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The 141st Field Artillery Regiment (Washington Artillery) is a United States field artillery regiment.




History


The 141st Field Artillery is an historic American military unit that is currently part of the Louisiana Army National Guard headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. It traces its lineage to a militia artillery battery back to 1838, and its heritage includes substantial combat service in several major wars. It earned the Presidential Unit Citation (US) for its service in World War II.
The Washington Artillery was founded on 7 September 1838, as the Washington Artillery Company. It received its regimental flag in August 1846 after serving under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican–American War.

26 May 1861 the Unit was mustered into the American Civil War; four companies served in the Army of Northern Virginia and a fifth was in the Army of Tennessee. Elements of the Washington Artillery participated in over sixty major actions. A few notable engagements include: Battle of Antietam, Battle of Perryville, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Fredericksburg, First Battle of Manassas, and the Battle of Cold Harbor.

After the Civil War, it was reorganized as an independent unit called the "Louisiana Volunteer Field Artillery" where it served the United States in the occupation of Cuba. It later was called into service to protect the Mexican border in 1916. A year later it received the designation 141st Artillery. In early 1941, the 141st Field Artillery was mobilized for World War II where it earned the Presidential Unit Citation; a duplicate unit was formed, the 935th Field Artillery Battalion, with both serving in Europe and North Africa. The anti-tank batteries of the battalion were separated in mid-1941, and formed the 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion.
On 1 July 1959, the 141st and 935th Field Artillery Battalions were consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 204th Antiaircraft Artillery Group, 527th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, and the 219th Antiaircraft Artillery Detachment to form the 141st Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Howitzer Battalions, elements of the 39th Infantry Division, the 4th Automatic Weapons Battalion, and the 5th Detachment. The 141st Artillery was redesignated on 1 May 1972 as the 141st Field Artillery to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 256th infantry Brigade. It was withdrawn 30 June 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System.
In 2004 through 2005 and again in 2010, the 141st FA as part of the 256th Infantry Brigade mobilized to Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.
On 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi while most members of the Washington Artillery were still serving their final weeks of deployment in Iraq. Following the return of the battalion to Louisiana, a detachment immediately mobilized to New Orleans to aid law enforcement with rescue efforts. With the help of the Louisiana State Police, those efforts transitioned into a support mission for the New Orleans Police Department. Joint Task Force Gator was created to help combat the rise of looting and other crimes resulting from the loss of law enforcement officers in the New Orleans area. After three-and-a-half years of assisting local police and patrolling the city, the task force was released from duty on 28 February 2009.
From November 2020 through October 2021 the 141st FA would be deployed to Iraq and Syria as a part of the 256th Infantry Brigade in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, where they would see combat against manned and unmmaned indirect fire attacks and drone strikes. The 141st FA would conduct artillery, base defense, and operations of several outposts and bases across the area of operations.




Regimental colors and streamers


Regimental colors of the Washington Artillery

Presidential Unit Citation
Meritorious Unit Commendation
These are the Campaign streamers awarded to the Regiment:
Mexican–American War

Streamer without inscription
American Civil War

World War I

Streamer without inscription
World War II

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Iraqi Governance




Current



The 141st Field Artillery currently consists of the 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery. It is assigned as the fires battalion for the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Louisiana Army National Guard headquartered in the famed Jackson Barracks.




Commanders



Command Sergeants Major

CSM Remy Poirrier
CSM Ernest Simoneaux
CSM Frank Appel
CSM Adam Robatham
CSM Jules ST. Germain
CSM Gerald Leonick
CSM Melvin Laurent
CSM William Schmidt
CSM Robert Smith
CSM Patrick Tyrell
CSM Henry Wellmeyer
CSM Harold Butler
CSM Robert Stiefvater
CSM Clifford Ockman
CSM Darrel Graf
CSM Edward Daigle
CSM Jimmy Vicellio
CSM Matthew Drees
CSM Jimmy Hankins
CSM James Booth
CSM Bryan Howard




References






External links


Louisiana National Guard 1/141 Official Home Page (No Longer Updated)
1/141st Field Artillery (Washington Artillery) Unofficial Home Page
Washington Artillery of New Orleans
Washington Artillery Veterans Association
141st FA Distinctive Unit Insignia @ The Institute of Heraldry
Washington Artillery History Page (Unofficial)
Washington Artillery Early Uniforms (Unofficial) Archived 28 October 2005 at the Wayback Machine
Washington Artillery Service Record / History (Archived 2009-10-19)
"The Washington Artillery, 5th Company, at the Battle of Perryville" – Article by Civil War historian/author Bryan S. Bush

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