3d Battalion 16th Field Artillery

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3rd Battalion 16th Field Artillery
Regimental crest of the 16th Field Artillery
Active	1 July 1916-
Country	United States
Branch	U.S. Army
Part of	2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Garrison/HQ	Fort Carson
Nickname	"Thunder Pride!"
Motto	"Macte Nova Virtute" (Go Forth With New Strength)
Battles/wars	World War II Vietnam War Operation Iraqi Freedom
Decorations	Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm

The 3rd Battalion 16th Field Artillery is a field artillery battalion in the United States Army. The unit's nickname is "Rolling Thunder" and their motto is "Macte Nova Virtute" (Go Forth With New Strength).

1 Unit Assignment
2 Lineage
3 Decorations
4 Killed In Action
- 4.1 Operation Iraqi Freedom
5 External links

[edit] Unit Assignment

Based at Fort Hood, Texas the 3/16 FA is under the command of the 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.

[edit] Lineage

Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 16th Field Artillery. Organized 21 May 1917 at Camp Robinson, Wisconsin. (16th Field Artillery assigned 19 November 1917 to the 4th Division.) Inactivated 21 September 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington. Activated 14 December 1922 at Fort Meyer, Virginia. (16th Field Artillery relieved 24 March 1923 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 8th Division and assigned to the 4th Division; relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 8th Division; relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to 8th Division.)

Reorganized and redesignated 13 January 1941 as Battery C, 16th Field Artillery Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 3 June 1942 as Battery C, 16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 9th Armored Division. (16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion relieved 6 July 1945 from assignment to the 9th Armored Division.) Activated 10 November 1950 at Fort Hood, Texas.

Inactivated 1 July 1957 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the U.S. 2d Armored Division; concurrently, redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery. redesignated 2 June 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Howitzer Battalion, 16th Field Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 21 June 1958 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Redesignated 25 November 1966 as 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery. Inactivated 2 November 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Assigned 13 September 1972 to the 8th Infantry Division and activated in Germany.

Inactivated 15 August 1991 in Germany, and relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division.

Activated 15 December 1995 as the 3d Battalion, 16th Artillery at Fort Hood, Texas and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division.

The 3rd Battalion, 16th Artillery moved along with the rest of the 4th Infantry Division to its new home at Fort Carson.

[edit] Decorations

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer Embroidered REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD (16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; WD GO 72, 1945)
Cited in the Order of the day of the Day of the Belgian Army for the action at ST. VITH (16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer, embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970 (3d Battalion, 16th Artillery, cited; DA GO 42, 1972)
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer, embroidered VIETNAM 1971 (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, cited; DA GO 6, 1974)
Battery A additionally entitled to Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG TIN PROVINCE (Battery A, 3d Battalion, 16th Artillery, cited; DA GO 39, 1970)

[edit] Killed In Action

[edit] Operation Iraqi Freedom

OIF I

June 3rd, 2003 - SGT Atanatio Haro Marin Jr. - C Battery - Killed while manning a checkpoint and his unit came under fire from small arms and rocket propelled grenades.

OIF III

January 5th, 2006 - MAJ William F. Hecker III - BN S3, Headquarters Battery - Killed in An Najaf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during convoy operations.

January 5th, 2006 - CPT Christopher P. Petty - Battery Commander, Headquarters Battery - Killed in An Najaf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during convoy operations.

January 5th, 2006 - SFC Stephen J. White - Battalion Supply Sergeant, Headquarters Battery - Killed in An Najaf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during convoy operations.

January 5th, 2006 - SGT Johnny J. Peralez, Jr. - Combat Medic, Headquarters Battery - Killed in An Najaf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during convoy operations.

January 5th, 2006 - PVT Robbie M. Mariano - Cannon Crewmember, Headquarters Battery - Killed in An Najaf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during convoy operations.

September 8th, 2006 - Sgt David W. Gordon - Cannon Crewmember, Alpha Battery - Killed in Al Hillah, Iraq, on a designated pratrol when and improvised explosive device detonated outside his HMMWV under normal compat operations.