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. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
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The Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 9th Financial Management Support Unit was approved on 11 August 1994 while the unit's designation was the 9th Finance Battalion. Silver and gold used throughout the insignia are the official branch colors of the Finance Corps, while the lozenge (diamond) is taken from the Finance Corps branch insignia. A fleur-de-lis in the lozenge stands for the unit's baptism by fire at Normandy in World War II, and the chevron is traditional symbol of support that reinforces the unit motto, “Vanguard Of Support.”
The 9th Finance Company was originally formed as the 9th Fiance Section, activated 7 December 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Redesignated as the 9th Finance Disbursing section on 22 March 1943, the unit took part in three World War II campaigns and was inactivated in 1947. Under the same designation, it also deployed for the Korean War and received credit for eight of that conflict's named campaigns, and in Vietnam it was credited for serving in ten campaigns. Between 1972 and 2011, the unit underwent several redesignations, including 9th Finance Company (April 1972), 9th Finance Support Unit (April 1987), 9th Finance Battalion (October 1992), and 9th Finance Company (July 2007), receiving its current designation on 16 October 2011.