1st Battalion 109th Field Artillery Regiment edit
The 1st Battalion 109th Field Artillery Regiment ("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 U.S. Army National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division and the 55th Brigade Combat Team. Its headquarters is at the historic Kingston Armory located in Kingston, PA since 1932. The unit was organized on October 17th, 1775 and is one of the oldest military units in the United States Army.[1] 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. Additionally, previous news articles such as the Citizen's Voice discussed rumors that the armory could be sold by the state and the unit would be consolidated into another center
History edit
The unit was organized on October 17th, 1775 and is one of the oldest military units in the United States Army. 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 a infantry and artillery unit throughout the early years and campaigns, the battalion was designated as the 109th Field Artillery Regiment on October 11th 1917.
Task Organization edit
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 Fox Forward Support Company of the 228th Support Battalion.
Campaign Participation Credit [2] edit
Revolutionary War edit
Brandywine
Germantown
New Jersey 1777
Pennsylvania 1777
Pennsylvania 1778
Pennsylvania 1779
Mexican War edit
Vera Cruz
Cerro Gordo
Civil War edit
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Wilderness
Spotsylvania
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
Virginia 1861
Virginia 1863
World War I edit
Oise-Aisne
Ypres-Lys
Meuse-Argonne
Champagne 1918
Lorraine 1918
World War II edit
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
War on Terrorism edit
To Be Determined
Decorations edit
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ARDENNE
Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG
References edit
- ^ Zierdt, William (1932). Narrative History of the 109th Field Artillery. Wyoming Historical and Geological Society.
- ^ Dalessandro, Robert. "109th Field Artillery Regiment (Wyoming Valley Guards)". Department of the Army History. Department of the Army. Retrieved 11 October 2015.