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351ST ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION
Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Tierced per fess Gules, Azure (Cobalt) and Sable, overall issuant from middle base a New Guinea canoe paddle blade and part of the shaft, between a war club and a machete chevronwise, all terminating in honor point Or.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold tripartite scroll inscribed "VIVIONS" on dexter segment, "VI" in center and "VELOCIQUE" on sinister segment all in Black letters.

Symbolism
Red and yellow are the colors for Artillery, cobalt and yellow for Chemical Corps, black and yellow for Tank Destroyer, yellow alone for Armor:  in which capacities this organization has seen service.  The war club represents service in the Bismarck Archipelago; the canoe paddle indicates service in New Guinea, and the machete is for service in Luzon.  The three charges combined form an arrowhead for the assault landing on Luzon.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 141st Tank Battalion on 22 December 1952.  It was redesignated for the 351st Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 10 January 1956.  It was rescinded on 31 July 1961.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon
Tierced per fess Gules, Azure (Cobalt) and Sable, overall issuant from middle base a New Guinea canoe paddle blade and part of the shaft, between a war club and a machete chevronwise, all terminating in honor point Or. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Wyoming National Guard:  On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, an American bison statant Proper. VIVIONS VI VELOCIQUE (We Live By Force and Speed).

Symbolism
Red and yellow are the colors for Artillery, cobalt and yellow for Chemical Corps, black and yellow for Tank Destroyer, yellow alone for Armor:  in which capacities this organization has seen service.  The war club represents service in the Bismarck Archipelago; the canoe paddle indicates service in New Guinea, and the machete is for service in Luzon.  The three charges combined form an arrowhead for the assault landing on Luzon. The crest is that of the Wyoming National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 141st Tank Battalion on 22 December 1952.  It was redesignated for the 351st Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 10 January 1956.  It was rescinded on 31 July 1961.





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