2nd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
Encyclopedia
The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery
regiment
in the United States Army
.
Organized 6 June 1907 from new and existing units with Headquarters at Fort D. A. Russell
, Wyoming
Assigned 31 January 1918 to the 8th Division
Relieved 5 September 1919 from assignment to the 8th Division
Inactivated 2 February 1922 at Camp Bragg, North Carolina
Assigned 1 August 1922 to the 4th Division and activated (less 2d Battalion) at Camp Bragg, North Carolina (2d Battalion concurrently activated at Camp George G. Meade, Maryland)
(2d Battalion inactivated 14 December 1922 at Fort Myer
, Virginia)
Relieved 5 September 1927 from assignment to the 4th Division (1st Battalion concurrently inactivated at Fort Bragg
, North Carolina)
Assigned 17 March 1930 to the Panama Canal Division
(1st Battalion activated 30 April 1930 at Fort Davis
, Canal Zone; concurrently, consolidated with the 2d Field Artillery Battalion [active] [constituted 1 September 1927 in the Regular Army and activated at Fort Davis, Canal Zone], and consolidated unit designated as the 1st Battalion, 2d Field Artillery)
Relieved 15 April 1932 from assignment to the Panama Canal Division
Reorganized and redesignated 13 January 1941 as the 2d Field Artillery Battalion
Inactivated 29 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer
, New Jersey
Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Sill
, Oklahoma
Redesignated 20 January 1948 as the 2d Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
Redesignated 31 July 1949 as the 2d Field Artillery Battalion
Inactivated 25 June 1958 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Consolidated 15 December 1961 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Artillery Group, and the 2d, 12th, and 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions (all organized in 1821 as the 2d Regiment of Artillery) to form the 2d Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
2d Artillery (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Artillery Group and the 2d, 12th, and 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions) reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 2d Field Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System (former elements concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 2d Air Defense Artillery—hereafter separate lineage)
2d Field Artillery withdrawn 16 January 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
Transferred 2 October 1991 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 2d Field Artillery Regiment
World War I: Streamer without inscription
World War II: Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/ Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII
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....
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
.
Lineage
Constituted 25 January 1907 in the Regular Army as the 2d Field ArtilleryOrganized 6 June 1907 from new and existing units with Headquarters 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
Assigned 31 January 1918 to the 8th Division
Relieved 5 September 1919 from assignment to the 8th Division
Inactivated 2 February 1922 at Camp Bragg, North Carolina
Assigned 1 August 1922 to the 4th Division and activated (less 2d Battalion) at Camp Bragg, North Carolina (2d Battalion concurrently activated at Camp George G. Meade, Maryland)
(2d Battalion inactivated 14 December 1922 at Fort Myer
Fort Myer
Fort Myer is a U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. It is a small post by U.S...
, Virginia)
Relieved 5 September 1927 from assignment to the 4th Division (1st Battalion concurrently inactivated at Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg (North Carolina)
Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate...
, North Carolina)
Assigned 17 March 1930 to the Panama Canal Division
(1st Battalion activated 30 April 1930 at Fort Davis
Fort Davis
Fort Davis may refer to the following.*Fort Davis National Historic Site*Fort Davis, Alaska*Fort Davis, Oklahoma*Fort Davis, Panama*Fort Davis, Texas*Fort Davis , a neighborhood of Washington, D.C....
, Canal Zone; concurrently, consolidated with the 2d Field Artillery Battalion [active] [constituted 1 September 1927 in the Regular Army and activated at Fort Davis, Canal Zone], and consolidated unit designated as the 1st Battalion, 2d Field Artillery)
Relieved 15 April 1932 from assignment to the Panama Canal Division
Reorganized and redesignated 13 January 1941 as the 2d Field Artillery Battalion
Inactivated 29 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer
Camp Kilmer
Camp Kilmer, New Jersey is a former United States Army camp that was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. The camp was organized as part of the Army Service Forces Transportation Corps. Troops were quartered at Camp Kilmer in...
, New Jersey
Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Sill
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars...
, Oklahoma
Redesignated 20 January 1948 as the 2d Rocket Field Artillery Battalion
Redesignated 31 July 1949 as the 2d Field Artillery Battalion
Inactivated 25 June 1958 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Consolidated 15 December 1961 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Artillery Group, and the 2d, 12th, and 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions (all organized in 1821 as the 2d Regiment of Artillery) to form the 2d Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
2d Artillery (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Artillery Group and the 2d, 12th, and 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions) reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 2d Field Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System (former elements concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 2d Air Defense Artillery—hereafter separate lineage)
2d Field Artillery withdrawn 16 January 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
Transferred 2 October 1991 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 2d Field Artillery Regiment
Campaign participation credit
Philippine Insurrection: Jolo 1903World War I: Streamer without inscription
World War II: Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/ Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII
External links
- Home page of the 2-2nd FA a battalion of the 2nd Field Artillery