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70TH REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Or, on a bend Gules between two golpes a cannon of the field. Attached below the shield a Red scroll inscribed "SPEED WITH ACCURACY" in Gold letters.

Symbolism
Red and yellow are used for Artillery. The ancient artillery cannon further designates Artillery. The two purple roundles represent grapes, typical of the Rhineland and Central Europe, and symbolize the battle honors awarded the organization for service during World War II.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 745th Field Artillery Battalion, Organized Reserve Corps on 4 November 1952. It was redesignated for the 70th Regiment, Army Reserve, on 15 December 1959.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Or, on a bend Gules between two golpes a cannon of the field.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Motto

SPEED WITH ACCURACY.

Symbolism

Shield

Red and yellow are used for Artillery. The ancient artillery cannon further designates Artillery. The two purple roundles represent grapes, typical of the Rhineland and Central Europe, and symbolize the battle honors awarded the organization for service during World War II.

Crest

The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 745th Field Artillery Battalion, Organized Reserve Corps on 4 November 1952. It was redesignated for the 70th Regiment, Army Reserve, on 15 December 1959.





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