The 144th Field Artillery Battalion is a Field Artillery

Field artillery

Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and extremely long range target engagement....

 Battalion

Battalion

A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...

 of the Army National Guard

Army National Guard

Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...

. It was formed from the 1st Battalion of the 157th Field Artillery Regiment

157th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

The 157th Regiment has been both an Infantry and Field Artillery regiment of the Army National Guard.The regiment was first constituted in 1917 from the 1st Colorado Infantry.-History:...

 in 1955.

History

Technically the Battalion was only called the 144th Artillery from 1955 to 1959, in the post Korean war area. finally being standardized into the 157th Field artillery.

Lineage

Constituted 8-February 1879 in the Colorado National Guard as the 1st Infantry Battalion.

Organized 29-December 1881 With Headquarters in Denver

Expanded and redesignated 22-March 1883 as the 1st Regiment Infantry

Reduced and redesignated 2-April 1889 as the 1st Infantry Battalion

Expanded and redesignated 15-April 1893 as the 1st Infantry Regiment. (NOTE; not to be confused with the regular army 1st Infantry Regiment (United States))

Consolidated with the 2nd Infantry Regiment (organized 27-may 1887) and mustered into Federal service 1–8 May 1898 at Denver as the 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry

Mustered out of Federal Service 8-September 1899 at San Francisco, CA. and reverted to state status as the 1st Infantry Regiment.

Expanded in 1900 as the 1st and 2nd Infantry.

1st and 2nd Infantry consolidated 15-June 1916 and designated as the 1st Infantry.

Two battalions mustered into federal service 26-june to 29-july 1916 for service on the Mexican border as the 1st and 2nd separate battalions Colorado Infantry.

Entire Regiment drafted into federal service 5-August 1917

Reorganized and redesignated 24-September 1917 as the 157th Infantry, an element of the 40th Division.

Consolidated 13 October 1917 with the 1st Colorado Cavalry (organized in 1880) and consolidated unit designated as the 157th Infantry.
Demobilized 29 April 1919 at Fort D.A. Russell (Wyoming)

Fort D.A. Russell (Wyoming)

Fort D. A. Russell, also known as Fort Francis E. Warren, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Fort David A. Russell, was a post and base of operations for the United States Army, and later the Air Force, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The fort had been established in 1867 to protect workers for the...

Former Infantry elements reorganized and redesignated 28 February 1921 in the Colorado National Guard as the 177th Infantry; 1st Battalion organized and federally recognized 26 october 1921 with headquarters at Lamar.

Redesignated 16 November 1921 as the 157th Infantry and assigned to the 45th Infantry Division.

Inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940; 1st battalion at Lamar.

Inactivated 3 December 1945 at Camp Bowie, Texas

1st Battalion reorganized and federally recognized 1 March 1947 with headquarters at Grand Junction.

Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1955 as the 144th Field Artillery Battalion consolidated with 157th Field Artillery

157th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

The 157th Regiment has been both an Infantry and Field Artillery regiment of the Army National Guard.The regiment was first constituted in 1917 from the 1st Colorado Infantry.-History:...

, 1 February 1959

Campaign Streamers

War with Spain

• Manila

Philippine Insurrection

• Manila
• Luzon 1899

World War I
Streamer without inscription
World War II

• Sicily (with Arrowhead)
• Naples-Foggia (with Arrowhead)
• Anzio
• Rome Arno
• Southern France (with Arrowhead)
• Rhineland
• Ardennes-alsace
• Central Europe

See also

• Division insignia of the United States Army
  Division insignia of the United States Army
  Shoulder sleeve insignia are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture....
  
  
• United States Army branch insignia
  United States Army branch insignia
  Branch insignia of the United States Army refers to military emblems that may be worn on the uniform of the United States Army to denote membership in a particular area of expertise and series of functional areas...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry Regiments
  This page has been split as follows:* Coats of arms of U.S. Armor Regiments* Coats of arms of U.S. Cavalry Regiments-See also:* commons:Field Army insignia of the United States Army* Corps insignia of the United States Army...
  
  
• Field Artillery Branch (United States)
• U.S. Army Regimental System
  U.S. Army Regimental System
  The United States Army Regimental System was established in 1981 to replace the Combat Arms Regimental System, to provide each Soldier with continuous identification with a single regiment, and to support that concept with a personnel system that would increase a soldier’s probability of serving...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
  Coats of arms of US Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with field artillery, air defense artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
  Coats of arms of US Infantry Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with infantry regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard, called...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments
  Coats of arms of US Air Defense Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with Field artillery, Air Defense Artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...