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15TH ENGINEER BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


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


Description/Blazon

Shield

Per bend Argent and Gules.

Crest

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

Motto

DRIVE ON.

Symbolism

Shield

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

Crest

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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