File:724th Engineer Battalion COA.png

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Description724th Engineer Battalion COA.png	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 724th Engineer Battalion, part of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.
Date	8 January 1957
Source	724th Engineer Battalion Coat of Arms
Author	United States Army        Authority file : Q9212 VIAF: 135579316 ISNI: 0000000121632208 ULAN: 500312951 LCCN: n79063202 NLA: 35562961 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q9212

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Description/Blazon

• Shield: Per fess enhanced Argent and Gules, issuant from base the top of a pine tree in silhouette of the first charged with a bayonet surmounted by two broadaxes saltirewise of the second, in chief a fountain.
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Wisconsin Army National Guard:  From a wreath Argent and Gules, a badger couchant Proper.
• Motto: MEN OF THE NORTH.

Symbolism

• Shield: Scarlet and white are colors of the Corps of Engineers.  The heraldic device for a fountain represents the numerous lakes in northern Wisconsin, the battalion’s home area.  The pine tree alludes to the area’s name, the “Pinery,” in the logging and lumbering days of northern Wisconsin.  The crossed broadaxes and bayonet represent the historic combat mission of the organization.
• Crest: The crest is that of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

Background

The coat of arms was approved on 8 January 1957.

Licensing[edit]

This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. It is in the public domain but its use is restricted by Title 18, United States Code, Section 704 [1] and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507) [2], [3]. Permission to use these images in the USA for most commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use. Deutsch ∙ English ∙ فارسی ∙ 日本語 ∙ русский ∙ +/−