146th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
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The 146th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery
regiment
of the Army National Guard
. first Constituted in 1886 as the 1st, and 2nd Regiments of Infantry
(Washington Territorial Militia redesignated 28 January 1888 as the Washington National Guard)
2d Infantry Regiment reorganized and redesignated 23 July 1895 as the 1st Infantry Battalion
1st Infantry Regiment reorganized and redesignated in 1897 as the 2d Infantry Battalion
Ten companies of the 1st and 2d Infantry Battalions mustered into Federal service 6–13 May 1898 at Tacoma as elements of the 1st Regiment, Washington Volunteer Infantry and mustered out of Federal service 1 November 1899 at San Francisco, California; two companies of the 1st and 2d Infantry Battalions mustered into Federal service 2–15 July 1898 at Tacoma as elements of the Independent Battalion, Washington Volunteer Infantry, and mustered out of Federal service 28 October 1898 at Vancouver Barracks, Washington
Elements of the former 1st and 2d Infantry Battalions consolidated
9 November 1899 with the 1st and 2d Infantry Regiments (organized in 1898 in the Washington National Guard) and consolidated unit reorganized and designated as the 1st Infantry Regiment
Redesignated 15 May 1903 as the 2d Infantry Regiment
Mustered into Federal service 28 June 1916 at Camp Elmer M. Brown, Washington; mustered out of Federal service 8 October 1916 at American Lake
Drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917
Consolidated 19 September – 20 October 1917 with elements of the 3rd Infantry Regiment (District of Columbia National Guard) to form the 161st Infantry, and assigned to the 41st Infantry Division (United States)
Demobilized 1–8 March 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey, and Camp Dodge
, Iowa
Former 2d Infantry Regiment reorganized 1 January 1921 in the Washington National Guard as the 161st Infantry Regiment (United States)
, with Headquarters at Spokane, and assigned to the 41st Division
1st Battalion and Headquarters and Supply Company, 161st Infantry, consolidated 10 May 1921 with the former Washington National Guard field artillery battalion (see ANNEX) to form the 146th Field Artillery, with Headquarters at Seattle, and assigned to the 41st Division (remainder of 161st Infantry – hereafter separate lineage)
146th Field Artillery inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at home stations
Regiment broken up 17 February 1942 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
Headquarters disbanded
1st and 2d Battalions as the 146th and 167th Field Artillery Battalions, elements of the 41st Infantry Division
(Headquarters Battery as Headquarters and Service Company, 133d Engineers; Band as the Band, 41st Division Artillery – hereafter separate lineages)
After 17 February 1942 the above units underwent changes as follows:
Headquarters, 146th Field Artillery, reconstituted 25 August 1945 in the Washington National Guard
Reorganized and Federally recognized 9 March 1948 at Seattle as Headquarters, 66th Field Artillery Group
Ordered into active Federal service 11 September 1950 at Seattle; released from active Federal service 10 July 1952 and reverted to state control
Federal recognition withdrawn 1 August 1952
146th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 31 December 1945 in Japan
Reorganized and Federally recognized 13 May 1947 with Headquarters at Seattle
167th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 31 December 1945 in Japan
Reorganized and Federally recognized 9 July 1947 at Vancouver
Headquarters, 66th Field Artillery Group, and the 146th and 167th Field Artillery Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 15 April 1959 as the 146th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st Howitzer Battalion and 2d Rocket Howitzer Battalion, elements of the 41st Infantry Division
Reorganized 1 March 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions
Reorganized 1 January 1968 to consist of the 2d Battalion, an element of the 81st Infantry Brigade
Withdrawn 1 June 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System with Headquarters at Olympia
Redesignated 16 October 2005 as the 146th Field Artillery Regiment
Ordered into active Federal service 15 November 2003 at home stations; released from active Federal service 12 May 2005 and reverted to state control
(81st Infantry Brigade reorganized 1 September 2005 as the 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team)
Assigned 18 July 1917 to the 41st Division
Battery A organized and drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917; remainder of battalion organized 25 September 1917 while in Federal service at Camp Greene, North Carolina, from personnel recruited for the Washington National Guard field artillery
Consolidated 19 September 1917 with Headquarters Company, Supply Company, and 1st Battalion, 2d Infantry (Idaho National Guard), and Battery A, Field Artillery (New Mexico National Guard), to form the 146th Field Artillery and assigned to the 41st Division
Demobilized 26 June 1919 at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of the shield, crest and motto of the coat of arms.
The divisions of the shield are three, indicating the service as follows: Chief – five fleurs-de-lis on a red field to indicate service as Field Artillery in France and participating in five battles. Base – scorpion on white field, to indicate service as Infantry on the Mexican Border. Fess – the colors of the Philippine flag, red and blue, embattled to indicate actual participation in combat. The crest is that of George Washington. The State of Washington is a part of the Oregon Territory whose American title was established in 1846.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Washington National Guard on 9 October 1926. It was amended to revise the blazon of the shield on 16 February 1927. It was redesignated for the 146th Field Artillery Battalion, Washington National Guard on 25 August 1942. The insignia was redesignated for the 146th Artillery Regiment, Washington National Guard on 5 April 1961. It was redesignated for the 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Washington Army National Guard on 14 July 1972.
Parti per fess Gules and Argent, a fess similarly divided embattled Azure and of the first fimbriated to chief Or, in chief five fleurs-de-lis of the last, in base a scorpion bendways Proper.
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Washington Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure, a raven with wings endorsed issuing out of a ducal coronet all Proper.
Motto ACTION FRONT.
The divisions of the shield are three, indicating the service as follows: Chief – five fleurs-de-lis on a red field to indicate service as Field Artillery in France and participating in five battles. Base – scorpion on white field, to indicate service as Infantry on the Mexican Border. Fess – the colors of the Philippine flag, red and blue, embattled to indicate actual participation in combat.
The crest is that of the Washington Army National Guard.
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Washington National Guard on 25 May 1925. It was amended to revise the blazon and description of the shield on 16 February 1927. It was redesignated for the 146th Field Artillery Battalion, Washington National Guard on 10 August 1942. The insignia was redesignated for the 146th Artillery Regiment, Washington National Guard on 5 April 1961. It was redesignated for the 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Washington Army National Guard on 14 July 1972.
Field artillery
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regiment
Regiment
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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...
. first Constituted in 1886 as the 1st, and 2nd Regiments of Infantry
Lineage
Organized 9 March 1886 and 7 April 1887 from existing companies in the Washington Territorial Militia as the 1st (west of the Cascade Mountains) and 2d (east of the Cascade Mountains) Regiments of Infantry(Washington Territorial Militia redesignated 28 January 1888 as the Washington National Guard)
2d Infantry Regiment reorganized and redesignated 23 July 1895 as the 1st Infantry Battalion
1st Infantry Regiment reorganized and redesignated in 1897 as the 2d Infantry Battalion
Ten companies of the 1st and 2d Infantry Battalions mustered into Federal service 6–13 May 1898 at Tacoma as elements of the 1st Regiment, Washington Volunteer Infantry and mustered out of Federal service 1 November 1899 at San Francisco, California; two companies of the 1st and 2d Infantry Battalions mustered into Federal service 2–15 July 1898 at Tacoma as elements of the Independent Battalion, Washington Volunteer Infantry, and mustered out of Federal service 28 October 1898 at Vancouver Barracks, Washington
Elements of the former 1st and 2d Infantry Battalions consolidated
9 November 1899 with the 1st and 2d Infantry Regiments (organized in 1898 in the Washington National Guard) and consolidated unit reorganized and designated as the 1st Infantry Regiment
Redesignated 15 May 1903 as the 2d Infantry Regiment
Mustered into Federal service 28 June 1916 at Camp Elmer M. Brown, Washington; mustered out of Federal service 8 October 1916 at American Lake
American Lake
American Lake is located in Lakewood, Washington and Joint Base Lewis-McChord. There are two public parks on the large lake: American Lake North Park & Marina, and Harry Todd Park. Both have lakeside beaches for swimming, fishing, or picnicking. The first also features a boat launching area; the...
Drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917
Consolidated 19 September – 20 October 1917 with elements of the 3rd Infantry Regiment (District of Columbia National Guard) to form the 161st Infantry, and assigned to the 41st Infantry Division (United States)
Demobilized 1–8 March 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey, and Camp Dodge
Camp Dodge
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, Iowa
Former 2d Infantry Regiment reorganized 1 January 1921 in the Washington National Guard as the 161st Infantry Regiment (United States)
161st Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 161st Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army and the Washington Army National Guard. Its 1st Battalion is a combined arms element of the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team consisting of two infantry and two armored companies, with its headquarters in Spokane,...
, with Headquarters at Spokane, and assigned to the 41st Division
1st Battalion and Headquarters and Supply Company, 161st Infantry, consolidated 10 May 1921 with the former Washington National Guard field artillery battalion (see ANNEX) to form the 146th Field Artillery, with Headquarters at Seattle, and assigned to the 41st Division (remainder of 161st Infantry – hereafter separate lineage)
146th Field Artillery inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at home stations
Regiment broken up 17 February 1942 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
Headquarters disbanded
1st and 2d Battalions as the 146th and 167th Field Artillery Battalions, elements of the 41st Infantry Division
(Headquarters Battery as Headquarters and Service Company, 133d Engineers; Band as the Band, 41st Division Artillery – hereafter separate lineages)
After 17 February 1942 the above units underwent changes as follows:
Headquarters, 146th Field Artillery, reconstituted 25 August 1945 in the Washington National Guard
Reorganized and Federally recognized 9 March 1948 at Seattle as Headquarters, 66th Field Artillery Group
Ordered into active Federal service 11 September 1950 at Seattle; released from active Federal service 10 July 1952 and reverted to state control
Federal recognition withdrawn 1 August 1952
146th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 31 December 1945 in Japan
Reorganized and Federally recognized 13 May 1947 with Headquarters at Seattle
167th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 31 December 1945 in Japan
Reorganized and Federally recognized 9 July 1947 at Vancouver
Headquarters, 66th Field Artillery Group, and the 146th and 167th Field Artillery Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 15 April 1959 as the 146th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st Howitzer Battalion and 2d Rocket Howitzer Battalion, elements of the 41st Infantry Division
Reorganized 1 March 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions
Reorganized 1 January 1968 to consist of the 2d Battalion, an element of the 81st Infantry Brigade
Withdrawn 1 June 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System with Headquarters at Olympia
Redesignated 16 October 2005 as the 146th Field Artillery Regiment
Ordered into active Federal service 15 November 2003 at home stations; released from active Federal service 12 May 2005 and reverted to state control
(81st Infantry Brigade reorganized 1 September 2005 as the 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team)
ANNEX
Constituted in 1914 in the Washington National Guard as a field artillery battalionAssigned 18 July 1917 to the 41st Division
Battery A organized and drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917; remainder of battalion organized 25 September 1917 while in Federal service at Camp Greene, North Carolina, from personnel recruited for the Washington National Guard field artillery
Consolidated 19 September 1917 with Headquarters Company, Supply Company, and 1st Battalion, 2d Infantry (Idaho National Guard), and Battery A, Field Artillery (New Mexico National Guard), to form the 146th Field Artillery and assigned to the 41st Division
Demobilized 26 June 1919 at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming
Distinctive Unit Insignia
- Description
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of the shield, crest and motto of the coat of arms.
- Symbolism
The divisions of the shield are three, indicating the service as follows: Chief – five fleurs-de-lis on a red field to indicate service as Field Artillery in France and participating in five battles. Base – scorpion on white field, to indicate service as Infantry on the Mexican Border. Fess – the colors of the Philippine flag, red and blue, embattled to indicate actual participation in combat. The crest is that of George Washington. The State of Washington is a part of the Oregon Territory whose American title was established in 1846.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Washington National Guard on 9 October 1926. It was amended to revise the blazon of the shield on 16 February 1927. It was redesignated for the 146th Field Artillery Battalion, Washington National Guard on 25 August 1942. The insignia was redesignated for the 146th Artillery Regiment, Washington National Guard on 5 April 1961. It was redesignated for the 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Washington Army National Guard on 14 July 1972.
Blazon
- Shield
Parti per fess Gules and Argent, a fess similarly divided embattled Azure and of the first fimbriated to chief Or, in chief five fleurs-de-lis of the last, in base a scorpion bendways Proper.
- Crest
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Washington Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure, a raven with wings endorsed issuing out of a ducal coronet all Proper.
Motto ACTION FRONT.
- Symbolism
- Shield
The divisions of the shield are three, indicating the service as follows: Chief – five fleurs-de-lis on a red field to indicate service as Field Artillery in France and participating in five battles. Base – scorpion on white field, to indicate service as Infantry on the Mexican Border. Fess – the colors of the Philippine flag, red and blue, embattled to indicate actual participation in combat.
- Crest
The crest is that of the Washington Army National Guard.
- Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Washington National Guard on 25 May 1925. It was amended to revise the blazon and description of the shield on 16 February 1927. It was redesignated for the 146th Field Artillery Battalion, Washington National Guard on 10 August 1942. The insignia was redesignated for the 146th Artillery Regiment, Washington National Guard on 5 April 1961. It was redesignated for the 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Washington Army National Guard on 14 July 1972.
Current units
- 1st Battalion 146th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 2nd Battalion 146th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 3rd Battalion 146th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 4th Battalion 146th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
Campaign participation credit
- Philippine Insurrection
- Manila
- Luzon 1899
- World War I
- Champagne-Marne
- Aisne-Marne
- St. Mihiel
- Meuse-Argonne
- Champagne 1918
- World War II
- New Guinea (with arrowhead)
- Luzon (with arrowhead)
- Southern Philippines
- War on Terrorism
Decorations
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1989-1990
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
See also
- United States Army branch insigniaUnited States Army branch insigniaBranch 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...
- United States Army Aviation BranchUnited States Army Aviation BranchThe Aviation Branch of the United States Army is the administrative organization within the Army responsible for doctrine, manning and configuration for all aviation units....
- Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with aviation 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,...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry RegimentsThis 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 SystemU.S. Army Regimental SystemThe 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 RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Artillery RegimentsCoats 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 RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Infantry RegimentsCoats 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 RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery RegimentsCoats 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...
External links
- http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/av/default.htm
- http://www.armyavnmuseum.org/index.html