14th Coast Artillery (United States)

14th Coast Artillery Regiment

coat of arms
Active 1924 - 1944
Country  United States
Branch Army
Type Coast artillery
Role Harbor defense
Size Regiment
Motto "Semper Vigilans"
Mascot Oozlefinch
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Colonel Percy M. Kessler

The 14th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army.

Lineage

Constituted 27 February 1924 as 14th Artillery (HD) Coast Artillery, and organized 1 July 1924 at Fort Worden from the following Companies- 106th, 108th, 94th, 92nd, 85th, 149th, 93rd, 150th, 126th, and 160th.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalion HHBs constituted as inactive on 12 September 1935 (K Battery disbanded)

Regiment broken up 18 October 1944 as follows-

Distinctive unit insignia

A gold metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in height overall the head of a northern lynx cropped facing forward silver gray. Attached below and to the sides ending in ribbons behind the lynx’s ear is a red scroll inscribed “SEMPER VIGILANS” in gold letters.

The lynx is characteristic of the country. The motto translates to “Always Watchful.”

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 14th Coast Artillery Regiment on 21 November 1924. It was redesignated for the 14th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 30 April 1952.

Coat of arms

Blazon

Gules two flaunches ermine.

On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, the head of a northern lynx caboshed Proper. Motto: SEMPER VIGILANS (Always Watchful).

Symbolism

The Regiment was organized in the Coast Defenses of Puget Sound and the shield, red for Artillery, is the shield of the old Coast Defenses. The flaunches of ermine recall “Astoria” and the fur trade in the early days and by their outline on the shield indicate the contour of the straits.

The large, gray, northern lynx is characteristic of the country.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 14th Coast Artillery Regiment on 18 November 1924. It was redesignated for the 14th Coast Artillery Battalion on 18 December 1944. The insignia was redesignated for the 14th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 30 April 1952.

Campaign streamers

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Decorations

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See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document "14th Coast Artillery Artillery".

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