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Description875th Engineer Battalion COA.png	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 875th Engineer Battalion, part of the Arkansas Army National Guard.
Date	12 September 1956
Source	875th 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: Gules, on a quarter wavy Argent a saltorel of the field.
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Arkansas Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Gules above two sprays of apple blossoms Proper a diamond Argent charged with four mullets Azure, one in upper point and three in lower, within a bordure of the last bearing twenty-five mullets of the second.
• Motto: READY AND WILLING.

Symbolism

• Shield: The shield is in the colors of the Corps of Engineers. The saltorel, representative of a two-strip airfield, symbolizes the Engineer Aviation function of the unit. The wavy partition line represents the Pacific Ocean, the area of the Battalion's service in World War II.
• Crest: The crest is that of the Arkansas Army National Guard.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 875th Engineer Aviation Battalion on 12 September 1956. It was redesignated for the 875th Engineer Battalion on 1 May 1970.

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