84th Field Artillery Regiment, US Army

84TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, US ARMY

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Gules, on a saltire Or a winged spur of the first.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a crescent of the first, a fountain within a chevron raguly Sable overall, and issuant therefrom a fleur-de-lis Gold the outer leaves in base conjoined to the crescent.
Motto: PERFORMANCE ABOVE ALL.

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, on a saltire Or a winged spur of the first. Attached below the shield a Red scroll inscribed “PERFORMANCE ABOVE ALL” in Gold letters.

Origin/meaning

The shield is red for Artillery. The saltire is taken from the State flag of Alabama, the birthplace of the Regiment. The winged spur signifies that the unit was mounted. Crest: The two Distinguishing Unit Citations awarded the organization during World War II are symbolized by the crescent for French Tunisia and the raguly chevron for the bridgehead at Ramagen. The irregular upper edge of the chevron alludes to the attempted destruction of the Ludendorf Bridge by the retreating enemy. The fountain is used to represent the organization’s action along the Meuse River; and the fleur-de-lis symbolizes the unit’s action in the Ardennes.

The Coat of Arms and distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 84th Field Artillery Regiment on 3 December 1936. They was redesignated for the 84th Field Artillery Battalion on 18 November 1940. They was redesignated for the 84th Artillery Regiment on 28 October 1958. The arms were amended to add a crest on 1 July 1965. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 84th Field Artillery Regiment.

Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army

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