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216TH ENGINEER BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia

Distinctive 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 fess Argent, a section of a girder Sable, issuant from base a masoned tower embattled of the second, in chief five lightning flashes radiant of the last.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll inscribed FIGHT AND BUILD in Black letters.

Symbolism
Red and white (silver) are the colors used for Engineers.  The three divisions of the field refer to the Battalions mission of construction, maintenance, and demolition.  The lightning flashes represent the five battle honors awarded the unit for service in World War II, and also allude to the impact of the Engineers destructive forces in hindering enemy movement.  The girder symbolizes the units strength and stability in maintaining their work.  The wall denotes the sturdy construction and fortification provided by the Engineer Battalion.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 2 March 1960.




Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Gules, on a fess Argent, a section of a girder Sable, issuant from base a masoned tower embattled of the second, in chief five lightning flashes radiant of the last.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Ohio Army National Guard:  On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a sheaf of seventeen arrows Argent bound by a sprig of buckeye (Aesculus glabra) fructed Proper (two leaves with bursting burr).

Motto

FIGHT AND BUILD.

Symbolism

Shield

Red and white are the colors used for Engineers.  The three divisions of the field refer to the Battalions mission of construction, maintenance, and demolition.  The lightning flashes represent the five battle honors awarded the unit for service in World War II, and also allude to the impact of the Engineers destructive forces in hindering enemy movement.  The girder symbolizes the units strength and stability in maintaining their work.  The wall denotes the sturdy construction and fortification provided by the Engineer Battalion.

Crest

The crest is that of the Ohio Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 2 March 1960.





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