6TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT

 

 

Distinctive Unit Insignia.  Description:   On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a winged centaur courant armed with a bow and arrow Or.  The insignia is to be worn in pairs.

        Symbolism:   The insignia symbolizes mobility, representing the earliest conception of flying artillery.

        Background:   The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 6th Field Artillery Regiment on 1 April 1922.  It was cancelled on 15 May 1959.  The insignia was restored effective 1 September 1971.

 

Coat of Arms.

        Blazon:

                Shield:   Per fess Gules and Azure, on a fess wavy Or a pale wavy of the second, issuant therefrom two piles wavy of the first, the dexter charged with a plate, the sinister with two sheathed sabers in saltire Argent, in chief a rattlesnake of six rattles coiled to strike Proper, in base the badge of the 1st Division, Proper between three increscents Argent.

                Crest:   On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a winged centaur courant armed with a bow and arrow Or.

                Motto:   CELER ET AUDAX (Swift and Bold).

        Symbolism:  

                Shield:   The shield is scarlet for Artillery.  The yellow, indicative of Cavalry, represents the old function of the Regiment to accompany and support Cavalry.  The blue, alluding to Infantry refers to the Regiment being dismounted as horse artillery and equipped to accompany and support Infantry.  The rattlesnake alludes to the Mexican War and the six rattles denote the numerical designation of the Regiment.  The piles, with plate and sabers, are representative of service in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.  The badge of the 1st Division, between three increscents taken from the arms of Luneville, commemorate service in World War I.

                Crest:   The crest symbolizes mobility, representing the earliest conception of flying artillery.

        Background:   The coat of arms was originally approved for the 6th Field Artillery Regiment on 29 August 1921.  It was redesignated for the 6th Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 15 August 1946.  It was cancelled on 15 May 1959.  The insignia was restored and authorized for the 6th Field Artillery Regiment on 1 September 1971.