231ST ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
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A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief a fleur-de-lis and a bunch of grapes of the second, and in base a cannon in bend sinister surmounted by a pickax in bend dexter Or. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Red scroll turned Gold inscribed "TO ATTEMPT IS TO ACCOMPLISH" in Gold letters.
The 231st Engineer Combat Battalion was originally an Artillery Battalion-957th Field Artillery Battalion. This descent is shown by the cannon (Artillery) surmounted by a pickax (Engineers). Both elements of the organization are also represented in the colors used: gold and red for Artillery and white and red for Engineers. The "chevron" division of the shield signifies strength. The fleur-de-lis is for service in France. The bunch of grapes is for service in Central Europe and Rhineland. The grapes are red not only because of Artillery and Engineer colors, but also to symbolize the blood shed in combat.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 24 August 1951.
Coat of Arms
Per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief a fleur-de-lis and a bunch of grapes of the second, and in base a cannon in bend sinister surmounted by a pickax in bend dexter Or.
That for the regiments and battalions of the North Dakota Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a sheaf of three arrows Argent armed and flighted Gules behind a stringed bow fessways Or with grip of the second (Gules).
TO ATTEMPT IS TO ACCOMPLISH.
The 231st Engineer Combat Battalion was originally an Artillery Battalion-957th Field Artillery Battalion. This descent is shown by the cannon (Artillery) surmounted by a pickax (Engineers). Both elements of the organization are also represented in the colors used: gold and red for Artillery and white and red for Engineers. The "chevron" division of the shield signifies strength. The fleur-de-lis is for service in France. The bunch of grapes is for service in Central Europe and Rhineland. The grapes are red not only because of Artillery and Engineer colors, but also to symbolize the blood shed in combat.
The crest is that of the North Dakota Army National Guard.
The coat of arms was approved on 24 August 1951