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Distinctive Unit Insignia
Description:
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8
inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules,
two barrulets wavy between a mullet and a lindwurm passant Or. Attached
below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “STRIVING TO
THE HIGHEST” in Red letters.
Symbolism: The field is red for the
Field Artillery. The barrulets wavy symbolize the Pacific and Atlantic
Ocean areas of service, with the North Star indicating Aleutian honors and
the lindwurm (a German dragon) representing service in that theater.
Background: The distinctive unit
insignia was originally approved for the 30th Field Artillery Battalion on
24 August 1951. It was redesignated for the 30th Artillery Regiment on 12
November 1958. The insignia was redesignated for the 30th Field Artillery
Regiment effective 1 September 1971.
Coat Of Arms
Blazon:
Shield: Gules, two
barrulets wavy between a mullet and a lindwurm passant Or.
Crest: On a wreath
Or and Gules, in front of a bank of clouds Sable a tower of the first with
three windows of the second above a cross of the third.
Motto: STRIVING TO
THE HIGHEST.
Symbolism:
Shield: The field is
red for the Field Artillery. The barrulets wavy symbolize the Pacific and
Atlantic Ocean areas of service, with the North Star indicating Aleutian
honors and the lindwurm (a German dragon) representing service in that
theater.
Crest: The design of
the crest refers to the unit’s service in Germany during the critical
years between 1951 and 1957. The tower stands for strength and vigilance.
In addition, the tower with three windows is the symbol of St. Barbara,
patroness of Artillerymen. The cross is taken from the arms of the city of
Bonn, Capital of the Federal Republic of Germany which the organization
stood ready to defend. The black clouds refer to the threat of war which
hung over Europe during the above years when the organization was one of
the units manning our first line of defense in Western Europe.
Background: The coat
of arms was originally approved for the 30th Field Artillery Battalion on
24 August 1951. It was redesignated for the 30th Artillery Regiment on 12
November 1958. It was amended to add a crest on 4 November 1964. The
insignia was redesignated for the 30th Field Artillery Regiment effective
1 September 1971.
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