U.S. ARMY 116TH INFANTRY REGIMENT UNIT CREST (DUI)

The 116th Infantry Regiment looks to 1741 as its date of origin, when the Augusta County Regiment of the Virginia Regiment was organized at Beverley’s Mill Place. Elements of the Regiment took part in a dozen Revolutionary War campaigns, from the battle of Brandywine up through the fighting in North Carolina in 1781. Because it was formed in the Virginia militia, the Regiment fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War (hence the nickname “Stonewall Brigade”); it was not called up for active Federal service until World War I. In the 20th century, the Regiment has taken part in campaigns in both the First and Second World War, the War on Terrorism, and Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
 
The 116th Infantry Regiment Regimen Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI), or unit crest, reflects the fact that some of the units included in its lineage fought for both the Union and Confederate Armies, with blue, gray, and white used to color the saltire in the middle of the shield. A single fleur-de-lis above the saltire represents the service of the 2nd Battalion (Lynchburg Home Guard) in France during World War I.

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 (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.

For Enlisted personnel, the insignia is centered on a shoulder loop by placing it an equal distance from the outside shoulder seam to the outside edge of the shoulder-loop button. Officers (except Generals) wearing grade insignia on the shoulder loops center the DUI by placing it an equal distance between the inside edge of the grade insignia and the outside edge of the button.

Full 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.