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Active 11 December 1935 – 13 April 19467 March 1951 – 12 December 19573 February 1962 – Present Branch US Army Corps of Engineers Nickname(s) "Catamounts." (Special Designation) Motto(s) "SEMPER ULTIMO"(Always On Top) |
The 16th Engineer Battalion is a Combat Engineer Battalion in the United States Army, first established in 1935
Contents
Lineage
Campaign participation credit
Company B additionally entitled to:
Decorations
Company A additionally entitled to:
Blazon
Symbolism
- Red and white are the colors used for the Corps of Engineers.
- The bar symbolizes a treadway bridge, the construction of which was a major combat mission of the organization.
- The cat-a-mountain, a European wildcat, indicates the stealth and swiftness required in combat engineer operations, 16 claws represents the Battalions steadfast commitment to the mission and the soldiers of the battalion are known as "Catamounts."
- The black cat also connotes the darkness in which operations are conducted.
- The star from the flag of French Morocco represents service in that area during World War II.
- The inverted chevron symbolizes the battalion's spearheading of armored engineer activity in World War II.
- The six teeth on the gear wheel represent the unit's campaign service during World War II.
- Gold denotes excellence, while the gear wheel alludes to engineering.
- The scimitar honors the battalion's Valorous Unit award for IRAQ-KUWAIT, and the crossed palms highlight the unit's Southwest Asia campaigns.
- The coat of arms was originally approved for the 16th Armored Engineer Battalion on 25 April 1952.
- It was redesignated for the 16th Engineer Battalion on 12 September 1957.
- The coat of arms was amended on 5 December 1984 to correct the motto.
- On 21 October 1994 the coat of arms was revised to change the symbolism.
- It was amended on 29 September 1999.
Distinctive Unit Insignia.
- Red and white are the colors used for the Corps of Engineers.
- The bar symbolizes a treadway bridge, the construction of which was a major combat mission of the organization.
- The cat-a-mountain, a European wildcat, indicates the stealth and swiftness required in combat engineer operations, and the soldiers of the battalion are known as "Catamounts."
- The black cat also connotes the darkness in which operations are conducted.
- The star from the flag of French Morocco represents service in that area during World War II.
- The inverted chevron symbolizes the battalion's spearheading of armored engineer activity in World War II.
- The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 16th Armored Engineer Battalion on 25 April 1952.
- It was redesignated for the 16th Engineer Battalion on 12 September 1957.
- On 5 December 1984 the insignia was amended to correct the symbolism.
- On 21 October 1994 it was revised to change the description and the symbolism.
References
16th Engineer Battalion (United States) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA