U.S. ARMY 157TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT UNIT CREST (DUI)

The 157th Field Artillery Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia (also called a DUI or unit crest) was approved on 12 June 1924 while the organization was still designated as the 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado National Guard (CNG). It has been redesignated three times since then: on 1 May 1956 for the 144th Field Artillery Battalion, CNG; on 23 March 1961 for the 157th Artillery Regiment, CNG; and on 28 August 1972 for the 157th Field Artillery Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard.

A scarlet and yellow shield is used for the 157th DUI because they are Spanish colors and recall the unit’s service in the War with Spain, with the embattled dividing line symbolizing fortifications; the sea lion in the shield’s lower half is taken from the Seal of the President of the Philippines and the coat of arms of Manila. The description in the blazon of the insignia mistakenly refers to the two Native American dwelling structures as “wigwams” when in fact they are clearly tipis (teepees); they are featured to recall the Indian service in frontier days. “Eager For Duty” is the Regimental motto.

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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The 157th Field Artillery was originally formed in the Colorado National Guard as the 1st Infantry Battalion in 8 February 1879. By the time it was mustered into Federal service for the War with Spain and then the Philippine Insurrection, it was designated as the 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry (the unit carries the officially recognized Special Designation “First Colorado. For World War I, the entire regiment was drafted into Federal service on 5 August 1917, where it was reorganized and redesignated as the 157th Infantry, a designation it retained after consolidation with the 1st Colorado Cavalry. Assigned to the 40th Division, the Regiment fought in five campaigns during the First World War before returning stateside and undergoing demobilization in Wyoming in April 1919.

During World War II, the retained its designation as the 157th Infantry but was assigned to the 45th Infantry Division. In all, the units in the Regiment’s lineage (including units later annexed) were responsible for earning a total of ten World War II campaign streamers for the organization: eight from the European-African-Middle Eastern (EAME) Theater and two from the Asiatic-Pacific, with three of the EAME streamers featuring arrowhead devices denoting participation in an assault landing. The Regiment was also credited with a French Croix de Guerre with Palm and a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (HQ Battery, 1st Battalion was individually awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for Anzio). HQ Battery, 2nd Battalion also took part in three other Asiatic-Pacific campaigns— Central Pacific, Leyte, and Southern Philippines—while Battery C, 2nd Battalion also fought in the Leyte and Southern Philippines campaigns.

In 1955, the Regiment’s HQ and 1st Battalion were converted to the 144th Field Artillery Battalion, a designation it held for just four years before it was converted back to a regiment. It would undergo similar reorganizations and redesignations as scores of other Field Artillery did over the next forty to fifty years, and in 2006 its two battalions were disbanded and some of their personnel used to create the 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery, an element of the 169th Field Artillery Brigade of the Colorado Army National Guard. As of Autumn 2023, the 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery Regiment's three Batteries are based in Colorado Springs, where they are supported by the 188th Forward Support Company based in Pueblo.
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