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9TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Gules bordered Or, the ship Mayflower, under full sail Proper.

Symbolism
The shield is red for the Artillery.  The Mayflower tells of the historic background of the Boston district.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 9th Coast Artillery Regiment on 14 May 1924.  It was redesignated for the 9th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 6 December 1950.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Gules the ship Mayflower under full sail Proper.

Crest

On a wreath Argent and Gules, a dexter arm embowed habited gray with white ruff grasping a staff with the flag of Bunker Hill attached all Proper.

Motto

PRIMA LIBERTATIS ACIO (In the First Line of Battle for Liberty).

Symbolism
The shield is red for the Artillery.  The Mayflower, the crest and the motto all tell of the historic background of the Boston district.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 9th Coast Artillery Regiment on 6 may 1924.  It was redesignated for the 9th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 6 December 1950.





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