The 1092nd Engineer Battalion, West Virginia Army National Guard was first constituted in the Army of the United States on 19 December 1942 as the 1st Battalion, 82nd Engineer Combat Regiment. Reorganized and redesignated as the 82nd Engineer Combat Battalion on 14 March 1943, the unit took part in four World War II campaigns (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe) before inactivation in November 1945. In addition to Presidential Unit Citation for actions along the Elbe River, the unit was also awarded a French Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star and a Belgian Fourragere 1940 for two citations in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army (Meuse and Belgium).
The Battalion received its current designation in 1946 when it was redesignated as the 1092nd Engineer Combat Battalion and allocated to the West Virginia National Guard. Called into Federal service in 1950, the Battalion was awarded a Meritorious Unit Citation and a Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for its service in the Korean War, which eventually spanned seven campaigns. By the time it was released from Federal service, it had been given its current designation as the 1092nd Engineer Battalion. It would not see service in a combat zone again until 2010 when it was deployed to Afghanistan (as of 2019, its campaign credits for the War on Terrorism are listed as "yet to be determined" at the U.S. Army Center of Military History Web site). In Autumn 2013, the 1092nd Engineer Battalion remains an active unit in the West Virginia Army National Guard, assigned to the 111th Engineer Brigade and headquartered in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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Also referred to as a “unit crest” or a DUI, the 1092nd Engineer Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 19 November 1953. A silver sword superimposed on the bend is a symbol of the organization’s combat functions, while the fleur-de-li represents the Battalion’s campaigns in Europe during World War II. A Korean bell in the lower left is actually a rendering of the great Kyongju bell made in 773 AD, a Korean national treasure that here symbolizes the unit’s campaigns in defense of liberty in the nation during the Korean War. NIHIL TAM DIFFICILE is the unit motto, a Latin phrase that translates into English as “Nothing Too Difficult.”
Distinctive Unit Insignias are worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been authorized to be issued the device. Guidance on wear of the DUI is found in DA Pamphlet 670-1, Section 21-22, "Distinctive unit insignia" and 21–3(d) and (e), "Beret" and "Garrison Cap," respectively.