40 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 chevronel enhanced in base a ram's head affronté
erased Argent. Attached below the shield a Silver motto
scroll inscribed "CONSTRUCTIO ET DESTRUCTIO"
in Red letters.
- Symbolism:
Scarlet and white are colors traditionally associated
with the Engineer Corps. The chevronel is the same shape
as a gable rafter, representing construction, while the
ram's head represents destruction. The motto translates
to "Construction and Destruction."
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for
the 348th Engineer Regiment, Organized Reserves on 5
December 1925. It was redesignated for the 348th
Engineer Regiment, Regular Army Inactive on 15 August
1942. The insignia was redesignated for the 40th
Engineer Battalion, with description and symbolism
revised on 5 November 1991.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Gules, a chevronel enhanced in base a ram's head
affronté erased Argent. Crest: None. Motto:
CONSTRUCTIO ET DESTRUCTIO (Construction and
Destruction).
- Symbolism:
Shield: Scarlet and white are colors traditionally
associated with the Engineer Corps. The chevronel is the
same shape as a gable rafter, representing construction,
while the ram's head represents destruction. Crest:
None.
- Background: The
coat of arms was originally approved for the 348th
Engineer Regiment, Organized Reserves on 5 December
1925. It was redesignated for the 348th Engineer
Regiment, Regular Army Inactive, with the crest deleted,
on 5 August 1942. It was redesignated for the 348th
Engineer Combat Battalion on 4 June 1943. The coat of
arms was redesignated with symbolism revised for the
40th Engineer Battalion on 8 October 1991.
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