27 Engineer Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86
cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:
Gules, a rock Argent within a garland of oak leaves
Proper within a bordure of the second. Attached below
the shield a Red scroll inscribed "OMNES RES BENE
FACERE" in Silver letters.
- Symbolism: The
shield is red for Engineers. The rock, taken from the
Arms of St. Mihiel and the oak leaves emblematic of the
Meuse-Argonne, indicate the service of the 37th Engineer
Regiment in World War I, while the border indicates
descent of the 209th Engineer Battalion from the 37th
Engineer Regiment. The motto translates to "To Do
All Things Well."
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for
the 27th Engineer Combat Battalion on 19 March 1951. It
was redesignated for the 27th Engineer Battalion
(Combat) on 15 July 1955. It was again redesignated for
the 27th Engineer Battalion on 9 February 1972.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Gules, a rock Argent within a garland of oak
leaves and acorns Proper within a bordure of the second.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a
mythological chinze (Burmese lion) sejant of the first
gorged with a mural crown Azure surmounting a grove of
bamboo Vert the top arched above the chinze and the base
between four billets, two and two, Or each charged with
three barrulets of the second. Motto: OMNES RES BENE
FACERE (To Do All Things Well).
- Symbolism:
Shield: The shield is red for Engineers. The rock, taken
from the Arms of St. Mihiel and the oak leaves
emblematic of the Meuse-Argonne, indicate the service of
the 37th Engineer Regiment in World War I, while the
border indicates descent of the 209th Engineer Battalion
from the 37th Engineer Regiment. The motto translates to
"To Do All Things Well." Crest: The unit's
World War II campaign service for which it was awarded
the Presidential Unit Citation (Army), MYITKYINA, is
denoted by the mythological chinze from the Burma State
Seal and the blue mural crown of Myitkyina, the heavily
fortified town in north Burma, the capture of which was
vital in breaking the land blockade of China; blue is
the color of the Presidential Unit Citation (Army)
streamer. The bamboo grove from the coat of arms of the
Republic of Vietnam represents Vietnam campaign service
and together with the four billets (heraldic bricks) in
colors suggested by the flag of the Republic of Vietnam
refers to the battalion's five Vietnam decorations (4
Meritorious Unit Commendations, VIETNAM, and Republic of
Vietnam Civil Actions Medal).
- Background: The
coat of arms was originally approved for the 209th
Engineer Battalion on 15 February 1945. It was
redesignated for the 27th Engineer Combat Battalion on
19 March 1951. The insignia was redesignated for the
27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) on 15 July 1955. The
coat of arms was redesignated and amended to add a crest
for the 27th Engineer Battalion on 23 November 1973.
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