79th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
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The 79th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery
regiment
of the United States Army
. First constituted 1916 in the Regular Army.
Organized 1 June 1917 at Fort Riley
, Kansas
Converted and redesignated 1 November 1917 as the 79th Field Artillery
Assigned 6 December 1917 to the 7th Division
Inactivated 14 September 1921 at Camp George G. Meade, Maryland, and relieved from assignment to the 7th Division
Assigned 1 January 1930 to the 7th Division
Relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 7th Division
(1st Battalion activated 1 June 1940 at Fort Bragg
, North Carolina)
Regiment (less 1st Battalion) activated 1 June 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Regiment broken up 23 February 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 79th Field Artillery Group
1st Battalion as the 697th Field Artillery Battalion
2d Battalion as the 698th Field Artillery Battalion
After 23 February 1943 the above units underwent changes as follows:
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 79th Field Artillery Group, inactivated 30 June 1946 in Germany
697th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 12 February 1946 at Camp Kilmer
, New Jersey
Redesignated 5 February 1947 as the 555th Field Artillery Battalion
Activated 1 January 1949 in Korea
Assigned 10 October 1954 to the 71st Infantry Division
Inactivated 15 September 1956 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Relieved 16 July 1957 from assignment to the 71st Infantry Division
698th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 14 February 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Redesignated 5 February 1947 as the 567th Field Artillery Battalion
Activated 20 March 1951 at Camp Polk, Louisiana
Inactivated 16 January 1956 in Germany
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 79th Field Artillery Group, and the 555th and 567th Field Artillery Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 16 July 1957 as the 79th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 79th Field Artillery
Withdrawn 16 August 1995 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System; concurrently assigned to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of the shield and crest of the coat of arms.
The 21st Cavalry was organized in June 1917 from the 13th Cavalry, and converted into Field Artillery as the 79th, in November of the same year. Its original Cavalry character is shown by the color of the field, its Field Artillery service by the red bend. The canton shows a device from the badge of the 13th Cavalry, the parent organization. The regiment insignia in base is the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 7th Division with colors reversed, surrounded by a green band.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 79th Field Artillery Regiment on 22 December 1928. It was redesignated for the 79th Artillery Regiment on 14 April 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 79th Field Artillery Regiment.
Or, a bend Gules, on a sinister canton of the like a sun in splendor of the field charged with the numeral “13” Sable (for the 13th Cavalry), in base the insignia of the regiment Proper (a Red hour-glass on a Black circle surrounded by a Green band).
On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a horse’s head armored Proper.
Motto
OUR COUNTRY – OUR REGIMENT.
The 21st Cavalry was organized in June 1917 from the 13th Cavalry, and converted into Field Artillery as the 79th, in November of the same year. Its original Cavalry character is shown by the color of the field, its Field Artillery service by the red bend. The canton shows a device from the badge of the 13th Cavalry, the parent organization. The regiment insignia in base is the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 7th Division with colors reversed, surrounded by a green band.
Crest
The armored horse’s head represents Cavalry and Armor, respectively.
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 79th Field Artillery Regiment on 1 September 1920. It was redesignated for the 79th Artillery Regiment on 14 April 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 79th Field Artillery Regiment
Field artillery
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regiment
Regiment
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of the United States Army
United States Army
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. First constituted 1916 in the Regular Army.
Lineage
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 21st CavalryOrganized 1 June 1917 at Fort Riley
Fort Riley
Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 100,656 acres in Geary and Riley counties and includes two census-designated places: Fort Riley North and Fort...
, Kansas
Converted and redesignated 1 November 1917 as the 79th Field Artillery
Assigned 6 December 1917 to the 7th Division
Inactivated 14 September 1921 at Camp George G. Meade, Maryland, and relieved from assignment to the 7th Division
Assigned 1 January 1930 to the 7th Division
Relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 7th Division
(1st Battalion activated 1 June 1940 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)
Regiment (less 1st Battalion) activated 1 June 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Regiment broken up 23 February 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 79th Field Artillery Group
1st Battalion as the 697th Field Artillery Battalion
2d Battalion as the 698th Field Artillery Battalion
After 23 February 1943 the above units underwent changes as follows:
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 79th Field Artillery Group, inactivated 30 June 1946 in Germany
697th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 12 February 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
Redesignated 5 February 1947 as the 555th Field Artillery Battalion
Activated 1 January 1949 in Korea
Assigned 10 October 1954 to the 71st Infantry Division
Inactivated 15 September 1956 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Relieved 16 July 1957 from assignment to the 71st Infantry Division
698th Field Artillery Battalion inactivated 14 February 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Redesignated 5 February 1947 as the 567th Field Artillery Battalion
Activated 20 March 1951 at Camp Polk, Louisiana
Inactivated 16 January 1956 in Germany
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 79th Field Artillery Group, and the 555th and 567th Field Artillery Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 16 July 1957 as the 79th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 79th Field Artillery
Withdrawn 16 August 1995 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System; concurrently assigned to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Distinctive Unit Insignia
- Description
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of the shield and crest of the coat of arms.
- Symbolism
The 21st Cavalry was organized in June 1917 from the 13th Cavalry, and converted into Field Artillery as the 79th, in November of the same year. Its original Cavalry character is shown by the color of the field, its Field Artillery service by the red bend. The canton shows a device from the badge of the 13th Cavalry, the parent organization. The regiment insignia in base is the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 7th Division with colors reversed, surrounded by a green band.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 79th Field Artillery Regiment on 22 December 1928. It was redesignated for the 79th Artillery Regiment on 14 April 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 79th Field Artillery Regiment.
Blazon
- Shield
Or, a bend Gules, on a sinister canton of the like a sun in splendor of the field charged with the numeral “13” Sable (for the 13th Cavalry), in base the insignia of the regiment Proper (a Red hour-glass on a Black circle surrounded by a Green band).
- Crest
On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a horse’s head armored Proper.
Motto
OUR COUNTRY – OUR REGIMENT.
- Symbolism
- Shield
The 21st Cavalry was organized in June 1917 from the 13th Cavalry, and converted into Field Artillery as the 79th, in November of the same year. Its original Cavalry character is shown by the color of the field, its Field Artillery service by the red bend. The canton shows a device from the badge of the 13th Cavalry, the parent organization. The regiment insignia in base is the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 7th Division with colors reversed, surrounded by a green band.
Crest
The armored horse’s head represents Cavalry and Armor, respectively.
- Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 79th Field Artillery Regiment on 1 September 1920. It was redesignated for the 79th Artillery Regiment on 14 April 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 79th Field Artillery Regiment
Current configuration
- 1st Battalion 79th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)1st Battalion 79th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)The 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery is currently the only Active Duty element remaining of the 79th Field Artillery. First constituted on 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Troops A and B in the 21st Cavalry, their mission has changed greatly from their Cavalry days...
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- 6th Battalion 79th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War I: Streamer without inscription
- World War II: Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; North Apennines; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
- Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
- Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
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...