Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 02:28 am Post subject: Unknown DUIs: Requesting some assistance.

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Gentlemen,
In my collection of U.S. Army Distinctive Unit Insignias are three I have never been able to identify. Perhaps someone out there can help me.

1) A silver colored piece with a round bottomed shield. Accross the shield is a vertical black bar. Over that is a rampant lion or griffin clutching a yellow fleur-de-lis in its right forepaw. The motto on a scroll accross the bottom reads, "Gallantly Forward".

2) A mostly buff colored insignia with three black discs arranged horizontally down the center. On either side is what looks like raindrops. A wavy line goes down through the buff color and raindrops on each side of the discs. The motto, on a scroll accross the bottom reads, "First and Finest".

3) A mostly gold colored piece that has an eight point sunburst with the head of a longhorn steer superimposed. The horns are white, with a white five point star between them. On a green scroll accross the top is the motto, "Star Dragoons".

I have my suspitions about two of these, but I have never been able to confirm anything. Any assistance anybody can offer will be greatly appreciated. I have the great honour to remain,
Your Most Humble Obedient Servant,
Kevin. J. Mansfield,
Adkins, Texas.

anymore info like a link to a pic

3) A mostly gold colored piece that has an eight point sunburst with the head of a longhorn steer superimposed. The horns are white, with a white five point star between them. On a green scroll accross the top is the motto, "Star Dragoons".

Longhorn might be Texas
Sunburst might be Ft Bliss
Star Dragoons might White Sands missile range in New Mexico which was part of Ft Bliss once

Howdy.. I have that particular insignia in my collection from back with I was in the Texas Army National Guard (almost 35 years ago) but I can't recall which unit it was. There is a picture of it (used as a t-shirt design) on a website at:
http://www.pennantshop.com/us_milita..._-_t-shirt.htm
Maybe somebody can look at this picture and tell us BOTH what unit it is.

I have sent a quiery to some old friends where in with me, maybe one of them can remember. I'll let you know what I find out.

FR Brown
Rowlett Texas

A mostly gold colored piece that has an eight point sunburst with the head of a longhorn steer superimposed. The horns are white, with a white five point star between them. On a green scroll accross the top is the motto, "Star Dragoons".

The DUI you describe is worn by the 3rd Brigade, 49 Armored Division, Texas Army National Guard, headquartered at Dallas, TX. I do not know if this DUI is theirs alone, or if they share it with the 2nd Brigade, but I suspect that this is the case as 2nd Brigade, headquartered at Fort Worth, is an infantry, not an armored, brigade. Hope this helps.

Have to do some research on the others - how old do you think these DUIs are? I would really help if we had an idea of what era they are from and a picture.