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7th Engineer Battalion | |
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Active | 1861 |
Country | United States |
Branch | US Army Corps of Engineers |
Size | Battalion |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Drum |
Nickname(s) | Hammer |
Motto(s) | Seven Times Tested By Fire |
Commanders | |
Current commander | LTC MacDonald |
Notable commanders | Michael N. Clancy Mark Quander Wildurr WillingChristopher Barron Richard Pannel Don T. Riley Hugo J. Stark Clement Flagler Meriwether Lewis Walker Lewis M. Adams Daniel D. Pullen |
The 7th Engineer Battalion is a unit of the United States Army located at Fort Drum, New York. This battalion falls under the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.
The 7th Engineer Battalion was reactivated on 27 October 2006 at Fort Drum, New York under the 20th Engineer Brigade. The Battalion and its assigned companies deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2009, for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. In Iraq, the battalion provided tactical construction in support of United States Division - South, partnered with the Iraqi Army's 10th and 14th Field Engineer Regiments, and enhanced the civil capacity of Iraq via technical support for reconstruction projects. In Afghanistan, battalion soldiers conducted route clearance operations and provided firefighting support in the southern and eastern provinces, in support of NATO security operations. The battalion deployed again to eastern Afghanistan to conduct route clearance operations from October 2011 to October 2012.
On 17 October 2014, the 7th Engineer Battalion converted to become the 7th Brigade Engineer Battalion. This task organization includes the 693rd Sapper Co, 630th Engineer Company (Clearance),[1] the Brigade's Military Intelligence Company, and the Brigade's Signal Company.
Lineage[edit]
The battalion traces its history to a unit organized on 31 December 1861 in the Regular Army at Washington D.C., from new and existing companies of engineers as a provisional engineer battalion (constituted 28 July 1866 as the Battalion of Engineers)
- Expanded 14 March-7 June 1901 to form the 1st and 2d Battalions of Engineers (2d Battalion of Engineers—hereafter separate lineage)
- 1st Battalion of Engineers expanded, reorganized, and redesignated 1 July 1916 as the 1st Regiment of Engineers
- 1st Regiment of Engineers expanded 15 May 1917 to form the 1st, 6th, and 7th Regiments of Engineers (1st and 6th Regiments of Engineers—hereafter separate lineages)
- 7th Regiment of Engineers redesignated 29 August 1917 as the 7th Engineers
- Assigned 17 November 1917 to the 5th Division
- Inactivated (less Company A) 10 October 1921 at Camp Jackson, South Carolina
- Company A inactivated 1 October 1933 at Fort Benning, Georgia
- Redesignated 16 October 1939 as the 7th Engineer Battalion and activated at Fort Logan, Colorado
- Redesignated 28 May 1943 as the 7th Engineer Combat Battalion
- Inactivated 20 September 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky, and Ladd Field, Alaska
- Activated 6 July 1948 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Inactivated 30 April 1950 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Activated 1 March 1951 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
- Inactivated 1 September 1953 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
- Redesignated 7 April 1954 as the 7th Engineer Battalion * Activated 25 May 1954 in Germany
- Inactivated 1 June 1957 at Fort Ord, California
- Activated 19 February 1962 at Fort Carson, Colorado
- Inactivated (less Company A) 15 December 1970 at Fort Carson, Colorado (Company A inactivated 6 August 1971 in Vietnam)
- Activated 21 July 1975 at Fort Polk, Louisiana
- Inactivated 15 December 1992 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and relieved from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company activated 19 October 2006 at Fort Drum, New York (Support Company concurrently constituted and activated)
- Reflagged 14 June 2014 to become organic to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
- Converted 17 October 2014 to become the 7th Brigade Engineer Battalion
Distinctive unit insignia[edit]
- Description
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in height overall blazoned: Sable, an anchor debruised by two oars saltirewise between in fess two increscents all Argent; on a chief of the last embattled a cross Gules.
- Symbolism
Black and white were the old colors of the Engineer Corps. The anchor and oars device was the badge of the Engineers and Pontoniers of the Army of the Potomac where the old units of the regiment did such gallant service. The crescents are the device of General Winfield Scott and represent the service of the old company in 1846-1848 in the Mexican War. In France, the regiment served with great gallantry in the 5th Division. The crossing of the Meuse near Dun is indicated by the device in chief of the shield which is not only a cross for the crossing of the river but the device of the lords of Dun.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 7th Engineer Regiment on 27 August 1926. It was redesignated for the 7th Engineer Battalion on 7 March 1940. It was redesignated for the 7th Engineer Combat Battalion on 13 May 1940. The insignia was redesignated for the 7th Engineer Battalion on 6 July 1954.
Coat of arms[edit]
- Blazon
- Shield
Sable, an anchor debruised by two oars saltirewise between in fess two increscents all Argent; on a chief of the last embattled a cross Gules.
- Crest- On a wreath of the colors Argent and Sable a fusil Gules on a bridge bent Argent.
- Motto SEVEN TIMES TESTED BY FIRE.
- Symbolism
- Shield- Black and white were the old colors of the Engineer Corps. The anchor and oars device was the badge of the Engineers and Pontoniers of the Army of the Potomac where the old units of the regiment did such gallant service. The crescents are the device of General Winfield Scott and represent the service of the old company in 1846-1848 in the Mexican War. In France, the regiment served with great gallantry in the 5th Division. The crossing of the Meuse near Dun is indicated by the device in chief of the shield which is not only a cross for the crossing of the river but the device of the lords of Dun.
- Crest- The crest well symbolizes the work of the regiment in the 5th Division. In the very rough work of 2 to 6 November 1918, the regiment was called upon to prove itself seven distinct times. The motto is a recollection of this.
- Background- The coat of arms was originally approved for the 7th Engineer Regiment on 8 April 1922. It was redesignated for the 7th Engineer Battalion and amended to update the history on 7 March 1940. It was redesignated for the 7th Engineer Combat Battalion on 13 May 1953. The insignia was redesignated for the 7th Engineer Battalion on 6 July 1954.
Campaign participation credit[edit]
Civil War
- Peninsula
- Antietam
- Fredericksburg
- Chancellorsville
- Wilderness
- Spotsylvania
- Cold Harbor
- Petersburg
- Appomattox
- Virginia 1863
War with Spain
- Santiago
World War I
- St. Mihiel
- Meuse-Argonne
- Alsace 1918
- Lorraine 1918
World War II
- Normandy
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
Vietnam
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Inherent Resolve
References[edit]
- ^https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/eng/0630enco.htm
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document '7th Engineer Bn.'.
External links[edit]
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10th Engineer Battalion | |
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Active | 1866–2004 2015--Present |
Country | United States |
Branch | US Army Corps of Engineers |
Type | Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB) |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Stewart, GA |
Nickname(s) | Sky Bridge |
Motto(s) | 'Laboramus Sustinere' (Latin: We Work to Assist') |
The 10th Engineer Battalion is a unit of the United States Army that deploys to designated contingency areas and conducts combat and/or stability operations in support of a brigade combat team. It is a divisional mechanizedcombat engineer unit, composed of four line companies and a headquarters company. As of 17 January 2015, the battalion exists as the 10th Brigade Engineer Battalion (10th BEB) at Fort Stewart, GA under the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
- 4Honors[2]
Unit insignia[edit]
History[edit]
Lineage[1][edit]
Organized 31 December 1861 in the Regular Army at Washington, D.C., from new and existing companies of engineers as a provisional engineer battalion (constituted 28 July 1866 as the Battalion of Engineers)
- Expanded 14 March-7 June 1901 to form the 1st and 2nd Battalions of Engineers (2nd Battalion of Engineers--hereafter separate lineage)
- 1st Battalion of Engineers expanded, reorganized, and redesignated 1 July 1916 as the 1st Regiment of Engineers
- 1st Regiment of Engineers expanded 15 May 1917 to form the 1st, 6th, and the 7th Regiments of Engineers (1st and 7th Regiments--hereafter separate lineages)
- 6th Regiment of Engineers redesignated 29 August 1917 as the 6th Engineers
- Assigned 1 October 1917 to the 3rd Division
- Regiment broken up 12 October 1939 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
- 2nd Battalion as the 10th Engineer Battalion, an element of the 3rd Division (later redesignated as the 3rd Infantry Division);
- Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company disbanded; and
- 1st Battalion as the 6th Engineer Battalion--hereafter separate lineage
- 10th Engineer Battalion redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 10th Engineer Combat Battalion
- Redesignated 1 March 1954 as the 10th Engineer Battalion
- Assigned 15 February 1996 to the 3rd Infantry Division
- Inactivated 15 March 2004 at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and relieved from assignment to the 3rd Infantry Division
- Assigned 17 January 2015 to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Stewart, Georgia
Honors[2][edit]
Campaign participation credit[edit]
- Civil War
- Virginia 1863
- World War I
- Champagne-Marne
- Aisne-Marne
- St. Mihiel
- Meuse-Argonne
- Champagne 1918
- World War II
- Algeria-French Morocco
- Tunisia
- Sicily (with arrowhead)
- Naples-Foggia
- Anzio (with arrowhead)
- Rome-Arno
- Southern France (with arrowhead)
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Korean War
- CCF Intervention
- First UN Counteroffensive
- CCF Spring Offensive
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations[edit]
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army)
- Streamer embroidered COLMAR
- Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
- Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1951
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm (World War I)
- Streamer embroidered CHAMPAGNE-MARNE, AISNE-MARNE
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm (World War II)
- Streamer embroidered COLMAR
- French Croix de Guerre (World War II)
- Fourragere
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- Streamer embroidered UIJONGBU CORRIDOR
- Streamer embroidered IRON TRIANGLE
- Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece)
- Streamer embroidered KOREA
Fallen Soldiers (known)[edit]
WORLD WAR II[3]
CPT Stanley E. Larson
Sgt. Albert J. Warner
Pfc. Dorvall J. Walter
Pfc. Donald J. Towslee
2Lt. William A. Thomas
T/5. Jack H. Taylor
Pfc. Rex F. Stokes
Cpl. Fred C. Standish
Sgt. Israel E. Selph
Pvt. Gustave Ruiz
Pvt. Ralph W. Quinnan
Pfc. Willy Pederssen
Pvt. Walter F. Massey
Pfc. Grant H. Martin
1Lt. Joseph N. Marcantonio
Pfc. Lawrence E. Le Duc
Pvt. George B. King
Pvt. Cullie B. Johnson
Pvt. Thomas J. Houlihan
Pvt. John M. Hodge
Sgt. James R. Graybeal
1Lt. Vernon H. Evans
Pvt. Robert A. Engle
Pfc. Robert H. Dobbins
Pfc. Edward J. De Stefano
Pvt. Leonard F. Cwynar
Pvt. Cyril J. Chevalier
Pvt. Richard Carlson
Sgt. Wyatt D. Bassett
Pvt. Ted Barabas
Sgt. Donald H. Tosh
Pfc. Rafael Ordonez
T/5. Albert J. Klein
Sgt. Kenneth A. Stoner
1Lt. Leroy F. Sasse
Cpl. Grover G. Shepherd
T/5. Leon J. Weems
T/5. Thomas J. Redmond
S/Sgt. James M Renfro
2Lt. Earl H. Ostmeyer
Pfc. Harold C. Krueger
KOREA[4]
PV2 John A. Aimer (D Co), 29 Nov 1950 (KIA)
SFC Ellis L. Aldridge (HSC), 04 Oct 1951 (KIA)
PFC Herbert Armbruster (D Co), 29 Nov 1950 (KIA)
PFC Claude E. Bachtell (C Co), 23 Mar 1951 (DOW)
PFC Walter J. Ball (B Co), 21 Nov 1950 (KIA)
PV2 Bernard A. Beemon, 28 Nov 1950 (KIA)
CPL Arthur L. Belt, 28 Nov 1950 (KIA)
MSG Leonard J. Best (D Co), 29 Nov 1950 (MIA)
SGT Donald Bombardier (D Co), 28 Nov 1950 (KIA)
CPL Charles E. Burba (D Co), 28 Nov 1950 (KIA)
1LT Robert W. Carney (C Co), 25 Feb 1951 (KIA)
PV2 Sammie L. Clifton (D Co), 26 Mar 1951 (DOW)
PFC Josue, Cortes-Boisjoli (C Co), 05 Jun 1951 (KIA)
CPL Thomas R. Davison (D Co), 31 Dec 1951 (DD)
1LT Max L. DeRossett (HSC), 04 Oct 1951 (KIA)
PV2 Charles Drengberg, 29 Nov 1950 (DOW)
CPL James D. Eroddy, 12 Sep 1952 (KIA)
PFC Robert W. Faris (A Co), 29 Nov 1950 (KIA)
SGT Noe Franco, 10 May 1953 (KIA)
PFC John S. Grover (D Co), 24 Mar 1951 (DOW)
PV2 Salvador M. Guzman, 13 Jun 1953 (KIA)
PFC James E. Hartley Jr. (D Co), 28 Nov 1950 (KIA)
CPL Sonnie L. Holmes (HSC), 04 Nov 1951 (KIA)
PV2 Daniel B. Jewell, 28 Nov 1950 (KIA)
PFC Daniel R. Lambert (HSC), 04 Oct 1951 (KIA)
SGT Homer M. McDaniel (D Co), 28 Nov 1950 (MIA)
CPL Harry T. McGonigle (B Co), 21 Nov 1950 (KIA)
CPL Larry O. Merrill (D Co), 28 Nov 1950 (DD)
CPL Norman B. Miller Jr., 29 Nov 1950 (KIA)
CPL Sylvian A. Moyers, 24 Apr 1951 (DOW)
SFC Henry C. Nunnery (D Co), 28 Nov 1950 (KIA)
PV2 Raymond R. O'Connor, 13 Jun 1953 (KIA)
CPL Thomas F. Palmer (D Co), 29 Nov 1950 (KIA)
PV2 Jerry B. Powers (D Co), 28 Nov 1950 (KIA)
CPL James A. Prater (C Co), 16 Mar 1951 (KIA)
PV2 Roy Ray Jr., 27 Apr 1953 (KIA)
SFC Oliver P. Riels (A Co), 02 Dec 1950 (DD)
PFC Donnie F. Roby (D Co), 28 Nov 1950 (KIA)
PV2 Robert F. Ruder, 13 Jun 1953 (KIA)
CPL William M. Scalf (HSC), 04 Nov 1951 (KIA)
1LT Carl J. Schiltz (C Co), 24 Nov 1950 (KIA)
CPL Glenn A. Schreiner (A Co), 01 Dec 1951 (KIA)
PV2 Ben T. Smith Jr. (D Co), 29 Nov 1950 (KIA)
CPL Charles L. Somers (B Co), 21 Nov 1950 (DD)
PFC Earnest A. Taylor (B Co), 21 Nov 1950 (MIA)
SFC Raymond R. Thornton (D Co), 28 Nov 1950 (DD)
MSG James M. Traylor, 18 Dec 1950 (MIA)
PV2 Charles C. Van Elsberg (B Co), 21 Nov 1950 (KIA)
CPL Nick Vezakis Jr. (B Co), 16 Oct 1951 (KIA)
2LT Thomas D. Wood, 15 Jun 1953 (KIA)
PV2 Steve A. Zagurskie (D Co), 23 Apr 1951 (KIA)
PFC Salvatore J. Zucca, 25 Jul 1953 (DOW)
Commanders[edit]
LTC Geoffrey Van Epps, 2015
LTC Jason M. Whitten, 2015-2017
LTC Scott F. Swilley, 2017-Present
Gallery[edit]
See also[edit]
References and notes[edit]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document '10th Engineer Battalion Lineage and Honors'.
- ^(CMH), U.S. Army Center of Military History. '10th Engineer Battalion | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)'. history.army.mil. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^(CMH), U.S. Army Center of Military History. '10th Engineer Battalion | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)'. history.army.mil. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^'10th Engineer Combat Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division | American Battle Monuments Commission'. www.abmc.gov. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^'Please Wait...'aad.archives.gov. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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