120th Field Artillery Regiment
120th Field Artillery Regiment
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The 121st Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.
The regiment's 1st Battalion, its only active element, is the cannon battalion assigned to the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
Contents
1 History
2 Lineage and Honors
2.1 Lineage
2.2 Campaign Participation Credit
2.3 Decorations
3 Heraldry
3.1 Distinctive unit insignia
3.2 Coat of arms
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
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Lineage and Honors[edit]
Lineage[edit]
- Organized May–June 1917 in the Wisconsin National Guard in southeastern and central Wisconsin as the 2d and 3d Squadrons, 1st Cavalry.
- Mustered into Federal service 31 July 1917 at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin; drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917.
- Consolidated 28 September 1917 with the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry (organized 26 April 1880 at Milwaukee as the Light Horse Squadron); consolidated unit concurrently converted and redesignated as the 120th Field Artillery and assigned to the 32d Division.
- Demobilized 16 May 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois.
- Former 2d and 3d Squadrons, 1st Cavalry, reconstituted 26 November 1919 in the Wisconsin National Guard as the 2d Field Artillery.
- Reorganized 8 May 1920 – 9 February 1921 in central Wisconsin.
- Redesignated 1 April 1921 as the 120th Field Artillery and assigned to the 32d Division.
- Headquarters Federally recognized 18 May 1922 at Milwaukee.
- Inducted into Federal service 15 October 1940 at home stations.
- Regiment (less 2d Battalion) reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1942 as the 120th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 32d Infantry Division; 2d Battalion concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 129th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 32d Infantry Division.
- 120th and 129th Field Artillery Battalions inactivated 28 February 1946 in Japan.
- 120th and 129th Field Artillery Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and Federally recognized 9 June 1947 in central Wisconsin as the 120th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 32d Infantry Division, with Headquarters at Stevens Point.
- Reorganized and redesignated 15 February 1959 as the 120th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st and 2d Howitzer Battalions, elements of the 32d Infantry Division.
- (1st and 2d Howitzer Battalions ordered into active Federal service 15 October 1961 at home stations; released 10 August 1962 from active Federal service and reverted to state control.)
- Reorganized 1 April 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 32d Infantry Division.
- Reorganized 30 December 1967 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 32d Infantry Brigade.
- Redesignated 1 May 1972 as the 120th Field Artillery.
- Withdrawn 21 July 1987 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System.
- Reorganized 1 October 1997 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 34th Infantry Division.
- Reorganized 1 September 2003 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 32d Infantry Brigade.[1]
Campaign Participation Credit[edit]
- World War I: Aisne-Marne; Oise-Aisne; Meuse-Argonne; Alsace 1918; Champagne 1918
- World War II: New Guinea (with arrowhead); Leyte; Luzon[1]
- Battery A (Marshfield), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled to:
- War with Spain: Puerto Rico
- World War II–AP: Papua[1]
- Battery B (Clintonville), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled to:
- World War II–AP: Papua[1]
- World War II–AP: Papua[1]
Decorations[edit]
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered AITAPE (129th Field Artillery Battalion cited; WD GO 76, 1946)
French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, World War I, Streamer embroidered AISNE-MARNE and OISE-AISNE (120th Field Artillery cited; WD GO 11, 1924)
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1950 (120th and 129th Field Artillery Battalions cited; DA GO 47, 1950)[1]
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered AITAPE (129th Field Artillery Battalion cited; WD GO 76, 1946)
French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, World War I, Streamer embroidered AISNE-MARNE and OISE-AISNE (120th Field Artillery cited; WD GO 11, 1924)
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1950 (120th and 129th Field Artillery Battalions cited; DA GO 47, 1950)[1]- Battery A (Marshfield), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled to:
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PAPUA (Papuan Forces, United States Army, Southwest Pacific Area, cited; WD GO 21, 1943)
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered LUZON (1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, WD GO 74, 1946)
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered OISE-AISNE (128th Infantry cited; WD GO 11, 1924)[1]
- Battery B (Clintonville), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled to:
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PAPUA (Papuan Forces, United States Army, Southwest Pacific Area, cited; WD GO 21, 1943)
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER (32d Quartermaster Company cited; GO 289, 32d Infantry Division, 1 September 1945)[1]
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER (32d Quartermaster Company cited; GO 289, 32d Infantry Division, 1 September 1945)[1]
Heraldry[edit]
Distinctive unit insignia[edit]
Coat of arms[edit]
See also[edit]
- Field Artillery Branch (United States)
- Army National Guard
- National Guard of the United States
References[edit]
^ abcdefg McKenney, Janice E. (2010). "120th Field Artillery". Field Artillery Part 1. (CMH Pub 60-11-1(Part 1)). Army Lineage Series. United States Army Center of Military History: Washington. 1097-99. Web. Accessed 19 October 2015 <http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-11_pt1/CMH_Pub_60-11_pt1.pdf>.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- Field artillery regiments of the United States Army
- Regiments of the United States Army National Guard
- Field artillery regiments of the United States Army National Guard
- Field artillery
- Wisconsin National Guard units
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