307 Engineer Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
Silver metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in
height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess
Gules and vaire of the first and Argent, in chief three
piles wavy, the points meeting in fess of the last, each
charged with a fleur-de-lis of the first. Attached below
and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll turned
Red inscribed "I MAINTAIN THE RIGHT" in Red
letters.
- Symbolism: The
vaire is representative of the building problems
encountered and the piles of the wedges used in driving
and building, their wavy form being emblematical of the
sea, which was crossed in acquiring the three earned
battle honors of Lorraine, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne,
symbolized in the three fleurs-de-lis on the piles.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for
the 307th Engineer Battalion on 13 August 1942. It was
redesignated for the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
Organized Reserve on 21 October 1942. The insignia was
again redesignated for the 307th Engineer Battalion and
amended to add the motto on 19 August 1958. It was
amended to change the wording in the description on 30
April 1963. It was amended to change the motto on 29
February 1968. The distinctive unit insignia was amended
to change the motto on 5 September 1972.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Per fess Gules and vaire of the first and
Argent, in chief three piles wavy, the points meeting in
fess of the last, each charged with a fleur-de-lis of
the first. Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and
Gules a demi-double-headed eagle displayed Or langued
Azure charged with three arrowheads points down Sable
surmounted in base by a tower of the fourth in front of
and between two oak sprays with acorns of the second and
leaves Vert. Motto: I MAINTAIN THE RIGHT.
- Symbolism:
Shield: The vaire is representative of the building
problems encountered and the piles of the wedges used in
driving and building, their wavy form being emblematical
of the sea, which was crossed in acquiring the three
earned battle honors of Lorraine, St. Mihiel and
Meuse-Argonne, symbolized in the three fleurs-de-lis on
the piles. Crest: The crest symbolizes the
organization's awards for service in World War II. The
double-headed eagle suggested by the coat of arms of
Nijmegen, Netherlands, refers to the unit's decoration
of the Military Order of William (Degree of the Knight,
Fourth Class), Streamer inscribed "NIJMEGEN 1944;"
the colors yellow and blue are from the streamer. The
oak sprays in red and green, the colors of the Belgian
Fourragere 1940, denote the great oak forests of the
Ardennes, and the tower connotes the penetration of
fortified towns in the action in Belgium and Germany;
additionally, the crest colors black, yellow and red
allude to the national flag of Belgium. The three
arrowheads points down, indicate the Battalion's three
air assault landings and together with the wings refer
to World War II service as an element of the 82d
Airborne Division.
- Background: The
coat of arms was originally approved for the 307th
Engineer Battalion on 27 August 1942. It was
redesignated for the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
Organized Reserve on 21 October 1942. It was amended to
add the Organized Reserve crest on 10 April 1943. It was
amended to delete the Organized Reserve crest on 8 April
1952. The insignia was redesignated for the 307th
Engineer Battalion on 19 August 1958. It was amended to
change the wording in the blazon of the shield on 30
April 1963. It was amended to change the motto on 29
February 1968. The coat of arms was amended to add a
crest and to change the motto on 19 October 1972.
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