4 Engineer Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
Gold metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in
height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules a
fess wavy Argent; on a canton Or an anchor debruised by
two oars in saltire of the field. Attached below the
shield is a Gold scroll inscribed "VOLENS ET POTENS"
in Red letters.
- Symbolism:
Scarlet and white are the colors of the Corps of
Engineers. The wavy fess alludes to the outstanding feat
accomplished by the organization in World War I, in
which the regiment bridged the Vesle under heavy fire,
making possible the forcing of the passage by the
Division. The yellow canton, representative of the color
of the Engineers' facing when the old companies of the
regiment were organized in 1861, refers to the 2d
Engineers, from which the 4th Engineers was organized in
1916. The device on the canton was the badge of the
Engineers and Pontoniers of the Civil War.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for
the 4th Regiment Engineers on 18 February 1927. It was
redesignated for the 4th Engineer Battalion on 5
December 1940.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Gules, a fess wavy Argent, on a canton Or an
anchor debruised by two oars in saltire of the field.
Crest: From a wreath Argent and Gules a dexter cubit arm
mailed Proper grasping four arrows Gules armed and
feathered Argent. Motto: VOLENS ET POTENS (Willing and
Able).
- Symbolism:
Shield: Scarlet and white are the colors of the Corps of
Engineers. The wavy fess alludes to the outstanding feat
accomplished by the organization in World War I, in
which the regiment bridged the Vesle under heavy fire,
making possible the forcing of the passage by the
Division. The yellow canton, representative of the color
of the Engineers' facing when the old companies of the
regiment were organized in 1861, refers to the 2d
Engineers, from which the 4th Engineers was organized in
1916. The device on the canton was the badge of the
Engineers and Pontoniers of the Civil War. Crest: The
mailed hand and arrows are indicative of the combat
capabilities of the unit, the number of arrows
corresponding to the numerical designation of the
battalion.
- Background: The
coat of arms was originally approved for the 4th
Engineers on 21 January 1921. It was redesignated for
the 4th Engineer Battalion on 4 December 1940.
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