S is for the soup they always give us
H is for the ham we never get;
O is for the onions in the gravy,
V is for the victory we’ll see yet.
E is for the end of our enlistment,
L is for the land we love so dear,
Put them altogether, they spell SHOVEL
The Emblem of the Engineer.
Wherever troops were fighting, the engineers could be found hard by and their faithful and efficient service won for them praise. For instance, the 37th who served as a part of a French Corps and afterwards with the First American Army Corps was cited for the high efficiency of its work.
The 546th spent many months in various parts of the forest of the Argonne and were also commended for their meritorious service; the same might be said of the 505th and many others.