Beret flash 27th Engineer Bat. (Combat/Airborne) "Tiger Battalion"

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The Battalion was redesignated on 29 April 1947 as the 27th Engineer Combat Battalion and activated on 18 September 1950 at Fort Lewis, Washington. It was inactivated there on 26 October 1950. The Battalion was reactivated on 1 March 1951 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and redesignated on 8 June 1953 as the 27th Engineer Battalion.

By 1960 earned the nickname "Tiger Battalion" through its rugged field maneuvers and training. On 30 September 1966, the Battalion entered the Vietnam War, serving honorably and effectively in 13 campaigns. On 31 January 1972, the Battalion returned to the United States and relocated to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where it became a non-divisional combat airborne engineer battalion.

On 23 August 1990, the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) was again called upon, this time to Saudi Arabia, to support Operation Desert Shield. On 24 February 1991, the Battalion, attached to the French 6th Light Armored Division, became the lead engineer battalion for XVIII Corps in its push up the western allied flank during Operation Desert Storm. On 27 March 1991, the 27th Engineer Battalion returned to its home at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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