46 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, on a pale Argent a railway spike Proper
surmounted by a fleur-de-lis of the first.
- Symbolism:
Scarlet and white are the colors used for the Corps of
Engineers. The railway spike represents the original
organization as a railway maintenance-of-way battalion,
and with the fleur-de-lis, alludes to service of the
Battalion in France.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for
the 46th Engineer Regiment on 28 February 1942. It was
redesignated for the 46th Engineer Construction
Battalion on 13 November 1944. The insignia was
redesignated for the 46th Engineer Battalion on 23
November 1953.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Gules, on a pale Argent a railway spike Proper
surmounted by a fleur-de-lis of the first. Crest: On a
wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a winged wheel
Argent. Motto: TO ACHIEVE.
- Symbolism:
Shield: Scarlet and white are the colors used for the
Corps of Engineers. The railway spike represents the
original organization as a railway maintenance-of-way
battalion, and with the fleur-de-lis, alludes to service
of the Battalion in France. Crest: The winged wheel is
taken from the World War I insignia of the
Transportation Corps.
- Background: The
coat of arms was originally approved for the 46th
Engineer Regiment on 28 February 1942. It was
redesignated for the 46th Engineer Construction
Battalion on 13 November 1944. On 23 November 1953, the
coat of arms was redesignated for the 46th Engineer
Battalion.
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