326 Engineer Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
Gold color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94
cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:
Azure, a fess Gules fimbriated Argent in chief the head
of a bald eagle erased. Attached below the shield a Gold
scroll inscribed "NOSTRUM EST" in Red letters.
- Symbolism: The
eagle's head, which is that of "Old Abe," the
mascot of the Iron Brigade, First Corps, Army of the
Potomac, links the history of the Iron Brigade with the
101st Division. It has been chosen as the predominating
figure in the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 101st
Division. The fess is scarlet piped with white, the
colors of the Corps of Engineers, and the blue field and
gold eagle's head show the colors of the flag of the
State of Wisconsin.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for
the 326th Engineer Regiment on 21 May 1925. It was
amended to correct the wording of the description on 15
October 1926. The insignia was redesignated for the 49th
Airborne Engineer Battalion on 7 March 1951. On 1 August
1956, it was redesignated for the 326th Airborne
Engineer Battalion. The distinctive unit insignia was
redesignated for the 326th Engineer Battalion on 26
March 1958.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Azure, a fess Gules fimbriated Argent in chief
the head of a bald eagle erased. Crest: On a wreath of
the colors, Argent and Gules, a lion rampant triple
queued Or, armed and langued of the second, gorged with
a collar Azure edged of the third and holding in its
dexter paw a key of the like; at his feet a branch of
laurel Or fructed Gules. Motto: NOSTRUM EST (The Task Is
Ours - Nostrum Est Opus).
- Symbolism:
Shield: The eagle's head, which is that of "Old
Abe," the mascot of the Iron Brigade, First Corps,
Army of the Potomac, links the history of the Iron
Brigade with the 101st Division. It has been chosen as
the predominating figure in the shoulder sleeve insignia
of the 101st Division. The fess is scarlet piped with
white, the colors of the Corps of Engineers, and the
blue field and gold eagle's head show the colors of the
flag of the State of Wisconsin. Crest: The gold lion, a
prominent symbol in the arms of the Normandy Province of
France, Belgium and the Netherlands, is shown with three
tails, signifying those three areas where the
Battalion's service in World War II earned them the
French and Belgian Croix de Guerres and the Netherlands
Orange Lanyard. The blue collar on the lion denotes the
Presidential Unit Citation which they also received for
service in Normandy and Bastogne. The key and branch of
laurel refer to the two decorations awarded the unit
while serving in the Republic of South Vietnam, namely
the Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the Civil Action
Medal.
- Background: The
coat of arms was originally approved for the 326th
Engineer Regiment on 21 May 1925. It was amended to
correct the wording of the blazon on 15 October 1926.
The insignia was redesignated for the 49th Airborne
Engineer Battalion and amended to delete the Organized
Reserves crest on 7 March 1951. On 1 August 1956, it was
redesignated for the 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion.
The insignia was redesignated for the 326th Engineer
Battalion on 26 March 1958. The coat of arms was amended
to add a crest on 29 March 1973.
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