77TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color and metal enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Or, four chevronels Gules, in base a mullet of seven points Azure, on a chief per fess dancett of the second and third, a laurel wreath of the first. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "GIVE IT A GO" in Red letters.

Symbolism
Red and yellow are used for Artillery organizations. The four chevronels are used to indicate the battalion's battle honors of World War II. The seven pointed star represents Australia, the place in which the battalion was originally activated. The red and blue chief is for Korea, the jagged line being indicative of the mountainous terrain. The laurel wreath is emblematic of the honor with which the organization acquitted itself in action and refers to the various decorations awarded it.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 8 December 1953.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Or, four chevronels Gules, in base a mullet of seven points Azure, on a chief per fess dancett of the second and third, a laurel wreath of the first.

Crest

None.

Motto

GIVE IT A GO.

Symbolism

Shield

Red and yellow are used for Artillery organizations. The four chevronels are used to indicate the battalion's battle honors of World War II. The seven pointed star represents Australia, the place in which the battalion was originally activated. The red and blue chief is for Korea, the jagged line being indicative of the mountainous terrain. The laurel wreath is emblematic of the honor with which the organization acquitted itself in action and refers to the various decorations awarded it.

Crest

None.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 8 December 1953.





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