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Description 11th Field Artillery Regiment Coat of Arms.
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Source US Army Institute of Heraldry
Author US Army
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This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. It is in the public domain but its use is restricted by Title 18, United States Code, Section 704 [1] and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507) [2], [3]. Permission to use these images in the USA for most commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use.

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Blazon

  • Shield:
  1. Or, on a bend Gules, three alerions of the field, in dexter base a six-pointed mullet of the second.
  2. On a sinister canton of the like a winged centaur courant with bow and arrow Argent (for the 6th Field Artillery).
  • Crest:On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a lion rampant Sable, langued Gules, grasping in his dexter paw a six-pointed mullet as on shield.
  • Motto: ON TIME.

Symbolism

  • Shield:
  1. The 11th Field Artillery was formed by the transfer of personnel from the 6th Field Artillery and served in France in the 6th Division, its battle service being in the province of Lorraine.
  2. The arms of Lorraine have three alerions on the red band, the field being gold.
  3. To this is added the insignia of the 6th Division and, on a canton, the crest of the 6th Field Artillery.
  • Crest:
  1. The crest is a black lion rampant taken from the arms of Stenay in commemoration of the principal action of the regiment, which was in support of the 89th Division during the crossing of the Meuse near Stenay.
  2. The insignia of the 6th Division is in the lion’s paw.

Background

  1. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 11th Field Artillery Regiment on 1920-03-11.
  2. It was redesignated for the 11th Field Artillery Battalion on 1942-06-29.
  3. The insignia was redesignated for the 11th Artillery Regiment on 1958-08-13.
  4. It was amended to correct and clarify the background history and significance of the design as given in the description of the original approval on 1959-03-10.
  5. The insignia was redesignated effective 1971-09-01 for the 11th Field Artillery Regiment.

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  • 2006-12-23 17:58 Hammon27 163×341×8 (11874 bytes) Obtained from US Army Institute of Heraldry at http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/

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