62D AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/32 inches (2.78 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Gyronny of six embattled Azure and Gules, a circle of sixteen mullets Argent.

Symbolism
Units of the 62d Coast Artillery Regiment, from which the 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion descended, participated in six wars- The War of 1812, Indian Wars, Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, and the Philippine Insurrection.  This participation is symbolized by the six embattled sectors.  At the time the first unit was organized the uniforms worn by the Artillery were dark blue faced with scarlet, and there were sixteen states in the Union, commemorated by the blue and red of the shield and the sixteen mullets, respectively.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 62d Coast Artillery Regiment on 21 February 1929.  It was redesignated for the 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 23 August 1949.  It was redesignated for the 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 4 January 1956.  The insignia was redesignated for the 62d Artillery Regiment on 19 December 1958.  It was redesignated for the 62d Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Gyronny of six embattled Azure and Gules, a circle of sixteen mullets Argent.

Crest

On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure, on a saltire Azure fimbriated Argent two arrows of the last, all entwined with a serpent Vert.

Motto

NITIMUR IN ALTA (We Aim At High Things).

Symbolism

Shield

Units of the 62d Coast Artillery Regiment, from which the 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion descended, participated in six wars- The War of 1812, Indian Wars, Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, and the Philippine Insurrection.  This participation is symbolized by the six embattled sectors.  At the time the first unit was organized the uniforms worn by the Artillery were dark blue faced with scarlet, and there were sixteen states in the Union, commemorated by the blue and red of the shield and the sixteen mullets, respectively.

Crest

The saltire is from the Confederate flag and is blue to indicate that the service during the Civil War was with the Northern Army.  The two arrows represent the Indian Wars and the serpent the Mexican War.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 62d Coast Artillery Regiment on 21 February 1929.  It was redesignated for the 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 23 August 1949.  It was redesignated for the 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 4 January 1956.  The insignia was redesignated for the 62d Artillery Regiment on 19 December 1958.  It was redesignated for the 62d Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.





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