22nd Field Artillery Regiment
| 22nd Field Artillery Regiment | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1918 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Motto(s) | Labore et Honore (With Industry and Honor). |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |
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| U.S. Field Artillery Regiments | |
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The 22nd Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army.
Distinctive unit insignia
- Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, on a canton Or a bend sinister of the field. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “LABORE ET HONORE” in Black letters.
- Symbolism
The shield is red for Artillery. The transfer of personnel from the 4th Field Artillery when the 22nd Field Artillery was organized is indicated by the canton, which is the shield of the 4th Field Artillery coat of arms.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 22nd Field Artillery Regiment on 19 May 1932. It was redesignated for the 22nd Field Artillery Battalion on 24 April 1941. It was redesignated for the 22nd Constabulary Squadron on 4 December 1946. It was redesignated for the 22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 30 July 1954. It was redesignated for the 22nd Artillery Regiment on 28 January 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 22d Field Artillery Regiment.
Coat of arms
- Blazon
- Shield
Gules, on a canton Or a bend sinister of the field.
- Crest
On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a Spanish galleon Or in full sail affronté Proper. Motto LABORE ET HONORE (With Industry and Honor).
- Symbolism
- Shield
The shield is red for Artillery. The transfer of personnel from the 4th Field Artillery when the 22nd Field Artillery was organized is indicated by the canton, which is the shield of the 4th Field Artillery coat of arms.
- Crest
The crest is taken from the arms of the Panama Canal, indicating the place the 22nd Field Artillery was organized.
- Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 22nd Field Artillery Regiment on 19 May 1932. It was redesignated for the 22nd Field Artillery Battalion on 23 April 1941. It was redesignated for the 22nd Constabulary Squadron on 3 December 1946. It was redesignated for the 22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 30 July 1954. It was redesignated for the 22nd Artillery Regiment on 28 January 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 22d Field Artillery Regiment.
Current configuration
- 1st Battalion, 22d Field Artillery Regiment
- 2d Battalion, 22d Field Artillery Regiment
- 3d Battalion, 22d Field Artillery Regiment
- 4th Battalion, 22d Field Artillery Regiment
- 5th Battalion, 22d Field Artillery Regiment
- 6th Battalion, 22d Field Artillery Regiment
See also
- Field Artillery Branch (United States)
- U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps
- Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document "22nd Field Artillery Regiment".