30th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
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The 30th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery
regiment
of the United States Army
. first Constituted in 1918 in the National Army (USA)
Organized 10 August 1918 at Camp Funston
, Kansas
Demobilized 5 February 1919 at Camp Funston, Kansas
Reconstituted 24 March 1923 in the Regular Army as the 30th Field Artillery
Activated 4 June 1941 at Camp Roberts
, California
Regiment broken up 18 May 1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 30th Field Artillery Group
1st and 2d Battalions as the 521st and 550th Field Artillery Battalions, respectively
After 18 May 1944 the above units underwent changes as follows:
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 30th Field Artillery Group, inactivated 31 July 1946 in Germany
Activated 20 March 1951 at Camp Polk
, Louisiana
Inactivated 1 June 1958 in Germany; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 30th Artillery Group
521st Field Artillery Battalion redesignated 1 May 1945 as the 30th Field Artillery Battalion
Inactivated 9 February 1949 at Fort Bragg
, North Carolina
Activated 22 February 1950 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 25 June 1958 at Fort Lewis
, Washington
550th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 8 February 1946 at Camp Swift, Texas
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 550th Field Artillery Battalion, redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 550th Field Artillery Battery and activated at Fort Benning
, Georgia (organic elements concurrently disbanded)
Battery inactivated 23 November 1948 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Activated 1 February 1952 at Fort Bragg
, North Carolina
Redesignated 25 October 1952 as the 550th Field Artillery Rocket Battery
Reorganized and redesignated 15 March 1957 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery, 550th Field Artillery Rocket Battalion (Battery A and Medical Detachment, 550th Field Artillery
Battalion, concurrently reconstituted in the Regular Army, redesignated as Battery A and Medical Detachment, 550th Field Artillery Rocket Battalion, and activated at Fort Bliss
, Texas)
Battalion inactivated 25 June 1956 at Fort Bliss, Texas
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 30th Artillery Group; 30th Field Artillery Battalion; and the 550th Field Artillery Rocket Battalion consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 31 July 1959 as the 30th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 30th Field Artillery
Withdrawn 16 July 1988 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine
Command
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, two barrulets wavy between a mullet and a lindwurm passant Or. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “STRIVING TO THE HIGHEST” in Red letters.
The field is red for the Field Artillery. The barrulets wavy symbolize the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean areas of service, with the North Star indicating Aleutian honors and the lindwurm (a German dragon) representing service in that theater.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 30th Field Artillery Battalion on 24 August 1951. It was redesignated for the 30th Artillery Regiment on 12 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated for the 30th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.
Gules, two barrulets wavy between a mullet and a lindwurm passant Or.
On a wreath Or and Gules, in front of a bank of clouds Sable a tower of the first with three windows of the second above a cross of the third.
Motto
STRIVING TO THE HIGHEST.
The field is red for the Field Artillery. The barrulets wavy symbolize the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean areas of service, with the North Star indicating Aleutian honors and the lindwurm (a German dragon) representing service in that theater.
The design of the crest refers to the unit’s service in Germany during the critical years between 1951 and 1957. The tower stands for strength and vigilance. In addition, the tower with three windows is the symbol of St. Barbara, patroness of Artillerymen. The cross is taken from the arms of the city of Bonn, Capital of the Federal Republic of Germany which the organization stood ready to defend. The black clouds refer to the threat of war which hung over Europe during the above years when the organization was one of the units manning our first line of defense in Western Europe.
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 30th Field Artillery Battalion on 24 August 1951. It was redesignated for the 30th Artillery Regiment on 12 November 1958. It was amended to add a crest on 4 November 1964. The insignia was redesignated for the 30th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.
Vietnam Defense: Counteroffensive; 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
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966-1967
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969
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...
of 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...
. first Constituted in 1918 in the National Army (USA)
Lineage
Constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army as the 30th Field Artillery and assigned to the 10th DivisionOrganized 10 August 1918 at Camp Funston
Camp Funston
Camp Funston is located on Fort Riley, and is located southwest of Manhattan, Kansas. The camp was named for Brigadier General Frederick Funston . Camp Funston was one of sixteen Divisional Cantonment Training Camps established at the outbreak of World War I...
, Kansas
Demobilized 5 February 1919 at Camp Funston, Kansas
Reconstituted 24 March 1923 in the Regular Army as the 30th Field Artillery
Activated 4 June 1941 at Camp Roberts
Camp Roberts
Camp Roberts can refer to:* Camp Roberts, California* Camp Roberts, Indiana...
, California
Regiment broken up 18 May 1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 30th Field Artillery Group
1st and 2d Battalions as the 521st and 550th Field Artillery Battalions, respectively
After 18 May 1944 the above units underwent changes as follows:
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 30th Field Artillery Group, inactivated 31 July 1946 in Germany
Activated 20 March 1951 at Camp Polk
Camp Polk
Camp Polk may refer to*Camp Polk , a former military installation in the U.S. state of Oregon*Fort Polk, a United States Army post located near Leesville, Louisiana...
, Louisiana
Inactivated 1 June 1958 in Germany; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 30th Artillery Group
521st Field Artillery Battalion redesignated 1 May 1945 as the 30th Field Artillery Battalion
Inactivated 9 February 1949 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
Activated 22 February 1950 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 25 June 1958 at Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a United States military facility located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Garrison, Joint Base Lewis-McChord....
, Washington
550th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 8 February 1946 at Camp Swift, Texas
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 550th Field Artillery Battalion, redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 550th Field Artillery Battery and activated at Fort Benning
Fort Benning
Fort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama...
, Georgia (organic elements concurrently disbanded)
Battery inactivated 23 November 1948 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Activated 1 February 1952 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
Redesignated 25 October 1952 as the 550th Field Artillery Rocket Battery
Reorganized and redesignated 15 March 1957 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery, 550th Field Artillery Rocket Battalion (Battery A and Medical Detachment, 550th Field Artillery
Battalion, concurrently reconstituted in the Regular Army, redesignated as Battery A and Medical Detachment, 550th Field Artillery Rocket Battalion, and activated at Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas. With an area of about , it is the Army's second-largest installation behind the adjacent White Sands Missile Range. It is FORSCOM's largest installation, and has the Army's largest Maneuver Area behind the...
, Texas)
Battalion inactivated 25 June 1956 at Fort Bliss, Texas
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 30th Artillery Group; 30th Field Artillery Battalion; and the 550th Field Artillery Rocket Battalion consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 31 July 1959 as the 30th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 30th Field Artillery
Withdrawn 16 July 1988 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine
Command
Distinctive Unit Insignia
- Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, two barrulets wavy between a mullet and a lindwurm passant Or. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “STRIVING TO THE HIGHEST” in Red letters.
- Symbolism
The field is red for the Field Artillery. The barrulets wavy symbolize the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean areas of service, with the North Star indicating Aleutian honors and the lindwurm (a German dragon) representing service in that theater.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 30th Field Artillery Battalion on 24 August 1951. It was redesignated for the 30th Artillery Regiment on 12 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated for the 30th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.
Blazon
- Shield
Gules, two barrulets wavy between a mullet and a lindwurm passant Or.
- Crest
On a wreath Or and Gules, in front of a bank of clouds Sable a tower of the first with three windows of the second above a cross of the third.
Motto
STRIVING TO THE HIGHEST.
- Symbolism
- Shield
The field is red for the Field Artillery. The barrulets wavy symbolize the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean areas of service, with the North Star indicating Aleutian honors and the lindwurm (a German dragon) representing service in that theater.
- Crest
The design of the crest refers to the unit’s service in Germany during the critical years between 1951 and 1957. The tower stands for strength and vigilance. In addition, the tower with three windows is the symbol of St. Barbara, patroness of Artillerymen. The cross is taken from the arms of the city of Bonn, Capital of the Federal Republic of Germany which the organization stood ready to defend. The black clouds refer to the threat of war which hung over Europe during the above years when the organization was one of the units manning our first line of defense in Western Europe.
- Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 30th Field Artillery Battalion on 24 August 1951. It was redesignated for the 30th Artillery Regiment on 12 November 1958. It was amended to add a crest on 4 November 1964. The insignia was redesignated for the 30th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.
Current configuration
- 1st Battalion 30th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 2nd Battalion 30th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 3rd Battalion 30th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0030fa03bn.htm
- 4th Battalion 30th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 5th Battalion 30th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 6th Battalion 30th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Aleutian Islands; Rhineland; Central EuropeVietnam Defense: Counteroffensive; 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
Decorations
Valorous Unit Award for FISH HOOKMeritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966-1967
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969
See also
- Field Artillery Branch (United States)
- U.S. Army Coast Artillery CorpsU.S. Army Coast Artillery CorpsThe U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps was a Corps level organization responsible for coastal and harbor defense of the United States between 1901 and 1950.-History:...
- 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...