English: US 6th Field Artillery Regiment

Coat of Arms.

Blazon

Shield: Per fess Gules and Azure, on a fess wavy Or a pale wavy of the second, issuant therefrom two piles wavy of the first, the dexter charged with a plate, the sinister with two sheathed sabers in saltire Argent, in chief a rattlesnake of six rattles coiled to strike Proper, in base the badge of the 1st Division, Proper between three increscents Argent.

Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a winged centaur courant armed with a bow and arrow Or.

Motto: CELER ET AUDAX (Swift and Bold).

Symbolism

The shield is scarlet for Artillery. The yellow, indicative of Cavalry, represents the old function of the Regiment to accompany and support Cavalry. The blue, alluding to Infantry refers to the Regiment being dismounted as horse artillery and equipped to accompany and support Infantry. The rattlesnake alludes to the Mexican War and the six rattles denote the numerical designation of the Regiment. The piles, with plate and sabers, are representative of service in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. The badge of the 1st Division between three increscents taken from the arms of Luneville commemorate service in World War I. The crest symbolizes mobility, representing the earliest conception of flying artillery.

Obtained from US Army Institute of Heraldry at http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/ . Text and image from http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/FA/6FieldArtilleryRegiment.htm