116TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALIOn


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 BLAZONRY DESCRIPTION
 COAT OF ARMS: approved The shield is red for artil-
 April 14. 1925; amended April
 20. 1925. Aery, the blue Fess indicate
 Shield: Gules, a fess Azure the Federal Service in 1898.
 fimbriated Argent in Chief a The charge in the chief of
 disc partiper pale of the first
 (gules) and of the second the shield is a modified form
 (azure) fimbriated of the third of the shoulder sleeve in-
 (argent) and charged with two signia of the 31st Division
 conventionalized D's bacl to
 back of the like (argent) (a the two-colored parting in-
 simulation of the shoulder dictating service in 31st Di-
 sleeve insignia of the 31st Di- iin o wie th
 vision) and in base a fleur-de-lis vision on two sides of the
 also of the last (argent). world. The fleur-de-lis indi-
 Crest: That for regiments of cates the service in France.
 Florida National guard. Wreath: C the service in Fr e.
 Argent and gules. Streamers authorized.
 SMotto: vestilga Nulla Retror- World War without inscrip-
 sum (There Is no going back). tion.







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 JOEL C. GARRARD GEORGE N. SPAIN
 aor Lieutenant Colonel
Commanded Battalion from Au- Commanded Ist Battalion 116th
gust 10, 1945 to inactivation De- Field Artillery at Induction.
 Member 20, 1945.












 FRANK C. PAUL
 Lieutenant Colonel
 Commanded Battalion from February 26, 1942 until
 August 9, 1945.

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