62 Engineer Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
Silver metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in
height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a
framed trestle bent Argent; a bordure of the second.
Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Red
scroll inscribed "MALLEIS MILITO" in Silver
letters.
- Symbolism: The
shield of the coat of arms of the former 18th Engineer
Regiment, differenced by a border, is used to indicate
the descent of the 62nd Engineer Battalion from that
organization. The shield is in the colors of the Corps
of Engineers. The trestle is emblematic of the technical
duties of the battalion.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on 20 July 1954.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Gules, a framed trestle bent Argent; a bordure
of the second. Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent
and Gules, three crossed bamboo rods with mitered ends
two chevronwise in front of one fesswise Or, surmounted
at center by a Korean taeguk Proper (scarlet over blue)
charged with a bar wavy of the first, all in front of a
wreath of stylized rice stalks Vert tied at bottom
center and flanks with a ribbon the second. Motto:
MALLEIS MILITO (I Soldier With A Hammer).
- Symbolism:
Shield: The shield of the coat of arms of the former
18th Engineer Regiment, differenced by a border, is used
to indicate the descent of the 62nd Engineer Battalion
from that organization. The shield is in the colors of
the Corps of Engineers. The trestle is emblematic of the
technical duties of the battalion. Crest: The white wavy
bar crossing the disc at center symbolizes the
battalion's service on the Alcan Highway during World
War II which earned them their first award of the
Meritorious Unit Commendation; later while serving in
Korea from 1950-1951 and from 1952-1953 they were twice
more awarded the Commendation as suggested by the
scarlet and blue disc at center, a symbol adapted from
the national flag of the Republic of Korea. The crossed
bamboo sections allude to the battalion's service in
Vietnam where they also received three Meritorious Unit
Commendations. The wreath of rice stalks in scarlet and
green represents the Vietnamese Civil Action Honor
Medal, First Class, awarded to the battalion for service
during 1967-1970.
- Background: The
coat of arms was approved on 20 July 1954. It was
amended to add a crest on 15 March 1973.
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