Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 October 2019

3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment

  • Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 16th Field Artillery
  • Organized 21 May 1917 at Camp Robinson, Wisconsin
  • (16th Field Artillery assigned 19 November 1917 to the 4th Division)
  • Inacti­vated 21 September 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington
  • Activated 14 December 1922 at Fort Myer, Virginia
  • (16th Field Artillery relieved 24 March 1923 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 8th Division; relieved 5 September 1927 from assignment to the 8th Division and assigned to the 4th Division; relieved 1 October 1933 from assign­ment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 8th Division; relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 8th Division)
  • Reorganized and redesignated 13 January 1941 as Battery C, 16th Field Artillery Battalion
  • Reorganized and redesignated 3 June 1942 as Battery C, 16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 9th Armored Division
  • (16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion relieved 6 July 1945 from assignment to the 9th Armored Division)
  • Inactivated 26 July 1946 in Germany
  • (16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion assigned 20 October 1950 to the 2d Armored Division)
  • Activated 10 November 1950 at Fort Hood, Texas
  • Inactivated 1 July 1957 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 2d Armored Division; concurrently, redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 16th Artillery
  • Redesignated 2 June 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Howitzer Battalion, 16th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted)
  • Battalion activated 21 June 1958 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  • Redesig­nated 25 November 1966 as the 3d Battalion, 16th Artillery
  • Redesig­nated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery
  • Inacti­vated 2 November 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington
  • Assigned 13 Septem­ber 1972 to the 8th Infantry Division and activated in Germany
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, reorganized and redesignated 16 August 1987 as Battery C, 16th Field Artillery (remainder of battalion concurrently inactivated)
  • Battery C, 16th Field Artillery, inactivated 15 August 1991 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division
  • Redesignated 16 January 1996 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas (organic elements concurrently activated)
  • Battalion relieved 16 December 2004 from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and assigned to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
  • Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment
  • Inactivated 15 January 2015 at Fort Carson, Colorado and relieved from assignment to the 2d Brigade Combat Team
  • Assigned 16 June 2015 to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and activated at Fort Hood, Texas

Campaign Participation Credit

  • World War I
  • Aisne‑Marne
  • St. Mihiel
  • Meuse‑Argonne
  • Champagne 1918
  • Lorraine 1918
  • World War II
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes‑Alsace
  • Central Europe
  • Vietnam
  • Counteroffensive, Phase III
  • Tet Counteroffensive
  • Counteroffensive, Phase IV
  • Counteroffensive, Phase V
  • Counteroffensive, Phase VI
  • Tet 69/Counteroffensive
  • Summer‑Fall 1969
  • Winter‑Spring 1970
  • Sanctuary Counteroffensive
  • Counteroffensive, Phase VII
  • Consolidation I
  • War on Terrorism
  • Iraq:
  • National Resolution
  • Iraqi Surge
  • Iraqi Sovereignty
  • (Additional campaigns to be determined)

Decorations

  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. VITH
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered WESTERN AND SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2005-2006
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009
  • Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at St. Vith
  • Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroi­dered VIETNAM 1969‑1970
  • Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroi­dered VIETNAM 1971
  • Headquarters Battery additionally entitled to:
  • Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1996-1997
  • Battery A additionally entitled to:
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG TIN PROVINCE

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History


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