U.S. ARMY 428TH FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE UNIT CREST (DUI)

The 428th Field Artillery Brigade’s Distinctive Unit Insignia was first approved for the unit on 17 December 1968 while the unit was still designated as the 428th Field Artillery Group. The insignia was redesignated for the 428th Field Artillery Group on 7 April 1972 and finally for the 428th Field Artillery Brigade on 9 November 1978 with an amended description. Its scarlet and yellow are the traditional colors used by Field Artillery units, while the three bomb bursts symbolize the three campaigns the Group fought in during World War II. The words “Support,” “Reinforce,” and “Defend” reflect the Brigade’s mission goals.

Also known as a unit crest or DUI, a 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. Current regulations do not permit the DUI to be worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
The 428th Field Artillery Brigade was originally constituted on 19 July 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 428th Field artillery Group. Activated just nine months before the fighting in Europe drew to a close, the unit took part in three campaigns in Italy—Rome-Arno, North Apennines, and the Po Valley—that saw some of the most ferocious combat in the European Theater of Operations. Over the following six decades, the unit would experience numerous redesignations and relocations (it became a Brigade in 1976) before being assigned to United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) in 2006.

As of Winter 2024, the 428th Field Field Artillery remains allotted to TRADOC and conducts Artillery training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In addition to its HQ and HQ Battery, the Brigade consists of three Field Artillery Battalions. The 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment conducts training in Fires and Logistics; 1st Battalion, 30th Field Artillery Regiment is responsible for leadership training; and 1st Battalion, 78th Field Artillery Regiment trains and educates Soldiers in Fire Support core competencies.

You can learn more about the 428th Field Artillery Brigade and pick up the Brigade’s unit patch, or Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, from our Army patches section of the store.