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| Keywords: 143rd Field Artillery Regiment DUI.jpg A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches 2 86 cm in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned Gules in chief fesswise a sun in splendor of twelve rays the 40th Division shoulder sleeve insignia and a fleur-de-lis Or in base a rattlesnake coiled to strike of the like Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed FACTA NON VERBA in Black letters Symbolism The gold sun is the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 40th Division; the rattlesnake represents the service on the Mexican Border and the fleur-de-lis the service in France Background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 143d Field Artillery Regiment California National Guard on 18 March 1925 It was amended to change the design of the shield on 3 November 1925 It was redesignated for the 143d Field Artillery Battalion California National Guard on 30 July 1942 The insignia was redesignated for the 629th Field Artillery Battalion California National Guard on 11 October 1951 It was redesignated for the 143d Artillery Regiment California National Guard on 1 March 1961 The insignia was redesignated for the 143d Field Artillery Regiment California Army National Guard on 9 August 1972 2012-12-24 14 22 59 http //www tioh hqda pentagon mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit aspx u 3504 Institute of Heraldry PD-USGov PD-USGov-Military-Army-USAIOH US Army Regimental Distinctive Unit Insignia Field Artillery 143 Uploaded with UploadWizard US Army Distinctive Unit Insignia 1 twelve rays Or in heraldry | ||||
