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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Gules, a rock Argent whithin a garland of oak leaves and acorns Proper.<br> | Shield:Gules, a rock Argent whithin a garland of oak leaves and acorns Proper.<br> | ||
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a demi-eagle displayed Sable, armed and langued Gules, collared Or, charged on the breast with a fleur-de-lis Argent, debruised in base by an escallop Gold.<br> | Crest:On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a demi-eagle displayed Sable, armed and langued Gules, collared Or, charged on the breast with a fleur-de-lis Argent, debruised in base by an escallop Gold.<br> | ||
Motto: Fortuna infortuna forti una = Fortune or Misfortune is all the same to the Man of Stout Heart. | Motto:Fortuna infortuna forti una = Fortune or Misfortune is all the same to the Man of Stout Heart. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms were originally approved for the 37th Engineers (General Service) on 4 March 1935. It was amended to correct the spelling of the Motto on 3 May 1935. It was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Regiment (Combat) on 27 September 1941. On 30 August 1943, the insignia was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion. The insignia was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat) on 18 May 1955. The arms were redesignated for the 37th Engineer Battalion and amended to include a Crest on 13 May 1987. | The arms were originally approved for the 37th Engineers (General Service) on 4 March 1935. It was amended to correct the spelling of the Motto on 3 May 1935. It was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Regiment (Combat) on 27 September 1941. On 30 August 1943, the insignia was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion. The insignia was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat) on 18 May 1955. The arms were redesignated for the 37th Engineer Battalion and amended to include a Crest on 13 May 1987. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons, further Information from the Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | [[Literature]]:Image from Wikimedia Commons, further Information from the Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | ||
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