315TH ENGINEER BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Gules, a fess between the Alamo affront and a fleur-de-lis Argent.  Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed FABRICAMOS in Red letters.

Symbolism
Scarlet and white are the colors for the Corps of Engineers.  The shield is accordingly made scarlet with charges white.  The Alamo indicates the birthplace of the unit as Texas, and the fleur-de-lis symbolizes service in France.  The motto translates to We Make.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 315th Engineer Regiment on 10 July 1931.  It was redesignated for the 315th Engineer Battalion on 8 April 1942.  It was redesignated for the 315th Engineer Battalion (Combat) on 9 January 1956.  The insignia was authorized for the 315th Engineer Battalion and amended to update the authorization on 31 October 2008.




Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Gules, a fess between the Alamo affront and a fleur-de-lis Argent.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:  From a wreath 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

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:  From a wreath 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.

Symbolism

Shield

Scarlet and white are the colors for the Corps of Engineers.  The shield is accordingly made scarlet with charges white.  The Alamo indicates the birthplace of the unit as Texas, and the fleur-de-lis symbolizes service in France.

Crest

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

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 315th Engineer Regiment on 3 August 1925.  It was redesignated for the 315th Engineer Battalion on 8 April 1942.  It was redesignated for the 315th Engineer Battalion (Combat) on 9 January 1956.  The insignia was authorized for the 315th Engineer Battalion and amended to update the authorization on 31 October 2008.





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