4ENG History
The 2nd Battalion of Engineers expanded, reorganized and redesignated from July 1 to Aug. 1 of 1916 as the 2nd Regiment of Engineers. The 2nd Regiment of Engineers then expanded from May 21 to June 20 of 1917 to form the 2nd, 4th and 5th Regiments of Engineers (2nd and 5th Regiments of Engineers -hereafter separate lineages).
The 4th Regiment of Engineers redesignated Aug. 29, 1917, as the 4th Engineers. It was assigned Jan. 1, 1918, to the 4th Division and then inactivated Sept. 21, 1921, at Camp Lewis, Washington. Company A activated July 24, 1922, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. It was relieved from assignment to the 4th Division Aug. 15, 1927, and assigned to the 6th Division (Company A inactivated Sept. 30, 1929). It was relieved Oct. 1, 1933, from assignment to the 6th Division and assigned to the 4th Division (later redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division). Company A concurrently was activated at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Redesignated Oct. 19, 1939, as the 4th Engineer Battalion, it activated (less Company A) June 1, 1940, at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was reorganized and redesignated Sept. 19, 1942, as the 4th Engineer Motorized Battalion and then reorganized and redesignated Aug. 1, 1943, as the 4th Engineer Combat Battalion. The battalion was inactivated Feb. 19, 1946, at Camp Butner, North Carolina, and then activated July 6, 1948, at Fort Ord, California. It was redesignated June 5, 1953, as the 4th Engineer Battalion and inactivated Dec. 15, 2004, at Fort Carson, Colorado, and relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division. Headquarters and Headquarters Company activated Oct. 18, 2006, at Fort Carson.
Campaigns
Campaigns
The Civil War
- Peninsula
- Antietam
- Fredericksburg
- Chancellorsville
- Wilderness
- Spotsylvania
- Cold Harbor
- Petersburg
- Appomattox
- Virginia 1863
War with Spain
- Santiago
Philippine Insurrection
- Streamer without Inscription
World War I
- Aisne-Marne
- St. Mihiel
- Meuse-Argonne
- Champagne 1918
- Lorraine 1918
World War II
- Normandy (with arrowhead)
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
Vietnam
- Counteroffensive, Phase II
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Tet 69 / Counteroffensive
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII
War on Terrorism
- Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Liberation of Iraq
- Transition of Iraq
- Iraqi Sovereignty
- Operation Enduring Freedom
- Consolidation II
- Consolidation III
- Transition I
Decorations
Decorations
- Belgian Fourragere 1940
- Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in Belgium
- Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes
- Hurtgen Forest 1944
- Presidential Unit Citation
- Vietnam 1966-1969
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm
- Vietnam 1967-1968
- Meritorious Unit Commendation
- Vietnam 1969-1970
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm
- Vietnam 1966-1969
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class
- Alpha Company entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation for Pleiku Province, Dak To District
- Charlie Company entitled to:
- Valorous Unit Award for Quang Ngai Province
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm
- Iraq 2003-2004
- Valorous Unit Award
- Afghanistan 2009-2010
- Valorous Unit Award
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Description/Blazon
A Gold metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules a fess wavy Argent; on a canton Or an anchor debruised by two oars in saltire of the field. Attached below the shield is a Gold scroll inscribed "VOLENS ET POTENS" in Red letters.
Symbolism
Scarlet and white are the colors of the Corps of Engineers. The wavy fess alludes to the outstanding feat accomplished by the organization in World War I, in which the regiment bridged the Vesle under heavy fire, making possible the forcing of the passage by the Division. The yellow canton, representative of the color of the Engineers' facing when the old companies of the regiment were organized in 1861, refers to the 2d Engineers, from which the 4th Engineers was organized in 1916. The device on the canton was the badge of the Engineers and Pontoniers of the Civil War.
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 4th Regiment Engineers on 18 February 1927. It was redesignated for the 4th Engineer Battalion on 5 December 1940.
Coat of Arms
Coat of Arms
Description/Blazon
Shield
Gules, a fess wavy Argent, on a canton Or an anchor debruised by two oars in saltire of the field. Crest
From a wreath Argent and Gules a dexter cubit arm mailed Proper grasping four arrows Gules armed and feathered Argent. Motto
VOLENS ET POTENS (Willing and Able).
Symbolism
Shield Scarlet and white are the colors of the Corps of Engineers. The wavy fess alludes to the outstanding feat accomplished by the organization in World War I, in which the regiment bridged the Vesle under heavy fire, making possible the forcing of the passage by the Division. The yellow canton, representative of the color of the Engineers' facing when the old companies of the regiment were organized in 1861, refers to the 2d Engineers, from which the 4th Engineers was organized in 1916. The device on the canton was the badge of the Engineers and Pontoniers of the Civil War. Crest The mailed hand and arrows are indicative of the combat capabilities of the unit, the number of arrows corresponding to the numerical designation of the battalion.
Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 4th Engineers on 21 January 1921. It was redesignated for the 4th Engineer Battalion on Dec. 4, 1940.