321 Engineer Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/32 inches (2.78
cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:
Gules, a pale Argent, on a chief of the last a setting
sun of the first. Attached below the shield a Red scroll
turned Silver inscribed "SEMPER TENTARE" in
Silver letters.
- Symbolism: The
shield is red and white, the Engineer Corps colors. The
pale represents the Columbia River and the setting sun
symbolizes that the organization is allocated to the
most western states.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for
the 321st Engineer Regiment, Organized Reserves on 14
July 1930. It was redesignated for the 321st Engineer
Battalion on 22 September 1942.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Gules, a pale Argent, on a chief of the last a
setting sun of the first. 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: SEMPER TENTARE.
- Symbolism:
Shield: The shield is red and white, the Engineer Corps
colors. The pale represents the Columbia River and the
setting sun symbolizes that the organization is
allocated to the most western states. Crest: The crest
is that of the United States Army Reserve.
- Background: The
coat of arms was originally approved for the 321st
Engineer Regiment, Organized Reserves on 11 November
1926. It was redesignated for the 321st Engineer
Battalion on 22 September 1942.
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