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11TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY MISSILE BATTALION
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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 overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Gules a bend cottised Or between in sinister chief a triangle voided point up Argent and in dexter base a fleur-de-lis of the second.  Attached above the shield on a wreath Or and Gules an osprey's head of the third.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "AUDAX ET VIGILANS" in Black letters.

Symbolism
The shield is that of the old 56th Artillery, C.A.C., of which three batteries of the 11th Coast Artillery were a part, Headquarters A and C Batteries.  The silver triangle was the insignia for the 56th Artillery in France.  The fleur-delis was taken from the coat of arms of the old Province of Ile de France where the Regiment first went into action.  The crest is taken from the old Coast Defenses of Long Island Sound.  The motto translates to "Daring and Vigilant" and is applicable to a Coast Artillery Regiment and is quite symbolic of the fish hawk, which is a very daring and vigilant bird.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 11th Coast Artillery Regiment on 11 November 1924.  It was redesignated for the 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 8 August 1951.  The insignia was redesignated for the 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion on 31 August 1956.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Gules a bend cottised Or between in sinister chief a triangle voided point up Argent and in dexter base a fleur-de-lis of the second.

Crest

On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, an osprey's head erased Proper.

Motto

AUDAX ET VIGILANS (Daring and Vigilant).

Symbolism

Shield

The shield is that of the old 56th Artillery, C.A.C., of which three batteries of the 11th Coast Artillery were a part, Headquarters A and C Batteries.  The silver triangle was the insignia for the 56th Artillery in France.  The fleur-delis was taken from the coat of arms of the old Province of Ile de France where the Regiment first went into action.

Crest

The crest is taken from the old Coast Defenses of Long Island Sound.  The motto is applicable to a Coast Artillery Regiment and is quite symbolic of the fish hawk, which is a very daring and vigilant bird.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 11th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 November 1924.  It was redesignated for the 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 8 August 1951.  The insignia was redesignated for the 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion on 31 August 1956.





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