Also known as a unit crest or DUI, a Distinctive Unit Insignia is worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been authorized to be issued the device. It is worn centered on the shoulder loops of the Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU) and the blue Army Service Uniform (ASU, Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
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The 562nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 917th Coast Artillery Regiment on 7 August 1935 and would be redesignated four times over the next three dozen years: for the 70th Coast Artillery (AA) Regiment (January 1940), the 70th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (April 1946), the 562nd Artillery Regiment (December 1958), and for the 562nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment (September 1971).
A red field for the shield denotes the organization’s status as part of the Artillery branch. A yellow pile (point-down triangle) has been positioned diagonally as if it were a bend, creating the effect of a spotlight emanating from the bottom-right corner and shining up toward the upper left. In the “spotlight” is the enemy, here symbolized by the dragon, with counterchanged colors creating the effect of the dragon being caught in the glare of a light. Ground fire from on the aerial threat is signified by a black arrow piercing the dragon. TUEBOR, the Regimental motto, translates into English as “I Will Defend.”
Note: The organization for which this insignia was last designated appears to be inactive. It may have been redesignated, reorganized, inactivated, deactivated, or disbanded.