U.S. ARMY 30TH ENGINEER BATTALION UNIT CREST (DUI)

The 30th Engineer Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia, often referred to as a unit crest or a DUI, was approved 1 May 1940. Inscribed in scarlet letters on a gold bass is the unit motto IMPRIMIS, Latin for “In The First Place.” A shield with a red background and charged with a symbol that at first blush appears to be the sign of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, but is in fact two geometry tools, a compass laid over a 45-degree drafting triangle—two indispensable items for those in construction and related fields.

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.

Full 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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Created with personnel from the 29th Engineer Battalion (Topographic) the 30th Engineer Battalion (Base Topographic) was activated on the day World War I began, 1 September 1939. Consisting of a HQ and an HQ Company, a Survey company, and a Photomapping company, the unit quickly relocated to Fort Belvoir in Virginia, where it recruited more personnel and took up permanent barracks in 1940.

Following U.S. entry into World War II, the Battalion transferred to North Africa following the 1942 landings and from there supported operations in Sicily, Italy, and Southern Italy. After the German surrender, it relocated to Hawaii in order to provide support for the final assault on the Japanese Home Island. It again moved in 1949, this time to Fort Scott at the Presidio in San Francisco, where its mapping efforts were used by 6th Army Headquarters. It was redesignated 30th Engineer Group in 1954 and mapped and surveyed Alaska and the Pacific Islands with aircraft and boat detachments.

The 30th Engineer Battalion moved to Fort Bragg in 1989 and became the 30th Engineer Battalion (Topographic) (Airborne), and with the move its already expansive workload increased even more. Those wishing to learn more about the Battalion’s varied and important tasks will find several sources of information available on the Internet, with one of the most detailed being located at the Global Security Web site (globalsecurity.org). According to Global Security, the Battalion was inactivated in 2010.
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