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Pre-WWII DUIs

1938 Oklahoma National Guard Units (OKNG)
Distinctive Unit Insignias (DUI)

OKNG units retained their DUIs.

WWII DUIs
WWII Unit
Oklahoma and Colorado National Guard Successor Units With WWII Era DUIs
45th Division DUiI 45th Infantry Division
45th 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team DUI
In 1968 the the 45th ID was deactivated. The independent 45th Infantry Brigade (Separate)was established.

The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team DUI is based on the WWII 45th ID's DUI
http://www.ibiblio.org/45wwiiresources/dui/157ir.jpg
157th Infantry Regiment
157th
                    Field Artillery Regiment DUI

157th Field Artillery Regiment, Colorado National Guard. 1st Battalion is the successor unit of the WWII 157th IR.
179th
                    Infantry Regiment 179th Infantry
Regiment

179th IR DUI

179th Infantry Regiment, OKNG.
1st Battalion is the successor unit of the WWII 179th IR.
180th
                    Infantry Regiment 180th Infantry Regiment

180th Cavalry Regiment DUI

180th Cavalry Regiment, OKNG.
1st Battalion is the successor unit of the WWII 180th IR.
45th REconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
45th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
120th
                    Engineer Combat Battalion
120th Engineer Combat Battalion
120th Medical Battalion 120th Medical Battalion
Artillery Staff Section

158th FAB
158th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)


160th Field Artillery Battalion
                    Distinctive Unit Insignia
160th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 160th Field Artillery Regiment on 30 March 1927.
160th Field Artillery
                    Regiment DUI
160th Field Artillery Battalion, OKNG

The 1st Battalion has lineage from the WWII 160th and 171st Field Artillery Battalions.
160th Field Artillery Battalion
                    Distinctive Unit Insignia 171st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)




180th Field Artillery
                    Battalion DUI
189th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 189th Field Artillery Regiment DUI
189th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) NCO Academy
OK Army Rerserve and NG.

Successor unit of the WWII 189th FAB.
Special Troops
45th ID DUI
700th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company

The 700th did not have a DUI. Units without a DUI wore the division DUI.



120th Quartermaster Regiment
45th Quartermaster
                    Company
45th Quartermaster (QM) Company

45th Quartermaster (QM) Company

The 45th Quartermaster Company was formed from the
120th Quartermaster Regiment, Arizona National Guard. The DUI of the 45th QM Company is also the the DUI for the 120th QM Regiment.

Arizona Military Museum in Phoenix

Military Establishment Appropriation Bill for 1938



45th Signal Company 45th Signal Company
Military Police Platoon
                    DUI
Replica graphic
Military Police Platoon

Headquarters Company:

Used the division DUI or the division DUI with a background color other than blue.


Band

Bands were by regiment and battalion including 157th Infantry Regiment, 120th Medical Battalion,  189th Field Battalion.The bands would have worn their unit's DUI.


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Acknowledgement:

SFC William Cotter, Sr., Retired, reviewed this page for accuracy.. He is the author of  A Collection of US Army Unit Crests and administrator of US Army Unit Crests FB page.

Rob Rilley researched DUI history, provided some of the images, and assisted in the creation of replica DUIs,. Rob Riley is a co-administrator of our affiliated Facebook Group.

Nichols Billy provided the images of the 45th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) and 45th Quartermaster Company DUIs.

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