3rd Engineer Battalion, US Army

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3RD ENGINEER BATTALION, US ARMY

Coat of arms (crest) of the 3rd Engineer Battalion, US Army

Official blazon

Shield: Gules within a brodure indented the Roman numeral III Argent.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a beaver couchant at the foot of a palm branch Proper.
Motto: Builders for Victory.

Origin/meaning

Red and White is the present Engineer Corps Colours. The indented brodure alludes to the Engineer work in connection with field intrenching. The Roman numeral indicates the number of the Unit. The beaver is the old symbol of New York dating from 1623, when it was on the Arms of New Netherlands, and is now on the seal of the New York City. The Palm branch is symbolic of tropical service.

The Coat of Arms was orignally approved for the 3rd Engineer Regiment on 11 February 1921. It was redesignate for the 3rd Engineer Battalion on 11 March 1942. The insignia was redesignated for 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion on 31 January 1950. It was redesignated for the 3rd Engineer Battalion on 30 October 1958. The Coat of Arms was amended to add a Motto on 2 February 1967.


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