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SUBJECT: Coat of Arms and Distinctive
Insignia for the 15th Artillery
TO:
Commanding Officer
15th Artillery
1. The coat of arms redesignated this
date for the 15th Artillery was
a.
Originally approved for the 15th Field Artillery Regiment by letter AG 424.5 Coats-of-Arms
(Miscl.)MC 258-4 (5-14-21), the Office of The Adjutant General, 21 January 1922;
b.
Redesignated
for the 15th Field Artillery Battalion by letter QMGHB 424.2 - 15th FA Bn, the Office of
The Quartermaster General, 20 October 1950.
2. The blazonry is as follows:
SHIELD: Gules five
closets wavy argent, on a canton or a bend sinister of the field (and for unofficial
use pendant to the shield a French Croix-de-Guerre with palm proper).
CREST: On a
wreath of the colors a French 75mm Field gun the wheel charged with the shoulder insignia
of the regiment (a vertical black oblong with the white star and Indian head of the Second
Division)
all proper.
MOTTO:
Allons.
The description
given in the original approval cited in paragraph 1a is as follows:
The regiment was
organized in 1917 by transfer of men from the 4th Field Artillery. The old regiment is
indicated by the canton. It was part of the Second Division overseas and took part in the heaviest of fighting. The
extent of
the Operations is indicated by the five wavy bars on the shield representing the four historic French rivers,
the Aisne, Marne, Meuse, and Moselle and finally the Rhine which the regiment crossed. The significance of the
crest and motto are evident.
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QMACH 424.2 & 421.4
15th Arty Regt
SUBJECT: Coat of Arms and Distinctive Insignia for the 15th Artillery
3. Records disclose the organizational
painting of the coat of arms was furnished the 15th Field Artillery Regiment by letter QM
424 S-C - 15th Field Artillery, the Office of The Quartermaster General, 14 June 1928.
4. The distinctive insignia
redesignated this date for the 15th Artillery was
a.
Originally approved for the 15th Field Artillery Regiment by letter AG 421.7 - 15th
F.A. (11-15-21)(Miscl.)D, the Office of The Adjutant General, 14 September 1922;
b.
Amended
by letter AG 421.7 - 15th F.A.(11-6-26)Misc., the Office of The Adjutant General, 9
November 1926;
c.
Amended
by letter AG 424.5 Coat of Arms (9-15-28)(Misc.), the Office of The Adjutant General, 9
November 1928;
d.
Redesignated for the 15th Field Artillery Battalion by letter QMGHB 421.4 - 15th FA Bn,
the Office of The Quartermaster General, 20 October 1950.
5. The distinctive insignia (metal
type for wear on the shoulder loops) is the shield of the coat of arms for this
organization which is described in paragraph 2.
TO BE WORN:
As prescribed by current regulations.
6. Records further disclose a sample
of distinctive insignia was approved for the 15th Artillery Regiment by letter AG 421.7 -
15th F.A. (2-15-29) Misc. Div, the Office of The Adjutant General, 5 July 1929. The
manufacturer of this insignia was A.H. Dondero, Inc., 1718 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington 6, D. C., who has the die of the insignia.
7. This redesignation letter is in
accordance with letter AGAO-O(M)322 (15 May 57)DCSPER, Subject: Reorganization of Elements
of the 2d Infantry Division, dated 24 May 1957, effective date 20 June 1957 and directive
DCSPER-CONB, Subject: Organization of Parent Regiments under the Combat Arms Regimental
System, dated 12 November 1957.
FOR THE COMMANDER:
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