US Army Unit Crest: 52nd Air Defense Artillery - Motto: SEMPER PARATUS
US Army Unit Crest: 52nd Air Defense Artillery - Motto: SEMPER PARATUS


 
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Insignia Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a bend potenté Or. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “SEMPER PARATUS” in Red letters.

Symbolism
The shield is red for Artillery. The gold potenté bend is an adaptation of the cottised bend on the arms of Champagne.

History
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 538th Field Artillery Battalion on 29 December 1951. It was redesignated for the 52d Artillery Regiment on 19 December 1958. It was redesignated for the 52d Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.

Source: The US Army Institute of Heraldry


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