File:180th Field Artillery Battalion COA.png

Description180th Field Artillery Battalion COA.png	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 180th Field Artillery Battalion, part of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.
Date	13 June 1929
Source	180th Field Artillery Battalion heraldry from the United States Institute of Heraldry website
Author	United States Army        Authority file : Q9212 VIAF: 135579316 ISNI: 0000000121632208 ULAN: 500312951 LCCN: n79063202 NLA: 35562961 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q9212

Blazon

• Shield: Or, between two lances in saltire Proper with guidons Gules in pale a laurel wreath Vert enclosing five fleur-de-lis, one, three and one, an a mullet of the third.
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Massachusetts Army National Guard:  On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a dexter arm embowed clothed Blue and ruffed White Proper, the hand grasping a broad sword Argent, the pommel and hilt Or.
• Motto: "Union, Liberty, and the Laws"

Symbolism

• Shield: The shield is yellow for Cavalry.  The two crossed guidons are those reputed to have been presented to Governor Edward Everett to the “National Lancers.”  The motto was also that of the “National Lancers.”  The five fleurs-de-lis represent the five engagements of the organization during World War I.  The red mullet was the distinguishing symbol used by the 102d Machine Gun Battalion during World War I.
• Crest: The crest is that of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 110th Cavalry Regiment on 13 June 1929.  It was redesignated for the 180th Field Artillery Regiment on 23 December 1940.  It was redesignated for the 180th Field Artillery Battalion on 9 December 1942.  The insignia was rescinded on 26 July 1961.

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