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Shield:Gules on and augmented pale Argent an anchor debruised by two oars in saltire Sable.<br> | Shield:Gules on and augmented pale Argent an anchor debruised by two oars in saltire Sable.<br> | ||
Crest:On a Wreath of the colors (Argent and Gules) a five bastioned fort Gules fimbriated Argent.<br> | Crest:On a Wreath of the colors (Argent and Gules) a five bastioned fort Gules fimbriated Argent.<br> | ||
Motto: Ardeur et tenacite = Eagerness and Tenancy<br> | Motto:Ardeur et tenacite = Eagerness and Tenancy<br> | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms were originally approved for the 2nd Engineer Regiment on 7 June 1924. It was redesignated for the 2nd Engineer Battalion (Combat) on 26 February 1940, and for the 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion on 8 January 1954. The Insignia was redesignated for the 2nd Engineer Battalion on 15 July 1958. | The arms were originally approved for the 2nd Engineer Regiment on 7 June 1924. It was redesignated for the 2nd Engineer Battalion (Combat) on 26 February 1940, and for the 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion on 8 January 1954. The Insignia was redesignated for the 2nd Engineer Battalion on 15 July 1958. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons, further Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | [[Literature]]:Image from Wikimedia Commons, further Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | ||
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