Description769th Engineer Battalion COA.png	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 769th Engineer Battalion, part of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.
Date	24 May 1954
Source	769th 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: Per fess Gules and Or, in chief a mullet of six points of the second and in base a pale Azure.
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Louisiana Army National Guard:  On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a pelican in her piety affronté with three young in nest, Argent armed and vulned Proper.
• Motto: DIEU AVEC NOUS (God With Us).

Symbolism

• Shield: The colors red and yellow are used for Artillery.  Blue represents the Infantry origin and the battle honor awarded as part of an Infantry unit.  The present function of the organization is indicated by the six-pointed star, symbolizing an air burst of an Artillery shell.
• Crest: The crest is that of the Louisiana Army National Guard.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 769th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 24 May 1954.  It was redesignated for the 769th Signal Battalion on 4 January 1961.  The insignia was redesignated for the 769th Engineer Battalion on 29 January 1968.

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