Original Items. One Set of 3 Available. Constituted in the Army of the United States 25 February 1943 as the 271st Field Artillery Battalion and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. The battalion was activated 11 October 1943 at Camp Strathpine, Australia. Assets from the 82nd, 61st and 99th Field Artillery battalions were used. The 271st was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division in support of the 5th, 7th, 8th and 12th Cavalry Battalions. The commanding officer of the 271st was Colonel Wendorff. The 271st had a Headquarters Battery, Batteries A, B and C, and a Service Battery. On 06 March 1944, the 12th Cavalry, along with the 271st Field Artillery Battalion landed on Los Negros Island. On 09 November 1944, the 12th Cavalry Regiment launched its attack in Leyte Valley with the support of the 271st Field Artillery. This action began a long and bitter struggle which lasted nearly two months. The campaign for Leyte proved the first and most decisive operation in the American reconquest of the Philippines. The 271st participated in the Occupation of Japan in 1945-48.

This is a fantastic set of three Distinctive Unit Insignias or DUIs for the 271st Field Artillery Battalion, which was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division during World War II. The unit was activated in Australia in 1943, so it makes sense that these enamel DUIs are Australian-made! They have great enamel construction and bear the motto Give it a Go, picked up in Australia. 

Each example is pin-back, and all pins are in working order. 

A great set, ready for further research and display!