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875TH ENGINEER BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) overall in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, on a quarter wavy Argent a saltorel of the field. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "READY AND WILLING" in Black letters.

Symbolism
The shield is in the colors of the Corps of Engineers. The saltorel, representative of a two-strip airfield, symbolizes the Engineer Aviation function of the unit. The wavy partition line represents the Pacific Ocean, the area of the Battalion's service in World War II.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 875th Engineer Aviation Battalion, Arkansas National Guard on 12 September 1956. It was redesignated for the 875th Engineer Battalion on 1 May 1970.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Gules, on a quarter wavy Argent a saltorel of the field.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Arkansas Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Gules above two sprays of apple blossoms Proper a diamond Argent charged with four mullets Azure, one in upper point and three in lower, within a bordure of the last bearing twenty-five mullets of the second.

Motto

READY AND WILLING.

Symbolism

Shield

The shield is in the colors of the Corps of Engineers. The saltorel, representative of a two-strip airfield, symbolizes the Engineer Aviation function of the unit. The wavy partition line represents the Pacific Ocean, the area of the Battalion's service in World War II.

Crest

The crest is that of the Arkansas Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 875th Engineer Aviation Battalion on 12 September 1956. It was redesignated for the 875th Engineer Battalion on 1 May 1970.





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