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766TH 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 blazoned as follows: Azure, upon a base Gules a wall turreted with three towers Argent (Silver Gray) masoned and detailed Sable, windowed of the second; on a chief wavy of the third, a pale of the second charged with two axes in saltire, blades upward and outward of the third. Attached below a Black scroll inscribed "PAVE THE WAY" in Silver.

Symbolism
Red is the color traditionally associated with Engineer units. The wall, with the three towers, signifies the Battalion's branch affiliation, symbolizing the first major construction undertaken by the Corps of Engineers, building a system of castle-like fortifications for the protection of harbors along the Atlantic coast. The crossed axes represent the Pioneer Brigade formed in 1862 as the first Engineer element in the Army.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 27 May 2008.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Azure, upon a base Gules a wall turreted with three towers Argent masoned and detailed Sable, windowed of the second; on a chief wavy of the third, a pale of the second charged with two axes in saltire, blades upward and outward Argent (Silver Gray).

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Illinois Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Azure, upon a grassy field the blockhouse of old Fort Dearborn Proper.

Motto

PAVE THE WAY.

Symbolism

Shield

Red is the color traditionally associated with Engineer units. The wall, with the three towers, signifies the Battalion's branch affiliation, symbolizing the first major construction undertaken by the Corps of Engineers, building a system of castle-like fortifications for the protection of harbors along the Atlantic coast. The crossed axes represent the Pioneer Brigade formed in 1862 as the first Engineer element in the Army.

Crest

The crest is that of the Illinois Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 27 May 2008.





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