636TH FIELD 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 rounded at bottom blazoned: Gules, on a bend Or, a bendlet Azure, in chief four mullets of the second (the four major stars of the constellation Southern Cross). Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed NEVER SILENCED in Red letters.
The colors red and yellow are for Artillery. The four stars of the constellation Southern Cross allude to the battle honors awarded the organization for service during World War II; the blue diagonal being used to refer to the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 7 June 1955. It was rescinded on 13 June 1961.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Gules, on a bend Or, a bendlet Azure, in chief four mullets of the second (the four major stars of the constellation Southern Cross).
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
NEVER SILENCED.
Shield
The colors red and yellow are for Artillery. The four stars of the constellation Southern Cross allude to the battle honors awarded the organization for service during World War II; the blue diagonal being used to refer to the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
Crest
The crest is that of the California Army National Guard.
The coat of arms was approved on 7 June 1955. It was rescinded on 13 June 1961.