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15TH ENGINEER BATTALION

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Distinctive Unit Insignia

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Description/Blazon

A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/64 inches (2.66 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Per bend Argent and Gules.

Symbolism

The shield is divided per bend, red and silver (white), the colors of the Corps of Engineers.

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 15th Engineer Battalion (Separate) on 24 February 1941. It was redesignated for the 15th Engineer Battalion (Combat) on 7 July 1954.

Coat of Arms

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Description/Blazon

Per bend Argent and Gules. On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules an oak leaf bendwise Gules in front of a rock Proper. DRIVE ON.

Symbolism

The shield is divided per bend, red and white, the colors of the Corps of Engineers. The crest consists of a rock taken from the coat of arms of St. Mihiel, while the oak leaf represents service at Meuse-Argonne during World War I.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 15th Engineer Battalion (Separate) on 27 February 1941. It was redesignated for the 15th Engineer Battalion (Combat) on 7 July 1954.

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