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7TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a bend Argent; in chief three increscents, two and one of the last; in base a seven blossom Lupinus Texensis of the second.

Symbolism
The shield is scarlet for Artillery. The three silver increscents are taken from the arms of Luneville where the Regiment received its baptism of fire. The seven blossom Lupinus Texensis (Blue Bonnet), the state flower of Texas, denotes the birthplace of the Regiment and its numerical designation in the Field Artillery regiments of the United States Army.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 7th Field Artillery Regiment on 26 February 1923. It was redesignated for the 7th Field Artillery Battalion on 13 June 1941. It was cancelled on 20 April 1960. The insignia was reinstated and redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 7th Field Artillery Regiment.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon
Gules, a bend Argent, in chief three increscents, two and one of the last; in base a seven blossom Lupinus Texensis of the second. On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a boar's head erased Proper. NUNQUAM AERUMNA NEC PROEILO FRACTUM (Never Broken by Hardship or Battle).

Symbolism
The shield is scarlet for Artillery. The three silver increscents are taken from the arms of Luneville where the Regiment received its baptism of fire. The seven blossom Lupinus Texensis (Blue Bonnet), the state flower of Texas, denotes the birthplace of the Regiment and its numerical designation in the Field Artillery regiments of the United States Army. The boar's head, upon the crest, in its natural colors, is indicative of Regimental hospitality. The motto is taken from a citation in France by Marshal Foch, to the entire 1st Division of which the 7th Field Artillery was a part, in which he states "Never Broken by Hardship or Battle."

               


Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 7th Field Artillery Regiment on 17 March 1922. It was redesignated for the 7th Field Artillery Battalion on 16 May 1941. It was cancelled on 20 April 1960. The insignia was reinstated and redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 7th Field Artillery Regiment.





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