122nd Field Artillery Regiment

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122nd Field Artillery Regiment
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BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Type USA - Army Field Artillery Insignia.svg Field artillery
Role USARS parent regiment
Size regiment
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The 122nd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the Illinois Army National Guard. The regiment's 2nd Battalion is the cannon battalion assigned to the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

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History

The 2nd Battalion, 122nd Artillery was deployed to help suppress the April 1968 Chicago riots. [1] :311–2Detachment 1, 1st Battalion, 122nd Artillery was deployed to Afghanistan in support of the 1-178 Infantry Battalion in support of Operation Freedoms Sentinel. [2]

Lineage & Honors

Lineage

Ordered into active Federal service 2 October 2008 at home stations; released from active Federal service 5 November 2009 and reverted to state control


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Campaign Participation Credit

(additional campaigns to be determined) [3]

Decorations

Headquarters Battery (Chicago), 2d Battalion, additionally entitled to:
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER 1944-1945
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER 1945 [3]

Heraldry

Distinctive unit insignia

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Coat of arms

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See also

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References

  1. Scheips, Paul (2005). The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1945-1992 (PDF). US Army Center of Military History. ISBN   9781517253783.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Illinois National Guard set to deploy 400 troops to Afghanistan". www.wifr.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lineage & Honors Information: 122d Field Artillery Regiment." Center for Military History. 6 May 2015. Web, accessed 29 December 2017. <https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0122fa.htm>.