4th Battalion 42nd Field Artillery Heraldry

4th Battalion 42nd Field Artillery

42nd Field Artillery Heraldry

Coat of Arms.

Blazon:

Shield: Gules, two bendlets between four shells, two in chief and two in base, all Or.

Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a dexter hand grasping four spears
pointing in four directions of the compass Or.

Motto: FESTINA LENTE (Make Haste Slowly).

Symbolism:

Shield: Scarlet is the color used for Artillery.
The shells indicate the nature of the organization
and with the bendlets produce the numerical designation of the organization.

Crest: The hand grasping the spears indicates fire power in any direction.

Background: The coat of arms was originally approved
for the 42d Field Artillery Battalion on 7 May 1942.
It was redesignated for the 42d Artillery Regiment on 26 November 1958.
The insignia was redesignated for the 42d Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.

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Distinctive Unit Insignia.

Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm)
in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, two bendlets between four shells,
two in chief and two in base, all Or.
Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “FESTINA LENTE” in Black letters.

Symbolism: Scarlet is the color used for Artillery.
The shells indicate the nature of the organization and with the bendlets
produce the numerical designation of the organization.

Background: The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved
for the 42d Field Artillery Battalion on 7 May 1942.
It was redesignated for the 42d Artillery Regiment on 26 November 1958.
The insignia was redesignated for the 42d Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.

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