52D AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY REGIMENT

HERALDIC ITEMS

COAT OF ARMS

CREST:             Gules, a bend potente or.

SHIELD:            On a wreath of the colors, or and                    gules, a locomotive affronte                         gules, charged with the number                       "52" or.

MOTTO:             Semper Paratus
                  (Always Prepared)

SYMBOLISM:         The shield is red for artillery.                     The  gold potente is an                              adaptation of the cottised bend                      of the arms of Champagne.  The                       crest alludes to service in                          France during World War I.


DISTINCTIVE INSIGNIA:

                  The distinctive insignia is the                      shield and motto of the coat of                      arms.