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15TH COAST ARTILLERY REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/32 inches (2.62 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Gules, a chevron paly of eight Argent, of the field (Gules), Azure and repeated, the ordinary fimbriated Or.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "LITTORE SISTIMUS" in Blue letters.

Symbolism
The shield is red for the Artillery and the chevron is in the colors of the old royal Hawaiian flag, which also appeared in the arms of the Coast Defenses of Pearl Harbor.  The motto translates to "We Take Our Stand On The Shore."

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 15th Coast Artillery Regiment on 17 April 1925.  It was redesignated for the 15th Artillery Group on 2 June 1966.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Gules, a chevron paly of eight Argent, of the field (Gules), Azure and repeated, the ordinary fimbriated Or.

Crest

On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a cannon palewise Gules, between two dolphins hauriant, dexter and sinister, Or, langued of the first.

Motto

LITTORE SISTIMUS (We Take Our Stand On The Shore).

Symbolism

Shield

The shield is red for the Artillery and the chevron is in the colors of the old royal Hawaiian flag, which also appeared in the arms of the Coast Defenses of Pearl Harbor.

Crest

The crest shows the big gun supported by the dolphins - the king of fishes - indicating the command of the coast.

Background
The coat of arms was approved for the 15th Coast Artillery Regiment on 16 April 1925.  It was rescinded/cancelled on 26 December 1974.





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