| 157th field Artillery Battalion | |
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| [[]] Coat of arms |
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| Active | 1937 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | New Jersey |
| Branch | New Jersey Army National Guard |
| Type | Combat arms |
| Patron | Saint Barbara |
| Motto | In Via (On the way) |
| Branch color | Scarlet |
The 157th Field Artillery Battalion was a Field Artillery battalion of the Army National Guard.
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There were two units issued this number, this is the New Jersey unit. The Colorado Unit postdates the New Jersey unit.
Organized in the New Jersey National Guard as the 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery and Federally recognized 16 June 1937 at Vineland.
Redisgnated 7 January 1941 as the 2nd Battalion, 157th Field artillery.
Relieved from the 44th Infantry Division and inactivated at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, 12 November 1945.
See 102nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)
Gules a Gatling gun or, in base a giant cactus and shoulder sleeve insignia of the 29th Infantry Division proper, on a canton argent a saltire azure.
That for the New Jersey National Guard.
The Shield is red for artillery. The Gatling gun refers to association with the 157th and 112th Field artillery regiments of New Jersey. Service of elements of the Battalion is represented by the giant cactus for the Mexican Border, the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 29th Division for service in France during world war I, and the canton for Cival War service.
World War II
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