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200TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of shield pointed at top blazoned:  Or, on a saltire Vert between a keystone, a Spanish castle and a snake coiled to strike Gules a fleur-de-lis of the first.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Green scroll inscribed SCATTER COME TOGETHER in Gold letters.

Symbolism
The shield is yellow for Cavalry.  The green saltire represents Civil War service.  The colors, yellow and green, have been the Regiments colors for a number of years.  The Spanish castle symbolizes service in Puerto Rico in 1898, while the rattlesnake denotes service on the Mexican Border in 1916.  The fleur-de-lis is for World War I service.  The keystone is the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 28th Division, to which the organization was assigned during World War I, and it also alludes to the Keystone Battery from which Troop A descended.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 103d Cavalry Regiment on 3 January 1930.  It was redesignated for the 190th Field Artillery Regiment on 12 June 1942.  The insignia was redesignated for the 200th Field Artillery Battalion on 16 May 1951.  It was rescinded on 16 August 1961.




Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Or, on a saltire Vert between a keystone, a Spanish castle and a snake coiled to strike Gules a fleur-de-lis of the first.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard:  On a wreath of the colors Or and Vert, a lion rampant guardant Proper holding in dexter paw a naked scimitar Argent hilted Or and in sinister an escutcheon Argent on a fess Sable three plates.

Motto

SCATTER, COME TOGETHER.

Symbolism

Shield

The shield is yellow for Cavalry.  The green saltire represents Civil War service.  The colors, yellow and green, have been the Regiments colors for a number of years.  The Spanish castle symbolizes service in Puerto Rico in 1898, while the rattlesnake denotes service on the Mexican Border in 1916.  The fleur-de-lis is for World War I service.  The keystone is the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 28th Division, to which the organization was assigned during World War I, and it also alludes to the Keystone Battery from which Troop A descended.

Crest

The crest is that of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 103d Cavalry Regiment on 9 January 1930.  It was redesignated for the 190th Field Artillery Regiment on 11 June 1942.  It was redesignated for the 190th Field Artillery Battalion on 12 January 1944.  The insignia was redesignated for the 200th Field Artillery Battalion on 16 May 1951.  It was rescinded on 16 August 1961.





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