3rd Infantry Division Artillery (United States)

Distinctive Unit Insignia
Country United States United States of America
Branch Army
Type Field artillery
Role Division Force Fires HQs
Size Brigade
Part of 3rd Infantry Division
Garrison/HQ Fort Stewart, Georgia
Nickname(s) Marne Thunder
Website http://www.stewart.army.mil/units/home.asp?u=DIVARTY
Commanders
Current
commander
COL Todd R. Wasmund
Command Sergeant Major CSM John K. Johnson

The 3rd Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY) is the divisional artillery command for the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The DIVARTY has served with the division in World Wars I and II, the Korean conflict, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and in peacetime at Fort Stewart and Germany. The DIVARTY was inactivated in 2004 as part of transformation to modular brigade combat teams, but was reactivated on 17 October 2014 to provide fire support coordination and mission command for the training and readiness of Field Artillery units across the division.

History

World War I

under construction

Interwar

under construction

World War II

under construction

Cold War

under construction

Post Cold War

under construction

Global War on Terror

under construction

Lineage & Honors

Lineage

Campaign Participation Credit

World War I: Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Champagne 1918

World War II: Tunisia; Sicily (with arrowhead); Naples-Foggia; Anzio (with arrowhead); Rome-Arno; Southern France (with arrowhead); Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe

Korean War: 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

Decorations

Heraldry

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description/Blazon

A red triangle with one point down charged with five gold fleurs-de-lis, three and two, superimposed upon a gold circular bend bearing the motto "FULFILL YOUR MISSION" in black. The insignia is 1 inch (2.54 cm) in diameter.

Symbolism

The three points of the triangle are indicative of the numerical designation of the unit and also, of the 3rd Division to which the organization is assigned. The five fleurs-de-lis symbolize the major engagements in which the unit participated in World War I.

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade on 4 February 1930. It was redesignated for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Infantry Division Artillery on 29 April 1952.

References

    External links

    Homepage, 3rd Infantry Division Artillery

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, December 01, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.