52D AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a bend potent Or. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "SEMPER PARATUS" in Red letters.
The shield is red for Artillery. The gold potent bend is an adaptation of the cottised bend on the arms of Champagne.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 538th Field Artillery Battalion on 29 December 1951. It was redesignated for the 52d Artillery Regiment on 19 December 1958. It was redesignated for the 52d Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Gules, a bend potent Or.
Crest
On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a locomotive affront Gules, charged with the numeral "52" Or.
Motto
SEMPER PARATUS (Always Prepared).
Shield
The shield is red for Artillery. The gold potent bend is an adaptation of the cottised bend on the arms of Champagne.
Crest
The crest alludes to World War I service in France.
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 52d Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps on 9 April 1921. It was redesignated for the 286th Coast Artillery Battalion and amended to delete the crest on 3 August 1944. It was redesignated for the 538th Field Artillery Battalion on 20 November 1944. The insignia was redesignated for the 52d Artillery Regiment and amended to add a crest on 19 December 1958. Effective 1 September 1971, the insignia was redesignated for the 52d Air Defense Artillery Regiment.