213th Air Defense Artillery Regiment ( United States ) The 213th Air Defense Artillery is a regiment in the Pennsylvania National Guard . Lineage . Constituted on 14 May 1874 as the 4th Infantry Regiment , Pennsylvania . Organized on 30 June 1874 from existing independent companies of the 5th and 7th Divisions , Pennsylvania National Guard . consisting of companies in Allentown , Hamburg , Columbia , Reading , Pinegrove and Pottsville . Regiment broken up at Castel Volturno , Italy 9 September 1943 as follows - The 213th , 337th and 899th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions were reorganized and redesignated on 1 June 1959 as the 213th Artillery , a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 3rd Automatic Weapons Battalion and 4th Howitzer Battalion . July 2002 the 1st Battalion , 213th Air Defense Artillery deployed to the European Theater in support of " Operation Enduring Freedom " . A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3 / 16 inches ( 3 . 02 cm ) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned : Gules , on a maple leaf Argent between in pairle seven fleurs - de - lis Or , the dome of the United States Capitol Azure , in base , dexter a Maltese cross , sinister a scorpion bendwise of the third . Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “ THE FIRST DEFENDERS ” in Blue letters . The shield is red for Artillery . Service during the War of 1812 is indicated by the maple leaf ; the Mexican War by the scorpion ; the Civil War by the dome of the United States Capitol ; Spanish - American War by the Maltese cross ; and World War I by the seven fleurs - de - lis . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 213th Coast Artillery Regiment on 4 June 1932 . It was redesignated for the 213th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 26 March 1952 . It was redesignated for the 213th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 15 December 1954 . The insignia was redesignated for the 213th Artillery Regiment on 26 July 1961 . It was redesignated for the 213th Air Defense Artillery Regiment with the description revised on 8 May 1989 . Gules , on a maple leaf Argent between in pairle seven fleurs - de - lis Or , the dome of the United States Capitol Azure , in base , dexter a Maltese cross , sinister a scorpion bendwise of the third . That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard : On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules , a lion rampant guardant Proper , holding in dexter paw a naked scimitar Argent hilted Or and in sinister an escutcheon Argent on a fess Sable three plates . Motto : The shield is red for Artillery . Service during the War of 1812 is indicated by the maple leaf ; the Mexican War by the scorpion ; the Civil War by the dome of the United States Capitol ; Spanish - American War by the Maltese cross ; and World War I by the seven fleurs - de - lis . The crest is that of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard . Coat of arms . Background . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 213th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 April 1932 . It was redesignated for the 213th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 26 March 1952 . It was redesignated for the 213th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 15 December 1954 . The insignia was redesignated for the 213th Artillery Regiment on 26 July 1961 . It was redesignated for the 213th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on 8 May 1989 . Campaign streamers . unknown Decorations . Unknown