37 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 and
acorns Proper. Attached below the shield a Red scroll
inscribed "FORTUNA INFORTUNA FORTI UNA" in
Silver.
- 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
organization in World War I.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for
the 37th Engineers (General Service) on 4 March 1935. It
was amended to correct the spelling of the motto on 4
June 1935. It was redesignated for the 37th Engineer
Regiment (Combat) on 27 September 1941. On 30 August
1943, the insignia was redesignated for the 37th
Engineer Combat Battalion. The insignia was redesignated
for the 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat) on 18 May 1955.
The distinctive unit insignia was redesignated with
description amended on 13 May 1987, for the 37th
Engineer Battalion.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Gules, a rock Argent within a garland of oak
leaves and acorns Proper. Crest: On a wreath of the
colors Argent and Gules, a demi-eagle displayed Sable,
armed and langued Gules, collared Or, charged on the
breast with a fleur-de-lis Argent, debruised in base by
an escallop Gold. Motto: FORTUNA INFORTUNA FORTI UNA
(Fortune or Misfortune is all the same to the Man of
Stout Heart).
- 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 organization in World War I. Crest: The demi-eagle
is representative of the Battalion's service during
World War I. The gold collar, or ring, suggesting the
Nibelungen Ring of legend, specifically alludes to
service in the Rhineland during World War II. The
fleur-de-lis emphasizes the unit's service in France in
both World Wars. The escallop symbolizes the decorations
awarded the Battalion for action in Normandy.
- Background: The
coat of arms was originally approved for the 37th
Engineers (General Service) on 4 March 1935. It was
amended to correct the spelling of the motto on 3 May
1935. It was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Regiment
(Combat) on 27 September 1941. On 30 August 1943, the
insignia was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Combat
Battalion. The insignia was redesignated for the 37th
Engineer Battalion (Combat) on 18 May 1955. The coat of
arms was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Battalion
and amended to include a crest on 13 May 1987.
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