Description898th Engineer Battalion COA.png	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 898th Engineer Battalion, part of the Washington Army National Guard.
Date	21 December 1994
Source	898th 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: Gules, a castle Argent mortared Sable bearing a musket and a battle-axe saltirewise of the like with hand grip Gules, in base a wavy bar Azure fimbriated of the second.
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Washington Army National Guard:  From a wreath Argent and Gules, a raven with wings endorsed issuing out of a ducal coronet all Proper.
• Motto: FIRST INTO BATTLE.

Symbolism

• Shield: Scarlet and white are the colors traditionally associated with Engineer organizations.  White is the original color of Infantry and signifies the Engineer’s alternative mission to organize as Infantry.  The blue wavy bar suggests the many waterways of the Pacific Northwest, home base of the Battalion.  The castle is the traditional engineer symbol.  The axe symbolizes sappers and the musket is for Infantry.
• Crest: The crest is that of the Washington Army National Guard.

Background

The coat of arms was approved on 21 December 1994.

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