78th Field Artillery Regiment
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| Country |
 United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Motto | SEMEL ET SIMUL (At Once and Together) |
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The 78th Field Artillery Regiment is an field artillery regiment of the United States Army.
Distinctive unit insignia
- Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 13/32 inches (3.57 cm) in height consisting of the shield, crest and motto of the coat of arms.
- Symbolism
The field is red for Artillery. The gold billets are from the arms of Franche-Comté, the canton from the badge of the parent organization. The crest is the divisional shoulder sleeve insignia charged with the number of the regiment.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 78th Field Artillery Regiment on 20 April 1928. It was redesignated for the 78th Field Artillery Battalion (Armored) on 2 January 1941. It was redesignated for the 78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 20 April 1954. It was redesignated for the 78th Artillery Regiment on 17 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated for the 78th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.
Coat of arms
- Blazon
- Shield- Gules, billetté Or; on a canton of the last voided Sable, a sun in splendor of the second charged with the Arabic number “13” of the third (for the 13th Cavalry).
- Crest- On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a six point mullet Gules charged with the Arabic number “78” Or.
- Motto- SEMEL ET SIMUL (At Once and Together).
- Symbolism
- Shield- The field is red for Artillery. The gold billets are from the arms of Franche-Comté, the canton from the badge of the parent organization.
- Crest- The crest is the divisional shoulder sleeve insignia charged with the number of the regiment.
- Background- The coat of arms was originally approved for the 78th Field Artillery Regiment on 16 May 1921. It was redesignated for the 78th Field Artillery Battalion (Armored) on 2 January 1941. It was redesignated for the 78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 20 April 1954. It was redesignated for the 78th Artillery Regiment on 17 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated for the 78th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971
Current configuration
- 1st Battalion 78th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 2nd Battalion 78th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 3rd Battalion 78th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 4th Battalion 78th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 5th Battalion 78th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 6th Battalion 78th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
See also
- 2nd Armored Division (United States)
- 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 Institute of Heraldry document "78th Field Artillery Regiment".
- Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from ..., Volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman
- http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=3455