36th Field Artillery Group
1st MSL Bn 38th Artillery
(Corporal)
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38th Field Artillery ![]() Distinctive Unit Insignia Description A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of the shield, crest and motto of the coat of arms. Symbolism The shield is red for Artillery. The three pallets and eight shells indicate the numerical designation and character of the organization, while the peak of Mt. Rainier and the lone star appearing on the crest refer respectively to the locations where the organization was organized and reactivated. Background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 38th Field Artillery Battalion on 8 July 1941. It was redesignated for the 38th Artillery Regiment on 24 October 1958. The insignia was redesignated for the 38th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971. ![]() Coat Of Arms Blazon Shield Gules, three pallets accosted by eight shells Or. Crest On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules the peak of Mt. Rainier Proper charged with a mullet Gules. Motto STEEL BEHIND THE ROCK. Symbolism Shield The shield is red for Artillery. The three pallets and eight shells indicate the numerical designation and character of the organization. Crest The peak of Mt. Rainier and the lone star appearing on the crest refer respectively to the locations where the organization was organized and reactivated. Background The coat of arms was originally approved for the 38th Field Artillery Battalion on 8 July 1941. It was redesignated for the 38th Artillery Regiment on 24 October 1958. The insignia was redesignated for the 38th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971. |

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©Tom Gilmartin
HQ Battery
1st Missile Bn 38th Field Artillery
Babenhausen 1962
1st Missile Bn 38th Field Artillery
Babenhausen 1962
Tom Gilmartin is 6th from the left in the top row
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Pictures taken at Babenhausen & White Sands Missile Range
-1960-
All photos © Charles Grisim


Used with permission from Charles Grisim ©2011
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Lt. General Marc A. Cisneros
2nd Lt. 1st MSL Bn 38th FA
-1961-
(click here to read Biography)
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Used
with permission from Lars Hagen ©2010
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Pictures taken at Babenhausen
Christmas 1960
All photos © Charles Grisim
Christmas at the Rod & Gun club 1960
Merry Christmas in the field
Used with permission from Charles Grisim ©2011
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