The lineages of some of the units that have been part of the 62nd Air Defense Artillery and its predecessors give the regiment campaign credit for the War of 1812.

A Silver color metal and enamel device 1+1⁄32 inches (2.6 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gyronny of six embattled Azure and Gules, a circle of sixteen mullets Argent.

At the time the first unit was organized the uniforms worn by the Artillery were dark blue faced with scarlet, and there were sixteen states in the Union, commemorated by the blue and red of the shield and the sixteen mullets, respectively.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 62d Coast Artillery Regiment on 21 February 1929.

Gyronny of six embattled Azure and Gules, a circle of sixteen mullets Argent.

The saltire is from the Confederate flag and is blue to indicate that the service during the Civil War was with the Northern Army.

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 62d Coast Artillery Regiment on 21 February 1929.