Category:101st Engineer Battalion Heraldry

Coat of Arms[edit]

Blazon[edit]

• Shield: Gules, on a bend Azure fimbriated Argent the badge of the Essex Regiment Or; on a canton of the third a cross of the first.

• Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a dexter arm embowed clothed blue and ruffed White Proper the hand grasping a broad sword Argent the pommel and hilt Or.

• Motto: TENAX PROPOSITI (Tenacious of Purpose)

Symbolism[edit]

• Shield:

1. The shield is red for the Engineer Corps.
2. The blue bend denotes service as Infantry.
3. The badge is that formerly used by the Essex Regiment, while the canton the colonial origin of the regiment.

• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Massachusetts National Guard.

Background[edit]

1. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 101st Engineer Regiment on 1938-11-03.
2. It was redesignated for the 101st Engineer Battalion on 1942-08-01.

Distinctive Unit Insignia[edit]

Description[edit]

1. A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/32 inches (2.78 cm) in height overall consisting of the shield blazoned: Gules, on a bend Azure fimbriated Argent the badge of the Essex Regiment Or; on a canton of the third a cross of the first.
2. Attached below the shield a motto scroll inscribed "TENAX PROPOSITI" in gold letters.

Symbolism[edit]

• The insignia consists of the shield and motto of the coat of arms of the 101st Engineer Regiment.

Background[edit]

1. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 101st Engineer Regiment on 1938-03-05.
2. It was redesignated for the 101st Engineer Battalion on 1942-08-14.

Flag[edit]

Description[edit]

• Size:

1. Hoist: Three Feet.
2. Fly: Four Feet.

• Organizational colors:

1. Background: Scarlet
2. Fringe: White
3. Letters and Numbers: Scarlet
4. Scrolls: White
5. Outline of scrolls:Yellow

• Arms:

1. The flag has a solid background with an embroidered American eagle displayed centered thereon, in Proper Colors.
2. In its right talon the eagle holds an olive branch; in its left talon, a bundle of 13 arrows, all in proper colors.
3. Its beak grasps a scroll inscribed with the unit motto.
4. Below the eagle is a scroll inscribed with the designation of the organization.
5. On the eagle’s breast is embroidered the shield of the coat of arms and the State Crest is above the eagle’s head.
6. When a unit is allocated to two or more States, the Crests will be displayed in the order of the entry of each State in the Union.