11th Airborne Division Artillery

11th Airborne Division Artillery
Active	1943–58, 1963–65
Country	United States of America
Branch	Army
Type	Field artillery
Role	Division artillery
Size	Brigade
Equipment	M1 75mm pack howitzer ; M3 105mm howitzer
Engagements	World War II

The 11th Airborne Division Artillery is an inactive field artillery unit of the United States Army. The unit served with the 11th Airborne Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II, in Germany and the United States during the early Cold War before inactivating in 1958. Reactivated from 1963-65, the unit tested the air mobility concepts at Fort Benning, Georgia, before inactivating again.

History

11th Airborne Division Artillery (1943-1945)
Parent unit	11th Airborne Division
Components	Hq & Hqs Btry 457th Parachute FA Bn -Hqs & Svc Btry -Btry A -Btry B -Btry C -Btry D 674th Glider FA Bn -Hqs & Svc Btry -Btry A -Btry B 675th Glider FA Bn -Hqs & Svc Btry -Btry A -Btry B^[1]

Lineage & honors

Lineage

Constituted 27 November 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 11th Airborne Division Artillery
Activated 25 February 1943 at Camp Mackall, North Carolina
Allotted 15 November 1948 to the Regular Army
Inactivated 1 July 1958 in Germany
Redesignated 17 July 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 11th Air Assault Division Artillery.
Activated 18 July 1963 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Inactivated 1 July 1965 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Redesignated 24 January 1972 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 11th Airborne Division Artillery^[2]

Campaign participation credit

World War II: New Guinea; Leyte; Luzon (with arrowhead)^[2]

Decorations

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Stream embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (11th Airborne Division cited; DA GO 47, 1950)^[2]

References

↑ United States Army, "11th Airborne Division" (1944). World War Regimental Histories. Book 114. Web. Accessed 15 November 2015. <http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/114>
1 2 3 McKenney, Janice E. (2010). "Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 11th Airborne Division Artillery". Field Artillery Part 1. Army Lineage Series, CMH Publicataion 60-11-1. United States Army Center of Military History. pp.67. Web. Accessed 12 November 2015. <http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-11_pt1/CMH_Pub_60-11_pt1.pdf>.

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