Commonly called a unit crest or DUI for short, the 106th Field Artillery Regiment Distinctive Insignia was approved on 4 June 1929. Its blue and red shield denotes the fact that the Regiment had been designated as both Infantry (prior to World War I) and Artillery. The cross patee in the upper left is the badge of the 1st Division, V Corps and reflects the Regiment’s extensive service in the Civil War. A four-leaf clover in the upper right is the badge of the 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, and recalls the Regiment’s service during the War with Spain. In the base and in red for Artillery is a fleur-de-lis, symbolic of the Regiment’s service in France in two World War I campaigns.
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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An inactive unit in the New York Army National Guard, the 106th Field Artillery Regiment was organized Buffalo, New York and served during the Civil War as the 65th Regiment New York Infantry (also as part of the 187th Regiment New York Volunteers), beginning with the battle of Gettysburg and ending with Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House. Although the Regiment is not credited with campaign participation, it did take part in the War with Spain as the 65th Regiment New York Infantry.
On 10 July 1916, the Regiment was mustered into Federal service along the Mexican border and was redesignated as the 3rd New York Field Artillery. Almost exactly a year later, it was called into federal service on 15 July 1917 and was drafted into the Army as the 106th Artillery. It would serve in two World War I campaigns while assigned to the 33rd Division. In World War II, the Regiment was assigned to the 27th Infantry Division and fought in three campaigns in the Pacific (Western Pacific, Leyte, Ryukyus).
The 106th Field Artillery Regiment has no active units at this time and the date of the inactivation of its last active unit is unknown.