Insignia of the US 86th Engineer Battalion
Title
Insignia of the US 86th Engineer Battalion
Subject
Insignia
Description
The distinctive unit insignia of the 86th US Engineer Battalion, featuring a Viking ship under sail. According to the official website, "the Viking ship is symbolic of the bridge-building activities of the organization, such ships having first been used to bridge the oceans in the adventurous, swash-buckling days of Eric the Red, the first of the Vikings to cross the waters."
Creator
The Institute of Heraldry / Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
Source
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=9911&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services&hilite=viking
Publisher
Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
Date
1954
Contributor
Admin
Rights
Public Domain Image. Credits: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=9911&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services&hilite=viking
Coverage
United States
North America
Modern
Files
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