13” of the third (for the 13th Cavalry).

On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a six point mullet Gules charged with the Arabic number “78” Or. Motto SEMEL ET SIMUL (At Once and Together).

The field is red for Artillery. The gold billets are from the arms of Franche Comté, the canton from the badge of the parent organization.

The crest is the divisional shoulder sleeve insignia charged with the number of the regiment.

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 78th Field Artillery Regiment on 16 May 1921. It was redesignated for the 78th Field Artillery Battalion (Armored) on 2 January 1941. It was redesignated for the 78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 20 April 1954. It was redesignated for the 78th Artillery Regiment on 17 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated for the 78th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971

Current configuration

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document "78th Field Artillery Regiment".

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