1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment

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1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment
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377th FAR Coat of arms
Active1921-1942 (Organized Reserves)
1942-1945
1948-1949
1950-1953
1954-1965
1968-1986
1996-2013
CountryUnited States
Branch Army
Type field artillery
Role Airborne(inactive)
Size Battalion
Motto(s)FIRMITER ET FIDELITER (Steadfastly and Faithfully)
Engagements World War II
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
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Organizational beret flash
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The 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment , is an inactive M198 Howitzer/ M777 Howitzer 155mm field artillery battalion of the United States Army. The battalion has seen service with the 101st Airborne Division during World War II and Vietnam, and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan during the Global War on Terror. The battalion has been stationed with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell; with the 18th Field Artillery Brigade and the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and with the 17th Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Lewis, Washington.

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History

World War II

Battery A, 377th Field Artillery Regiment was constituted in the Organized Reserves at Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1921. The battery was activated as Battery A, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion on 16 August 1942, as part of the 101st Airborne Division. After initial training, the battery sailed to England, arriving in Liverpool on 18 October 1943. Based at Benham Valence, Berkshire, England, the battalion conducted additional training in preparation for Operation Overlord. [1]

Battery A parachuted into Normandy on 6 June 1944. Most of the battery initially fought as infantrymen due to the loss of their howitzers. On 7 June 1944, 33 artillerymen from the battery, under the command of Lt Thomas Swirczynski captured 130 Germans near Hau-des-dunes. Other artillerymen from the battery served with other artillery units, manning salvaged US pieces and even captured German howitzers. By 14 June 1944, the battery was consolidated and re-armed with new howitzers landed over the Normandy beaches. [1]

The battery conducted a second parachute assault on 19 September 1944. After landing and firing in support of the 1/506th PIR and 502nd PIR, the battery occupied near St Oedenrode, supporting the 501st PIR and 502nd PIR. In late November, the battery was moved to Camp Mourmelon, France, for refit. [1]

Lineage and honors

Lineage

Campaign participation credit

Decorations

Heraldry

Distinctive unit insignia

377th Field Artillery Regiment#Distinctive Unit Insignia

Coat of arms

377th Field Artillery Regiment#Coat of Arms

Beret Flash

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On a scarlet shield shaped embroidered device with a semi-circular base, 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in height and 1 7/8 inches (4.76 cm) in width edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) scarlet border, three yellow pie sections radiating from the center configuring a "Y" and ending at the overedge stitching. The beret flash was approved on 9 Aug 2000. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The 101st Airborne: The 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion". ww2-airborne.us. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lineage and Honors Information: 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment." United States Army Center for Military History. 1 October 2007. Web. Accessed 19 October 2015. <http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0377fa01bn.htm>. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. Headquarters, Department of the Army. General Orders 2014-64. 22 August 2014. Web, accessed 15 October 2015. <http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/go1464.pdf Archived 5 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine >.
  4. "1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment Heraldry". The Institute of Heraldry. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.