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223D ENGINEER BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
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 bend Argent winged of the like, a bendlet Sable charged with a bulldozer pushing a scraper all of the second. Attached below and to the sides a Silver scroll inscribed "CRESCIT LABORE" in Red letters.

Symbolism
Scarlet and white are the colors of the Corps of Engineers. The white winged bend - the bend representing an airstrip - refers to the Battalion's primary mission of constructing airfields, the bulldozer and scraper being among the major tools used. The motto translates to "It Grows With Labor."

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 223d Engineer Aviation Battalion on 4 October 1955. It was redesignated for the 223d Engineer Battalion on 10 April 1957.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Gules, on a bend Argent winged of the like, a bendlet Sable charged with a bulldozer pulling a scraper all of the second.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Mississippi Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a slip of magnolia full flower with leaves Proper behind a trident Sable.

Motto

CRESCIT LABORE (It Grows With Labor).

Symbolism

Shield

Scarlet and white are the colors of the Corps of Engineers. The white winged bend - the bend representing an airstrip - refers to the Battalion's primary mission of constructing airfields, the bulldozer and scraper being among the major tools used.

Crest

The crest is that of the Mississippi Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 223d Engineer Aviation Battalion on 4 October 1955. It was redesignated for the 223d Engineer Battalion on 10 April 1957.





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