Distinctive Unit Insignia.  Description:   A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Gules, a dexter arm embowed in armour, the upper part in fess grasping a Lochaber axe fesswise Or.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “ALL FOR ONE” in Black letters.

        Symbolism:  The shield is red for Artillery.  The arm in the striking position signifies the readiness of the organization. 

        Background:   The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 40th Field Artillery Regiment on 9 March 1942.  It was redesignated for the 509th Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 9 March 1950.  It was redesignated for the 40th Artillery Regiment on 20 November 1958.  The insignia was redesignated for the 40th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.

 

Coat of Arms.

        Blazon:      

                Shield:   Gules, a dexter arm embowed in armour, the upper part in fess grasping a Lochaber axe fesswise Or.  

                Crest:   On a wreath Or and Gules, in front of a mound Vert a fleur-de-lis Azure within a chain of five broken links forming an oval opened at the top of the first.       

                Motto:   ALL FOR ONE.  

        Symbolism:

                Shield:   The shield is red for Artillery.  The arm in the striking position signifies the readiness of the organization. 

                Crest:   The five broken chain links symbolize the unit’s five battle honors.  The fleur-de-lis refers to the area of Europe where they fought in World War II.  The color green alludes to hope and liberation.   

                Background:   The coat of arms was originally approved for the 40th Field Artillery Regiment on 29 March 1942.  It was redesignated for the 509th Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 9 March 1950.  It was redesignated for the 40th Artillery Regiment on 20 November 1958.  It was amended to add a crest on 10 May 1967.  The insignia was redesignated for the 40th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.