4th Field Artillery Regiment

4th Field Artillery Regiment

Coat of arms
Active 1907
Country  United States
Branch Army
Type Field artillery
Motto(s) "Nulli Vestigia Retrorsum" (No Step Backward)
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
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The 4th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1907.

History

The 4th Field Artillery Regiment was first activated in 1907 from numbered companies of artillery. It was first organized with two battalions.

Distinctive unit insignia

A silver color metal and shield device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height on which is the Aztec symbol of a red sun surmounted by a silver kris and kampilan saltirewise, the red sun within yellow rays, the shield edged with a red border.

The crossed kris and kampilan are significant of the service of batteries of the regiment in the Philippines. The Aztec symbol of the sun refers to the service of batteries of the regiment with the Punitive Expeditions in Mexico.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 4th Field Artillery Regiment on 29 September 1923. It was redesignated for the 4th Field Artillery Battalion on 9 August 1941. It was canceled on 21 April 1959. The insignia was reinstated and redesignated for the 4th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.

Coat of arms

Current configuration

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document "4th Field Artillery Regiment".

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    External links

    1. Alonzo Cushing
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