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22nd Field Artillery Regiment

Constituted 1918 · 24 honoured here served in it

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22nd Field Artillery Regiment — Distinctive unit insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

Authorised 19 May 1932

A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, on a canton Or a bend sinister of the field. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "LABORE ET HONORE" in Black letters.

The shield is red for Artillery. The transfer of personnel from the 4th Field Artillery when the 22nd Field Artillery was organized is indicated by the canton, which is the shield of the 4th Field Artillery coat of arms.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 22nd Field Artillery Regiment on 19 May 1932. It was redesignated for the 22nd Field Artillery Battalion on 24 April 1941. It was redesignated for the 22nd Constabulary Squadron on 4 December 1946. It was redesignated for the 22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 30 July 1954. It was redesignated for the 22nd Artillery Regiment on 28 January 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 22d Field Artillery Regiment. Coat of Arms

22nd Field Artillery Regiment — Coat of arms
Coat of arms

Authorised 19 May 1932

Gules, on a canton Or a bend sinister of the field. On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a Spanish galleon Or in full sail affronté Proper. LABORE ET HONORE (With Industry and Honor).

The shield is red for Artillery. The transfer of personnel from the 4th Field Artillery when the 22nd Field Artillery was organized is indicated by the canton, which is the shield of the 4th Field Artillery coat of arms. The crest is taken from the arms of the Panama Canal, indicating the place the 22nd Field Artillery was organized.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 22nd Field Artillery Regiment on 19 May 1932. It was redesignated for the 22nd Field Artillery Battalion on 24 April 1941. It was redesignated for the 22nd Constabulary Squadron on 4 December 1946. It was redesignated for the 22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 30 July 1954. It was redesignated for the 22nd Artillery Regiment on 28 January 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 22d Field Artillery Regiment. Coat of Arms

Lineage and Honours
Campaign participation
World War II
Where It Sits
Assigned to
52nd Artillery Group Organic · 31 men

24 of the men and women on this memorial served in this formation. See them.

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Country United States
Service U.S. Army
Echelon Regiment
Status Active
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