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73rd Field Artillery Regiment Patch Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A 3 x 3.5 inch patch consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a lightning flash in bend Or. Symbolism: The scarlet is for the Field Artillery, the gold lightning bolt is symbolic of the speed and power of the Armored Artillery. Background: The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 73d Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 17 March 1943. It was redesignated for the 73d Artillery Regiment on 5 December 1957. It was amended to include the description on 4 September 1959. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 73rd Field Artillery Regiment
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