• Source: 109th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

The 109th Field Artillery Regiment is an artillery regiment of the United States Army and the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
The unit was organized on 17 October 1775 and is one of several National Guard units with colonial roots. The first unit commander was Colonel Zebulon Butler. The unit traces is origins to the Connecticut Militia under the 24th Regiment since the Wyoming Valley was a part of Connecticut at the time. After alternating between an infantry and artillery unit throughout the early years and campaigns, the battalion was designated as the 109th Field Artillery Regiment on 11 October 1917. The regiment served in combat during World War I and was commanded by Colonel Asher Miner.
During the 1950s and 1960s, under the Pentomic army structure, the 2nd Battalion, 109th Artillery, served with the
28th Division.




1st Battalion


1st Battalion, 109th FA, (the "Wyoming Valley Guards") is a battalion of the United States Army, maintained by the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. It is a subordinate formation of the 169th Field Artillery Brigade. Its headquarters is at the historic Kingston Armory located in Kingston, PA. The unit was organized on 17 October 1775 and is one of the oldest military units in the United States Army.
In 1984-85 the 1st Battalion was part of the divisional artillery of the 28th Infantry Division.
Recent news articles in 2014 and 2015 stated the 55th BCT is under consideration for inactivation by late 2016 and as a result may inactivate the battalion.
The task organization has changed multiple times throughout the decades as the force structure of the Army and National Guard changes. As of 2015, the task organization consists of Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, Alpha Battery, Bravo Battery, Charlie Battery, and 2803 Forward Support Company.




Campaign participation credit






= Revolutionary War

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Brandywine
Germantown
New Jersey 1777
Pennsylvania 1777
Pennsylvania 1778
Pennsylvania 1779




= Mexican War

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Vera Cruz
Cerro Gordo




= Civil War

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Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Wilderness
Spotsylvania
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
Virginia 1861
Virginia 1863




= World War I

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Oise-Aisne
Ypres-Lys
Meuse-Argonne
Champagne 1918
Lorraine 1918




= World War II

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Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe




= War on Terrorism

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To Be Determined




Decorations


Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ARDENNE
Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG




Heraldry






= Coat of arms

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= Distinctive unit insignia

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References

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• 109th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• List of field artillery regiments of the United States
• 1st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 24th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 109th Infantry Regiment (United States)
• 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 42nd Field Artillery Regiment
• 109th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
• 2nd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 107th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)