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983D ENGINEER BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/32 inches (2.78 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per pale Gules and Argent, issuing from base three spears palewise in chevron and in base a protractor all counterchanged. Attached below and to the sides of the shield is a Silver scroll inscribed "STRIKE, BUILD, HOLD" in Black letters.

Symbolism
Scarlet and white are the colors used for the Corps of Engineers. The protractor, a basic engineering device, represents the organization's basic function. The three spears, symbols of combat, refer to the three areas in Europe in which the Battalion served in World War II.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 463d Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve on 29 May 1961. It was redesignated for the 983d Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve on 8 April 1977.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Per pale Gules and Argent, issuing from base three spears palewise in chevron and in base a protractor all counterchanged.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Motto

STRIKE, BUILD, HOLD.

Symbolism

Shield

Scarlet and white are the colors used for the Corps of Engineers. The protractor, a basic engineering device, represents the organization's basic function. The three spears, symbols of combat, refer to the three areas in Europe in which the Battalion served in World War II.

Crest

The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 463d Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve on 29 May 1961. It was redesignated for the 983d Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve on 8 April 1977.





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