149TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
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A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, issuing from base chevronwise two lightning flashes Or, in chief a bob burst Proper. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed ARMIS TERRA ET COELUM in Black letters.
The shield is red for Artillery. The burst and the lightning flashes denote the results of fast upward action and mobility of the unit. The motto translates to Arms on the Ground and in the Skies.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 13 February 1952. It was rescinded on 16 June 1961.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Gules, issuing from base chevronwise two lightning flashes Or, in chief a bob burst Proper.
Crest
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the California Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, the setting sun behind a grizzly bear passant on a grassy field all Proper.
Motto
ARMIS TERRA ET COELUM (Arms on the Ground and in the Skies).
Shield
The shield is red for Artillery. The burst and the lightning flashes denote the results of fast upward action and mobility of the unit.
Crest
The crest is that of the California Army National Guard.
The coat of arms was approved on 13 February 1952. It was rescinded on 16 June 1961.