The 107th Cavalry Regiment unit crest, officially referred to as a Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI) and worn by all the Regiment's Squadrons that have not been approved their own Distinctive Unit Insignia, was approved for wear on 8 March 1927. It features a bend sinister (horizontal band running from viewer’s upper right to lower left) that is charged with ailerons; the imagery is taken from the arms of Lorraine to represent its service in three World War I campaigns (Ypres-Lys, Meuse-Argonne, Lorraine 1918), and the red is used to indicate that the Regiment served as Field Artillery at the time.
A Roman sword in the upper right represents the War With Spain (better known as the Spanish-American War), while the cactus below the bend denotes service along the Mexican border prior to World War I. A scroll with red letters reads “FACERE NON DICERE,” the unit motto that translates into English as “To Act, Not To Speak” and expresses the Regiment’s readiness for combat in defense of the nation.
The 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 107th Cavalry Regiment’s history goes back to the start of the Civil War and the organization of the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on 28 April 1861, which was immediately mustered into Federal service. It would go on to take part in six campaigns for the Union Army before being mustered out of service in July 1864, the first of seventeen campaigns that have been credited to the Regiment (not counting campaign credits earned by individual sub-units of the Regiment such as Headquarters or Troops).
Over the next 130 or so years, the Regiment would undergo twenty reorganizations (excluding the reorganizations of units with which it was combined) and fight in three wars before being given its current designation as the 107th Cavalry in September 1993. Thirty years later, the Regiment is represented solely by its 2nd Squadron, which is assigned to the Ohio Army National Guard’s 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.