| 137th Field Artillery Battalion | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1899 |
| Country |  |
| Allegiance | Colorado |
| Branch | Colorado Army National Guard |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Motto(s) | Remember the Mission |
The 137th Field Artillery Battalion is a field artillery battalion of the Army National Guard.
The 137th Field Artillery Battalion is not to be confused with the 137th Field Artillery Regiment. In 1959 the majority of the unit became the 140th Signal Battalion which has been pared down to one company (A Company).[ citation needed ]
Constituted in the Colorado National Guard as Company G, 1st Colorado Infantry and organized in April 1899 at Denver.
Mustered out of state service 17 July 1911; reorganized in state service 28 July 1911 as Company G. 1st Infantry
Redesignated 20 October 1914 separate Battery B, Field Artillery
Redesignated 5 July 1916 as Battery B,1st Separate Battalion, Colorado Field Artillery.
Drafted into Federal service, 5 August 1917, Redesignated Battery B, 148th Field Artillery. and assigned to the 41st Infantry Division. 19 September 1917.
Redesignated 1 October 1921 as Battery B, 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery.
Redesignated 1 August 1933 as Battery B, 168th Field Artillery Battalion.
Reorganized and Federally recognized 1 August 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 137th Field Artillery Battalion; Concurrently organic elements organized by conversion and redesignation of existing units as follows;
Battalion broken up 1 February 1959 and elements converted and redesignated as follows;
World War I
World War II
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 October 1944 to 4 July 1945.
unit broken up.
Gules, on a bend between in dexter chief a sea lion holding in dexter paw a sword and in sinister base a bar dancette couped or, five fleurs-de-lis paleways azure.
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Colorado National guard
The colors scarlet and yellow are used for artillery. the five fleurs-de-lis on the diagonal band symbolize the units World War I service in France. The sea lion, from the coat of arms of Manila, represent service in the Pacific theater during World War II. The jagged bar with 3 peaks refers to the mountainous terrain of Colorado, The home area of the battalion.
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