195TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY 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, on a fess Or double-pierced by five arrows palewise counterchanged, a vol Sable. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed SAGITTAE JUSTAE IRAE in Black letters.
Red and yellow are used for Artillery. The fess and wings pierced by the arrow allude to the nature and mission of the Battalion, the number of arrows referring to the five battle honors awarded the Battalion during World War II. The motto translates to Arrows of Just Vengeance.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 25 August 1954. It was amended to correct the spelling of the motto on 28 April 1955.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Gules, on a fess Or double-pierced by five arrows palewise counterchanged, a vol Sable.
Crest
None.
Motto
SAGITTAE JUSTAE IRAE (Arrows of Just Vengeance).
Shield
Red and yellow are used for Artillery. The fess and wings pierced by the arrow allude to the nature and mission of the Battalion, the number of arrows referring to the five battle honors awarded the Battalion during World War II.
Crest
None.
The coat of arms was approved on 25 August 1954. It was amended to correct the spelling of the motto on 28 April 1955.