U.S. ARMY 49TH ARMORED DIVISION UNIT CREST (DUI)

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.

Enlisted personnel wear the insignia 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.

More 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.

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Nicknamed “Lone Star” because it was formed in Texas through the redesignation of the Texas National Guard’s 36th Infantry Division, the 49th Armored Division was active from February 1947 to 1968, when it was reorganized into three brigades, and again from 1973 until 2004, when it was reflagged as the 36th Infantry Division. The 49th was never deployed for combat, but was inducted into Federal service in response to the Berlin Missile Crisis. It also took part in Iron Dragon, one of the National Guard’s larger armor exercises.

When it comes to unit insignias, Armored Divisions are unique in that the ones that have been authorized a Distinctive Unit Insignia—and these are a mere handful—use the insignia from their Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. What’s more, all Armored Divisions use the same format for their Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: a pyramid divided into red, yellow, and blue areas with a lightning flash, tank tread, and cannon superimposed over it, and often a tab at the bottom with the unit’s nickname. In the case of the 49th Armored Division Distinctive Unit Insignia, or unit crest, it was amended in 1965 to add the “Lone Star” tab at the bottom.

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