Category:2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment Heraldry

Coat of Arms[edit]

Blazon[edit]

• Shield: Paly of fifteen Gules and Argent, two Indian arrows saltirewise Or, behind a serpent Vert, lipped and eyed of the third, coiled around and above a prickly pear cactus Proper.

• Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules an eagle close Or sitting on and at the intersection of a saltire Azure fimbriated Argent.

• Motto: FIDUS ULTRA FINEM (Faithful Beyond The End).

Symbolism[edit]

• Shield:

1. The shield is scarlet for Artillery.
2. The fifteen stripes, representative of the United States national flag of 1814, allude to the battle of Fort McHenry in which a company of the Regiment participated.
3. The snake and cactus commemorate service in the Mexican War.
4. The arrows refer to the Indian Wars.

• Crest: The American Eagle, centered on the saltire from the battle flag of the Confederacy, depicts the defense of Fort Pickens, the only fort south of Fort Monroe which remained loyal to the Federal Government throughout the Civil War.

Background[edit]

1. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 2nd Coast Artillery Regiment on 1924-11-24.
2. It was redesignated for the 2nd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons) on 1951-08-02.
3. It was cancelled on 1959-07-13.
4. The insignia was restored and authorized for the 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment on 1971-09-01.
5. It was amended to cite the correct organizational element in the symbolism on 1983-11-01.

Distinctive Unit Insignia[edit]

Description[edit]

1. A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm) in diameter overall blazoned: A torteau bearing a plate surmounted by a saltire Azure edged Argent charged overall with an eagle Or.
2. In base the motto parted by the saltire “FIDUS” “ULTRA” “FINEM” in Gold letters.

Symbolism[edit]

1. The American Eagle, centered on the saltire from the battle flag of the Confederacy, depicts the defense of Fort Pickens, the only fort south of Fort Monroe which remained loyal to the Federal Government throughout the Civil War.

Background[edit]

1. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 2nd Coast Artillery Regiment on 1924-11-24.
2. It was redesignated for the 2nd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons) on 1951-08-02.
3. It was cancelled on 1959-07-13.
4. The insignia was restored and authorized for the 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment on 1971-09-01.

Flag[edit]

Description[edit]

• a. Size:

1. Hoist: Three Feet.
2. Fly: Four Feet.

• b. Organizational colors:

1. Background: Scarlet.
2. Arms: An embroidered American eagle displayed centered on the background. In its right talon the eagle holds an olive branch; in its left talon, a bundle of 13 arrows, all in proper colors. Its beak grasps a white scroll inscribed with the unit motto. On the eagle’s breast is embroidered the shield of the coat of arms and the crest is above the eagle’s head. For those organizations with an approved badge in lieu of a coat of arms, the eagle’s breast is feathered and the badge is located above the eagle’s head.
3. Designating Scroll: Below the eagle is a white scroll inscribed with the designation of the organization.
4. Fringe: Yellow.
5. Outline of Scrolls: Yellow.
6. Letters and Numbers: Scarlet.

• c. Coat Of Arms:

1. Each regiment and separate TOE battalion, if the unit has wartime service, or serves in the US Army Reserve or the National Guard, is authorized a coat of arms consisting of shield, crest, and motto.
2. Regular Army units without wartime service are authorized a coat of arms without the crest.

• d. The design of the coat of arms is based on the history, honors, and mission of each particular regiment or separate battalion of the Active Army, Army National Guard, or U.S. Army Reserve.

• e. The crest for color-bearing organizations of the Active Army also reflects the history and honors of each regiment or separate battalion.

• f. Army National Guard Units.

1. All Army National Guard units allotted to a State will use the crest approved for that State.
2. On the color of separate battalions (fixed and flexible), the crest of the state to which the battalion headquarters is allotted will be displayed on the color.
3. For regiments, the crest of each state that is allotted a battalion of the regiment will be displayed above the eagle’s head, from dexter to sinister, in the order of admission of each state into the union.