The 137th 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...

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History

the 137th Field Artillery Battalion is not te be confused with the 137th Field Artillery Regiment. In 1959 the majority of the unit became the 140th Signal Battalion which has been pared down to one company (A. Company).

Lineage

Constituted in the Colorado national guard as Company G. 1st Colorado Infantry and organized in April 1899 at Denver.

Mustered out of state service 21 December 1904; reorganized in state service 10 February 1909 as Company G. 1st Infantry

Mustered out of state service 17 July 1911; reorganized in state service 28 July 1911 as Company G. 1st Infantry

Redesignated 30 September 1911 as Battery B. 1st Battalion Field Artillery.

Redesignated 20 October 1914 separate Battery B. Field Artillery

Mustered into Federal service 4 July 1916 at Golden for Mexican Border duty.

Redesignated 5 July 1916 as Battery B. 1st separate Battalion, Colorado Field Artillery.

Mustered out of federal service 6 March 1917 at Fort D. A. Russell

Fort D. A. Russell

Fort D.A. Russell was the name of two United States Military posts:*Fort D.A. Russell , Cheyenne, Wyoming*Fort D.A. Russell , Marfa, Texas...

 Wyoming.

Drafted into Federal service, 5 August 1917, Redisignated Battery B. 148th Field Artillery

148th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

The 148th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery regiment of the Army National Guard.-World War I:The 148th Field Artillery was organized on September 29, 1917 by General Order 2, Headquarters 41st Division, trained at Camp Greene, North Carolina, Camp Mills, New York, and Camp Merritt, New...

. and assigned to the 41st Infantry Division. 19 September 1917.

Demoblized 29 June 1919 at Fort D. A. Russell

Redesignated 1 October 1921 as battery B. 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery

158th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

The 158th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery regiment of the Army National Guard.-Lineage:Constituted 26 February 1920 as the 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery and allotted to the Oklahoma National Guard...

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Redesignated 1 July 1926 as Battery B. 168th Field Artillery Battalion.

Redesignated 1 August 1933 as Battery B. 168th Field Artillery Battalion.

Inactivated 17 January 1946 at Camp Stoneman

Camp Stoneman

Camp Stoneman was a United States Army military facility located in Pittsburg, California. It served as a major staging area for the Army in World War II and the Korean War....

, Calafornia

Reorganized and Federally recognized 1 August 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 137th Field Artillerry Battalion; Concurrently organic elements organized by conversion and redesignation of existing units as follows;

• Company F. 157th Infantry at Boulder, redesignated Battery A.
• Company H. 157th Infantry at Fort Collins, redesignated Battery B.
• Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 199th Engineer Battalion at Camp George West, redesignated Battery C.

Battalion broken up 1 February 1959 and elements convereted and redesignated as follows;

• Headquarters and Headquarters Battery at Denver, redesignated Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 140th Signal Battalion.
• Battery A. at Boulder redesignated Battery A. 1st Howitzer Battalion 157th Field Artillery
• Battery B. at Fort Collins redesignated Company B. 140th Signal Battalion
• Battery C. at Golden redesignated as Company C. 140th Signal Battalion.

Campaign Streamers

World War I

• Champagne-Marne
• Aisne-Marne
• St. Mihiel
• Meuse-Argonne
• Champagne 1918

World War II

• New Guinnea (With Arrowhead)
• Luzon

Decorations

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 October 1944 to 4 July 1945.

Coat of Arms

• Shield

Gules, on a bend between in dexter chief a sea lion holding in dexter paw a sword and in sinister base a bar dancette couped or, five fleurs-de-lis paleways azure.

• Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Colorado National guard

• background

The colors scarlet and yellow are used for artillery. the five fleurs-de-lis on the diagonal band symbolize the units World War I service in France. The sea lion, from the coat of arms of Manila, represent service in the Pacific theater during World War II. The jagged bar with 3 peaks refers to the mountainous terrain of Colorado, The home area of the battalion.

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...
  
  
• United States Army Aviation Branch
  United States Army Aviation Branch
  The 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 Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments
  Coats 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 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...
  
  

External links

• http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/av/default.htm
• http://co.ng.mil/arng/units/infantry/default.aspx