Description1249th Engineer Battalion COA.png	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 1249th Engineer Battalion, part of the Oregon Army National Guard.
Date	1 November 1973
Source	1249th 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

Description/Blazon

• Shield: Argent, a pile Gules between two ermine spots, and on a chevron counterchanged a bayonet fesswise of the second.
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Oregon Army National Guard:  On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a demi-disc Gules charged with the setting sun with twelve light rays Or (the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 41st Division), behind a beaver sejant Proper.
• Motto: ONE STEP BETTER.

Symbolism

• Shield: Scarlet and white are the colors used for the Corps of Engineers.  The bayonet and chevron allude to the unit's mission to provide engineer combat support.  The chevron simulates a mountain peak symbolizing Mount Hood, and other natural wonders of the Cascade Mountains all in the area of the 1249th Engineer Battalion headquarters at Salem, Oregon.  The ermine spots further symbolize Oregon, known since the early fur trading days as "The Beaver State."
• Crest: The crest is that of the Oregon Army National Guard.

Background

The coat of arms was approved on 1 November 1973.

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