143D ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
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A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess enhanced dancett Or and Gules in base a Korean gateway of the first. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed ACTION NOT WORDS in Red letters.
The shield is in the colors of Artillery. The dancett partition line alludes to the hills of Korea and, with the Korean gateway, symbolizes service in that area.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 143d Field Artillery Battalion on 7 April 1954. It was redesignated for the 143d Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 30 June 1955. The insignia was rescinded on 7 July 1961.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Per fess enhanced dancett Or and Gules in base a Korean gateway of the first.
Crest
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the California Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors (Or and Gules), the setting sun behind a grizzly bear passant on a grassy field all Proper.
Motto
ACTION NOT WORDS.
Shield
The shield is in the colors of Artillery. The dancett partition line alludes to the hills of Korea and, with the Korean gateway, symbolizes service in that area.
Crest
The crest is that of the California Army National Guard.
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 143d Field Artillery Battalion on 7 April 1954. It was redesignated for the 143d Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 30 June 1955. The insignia was rescinded on 7 July 1961.