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36 Engineer Group

36 Engineer Group
Unit Insignia

  • Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in width overall consisting of a white tower with three merlons behind five gold arrowheads conjoined with points upward and forming an arch over a gold demi-fleur-de-lis, all above a field arched at the base of white and scarlet divided by a wavy line extending from upper left to lower right and charged with ten five-pointed gold stars, five on each side and surmounted in the center with a gold sea horse, all above a scarlet scroll bearing in center base and extending slightly above and below the scroll a taeguk scarlet and blue (ultramarine) charged with a gold star and between four five-pointed stars on each side.
  • Symbolism: The masoned embattled tower, with the five arrowheads, and the demi-fleur-de-lis over the field of ten gold stars symbolize the unit's five assault landings at Algeria-French Marocco, Sicily, Naples Foggia, Anzio, Southern France and other combat service in Europe during World War II. The scarlet scroll charged with nine stars and bearing a taeguk in the colors of Korea symbolizes the 36th Engineer Group's two Meritorious Unit Citations, Korea, the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and the unit's nine battle honors in Korea. The sea horse on the diagonally divided scarlet and white field relates to the Group's Regimental association with the 36th Engineer Battalion prior to 1945. Scarlet and white are the colors used by Engineer units.
  • Background: The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 24 April 1970.


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