389th Engineer Battalion, US Army
389TH ENGINEER BATTALION, US ARMY
 (Coat of Arms) |
(Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
| English | Gules two chevrons Argent a pale of the like; in pale a fleur-de-lis Azure, issuing from within a spade iron Sable. Crest That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor) stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts. Motto DOWN TO EARTH |
Origin/meaning
Scarlet and white are the colors used for the Corps of Engineers. The pale in the center of the shield represents Central Europe and further refers to the Rhineland (Rhine River) which, together with the fleur-de-lis symbolizing France, alludes to the areas in which the Battalion fought in World War II. The four branches formed by the pale and two chevrons represent the Battalion's four battle honors. The spade iron, an ancient heraldic symbol, used as a reinforcement of a wooden spade refers to digging and thus construction. Crest The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve. The Coat of Arms was approved on 15 December 1964.
Literature: Image from Olompvo on Pinterest. Information from Wikimedia Commons.
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