| 142nd Field Artillery Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1955-1959 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | Colorado |
| Branch | Colorado Army National Guard |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Motto(s) | Knock Them Out |
The 142nd Field Artillery Battalion was a Field Artillery Branch battalion of the Colorado Army National Guard.
Organized 27 July 1885 in the Colorado National Guard as Company C, 1st Regiment Infantry (Greeley Guards).
Reorganized 23 November 1895 at Greeley as Company D. 1st infantry Regiment.
Mustered out of Federal service 8 September 1899 at San Francisco, California and consolidated with Home Guard company D. 1st Infantry Regiment Colorado National guard.
Reorganized 16 September 1921 at Greeley as Headquarters Company, 177th Infantry Regiment.
Redesignated Headquarters Company (less antitank platoon), 157th Infantry Regiment and assigned to the 45th Infantry Division 1 September 1939
Inactivated 22 November 1945 at Camp Bowie, Texas
Converted, reorganized and redesignated Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 142nd Field Artillery Battalion, 1 August 1955 ; concurrently remainder of battalion organized from existing units as follows.
Battalion broken up 1 February 1959 and elements reorganized or consolidated as follows.
War with Spain
Philippine Insurrection
World War II
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, streamer embroidered Italy
Per fess embattled or and gules, in chief two wigwams of the second, garnished of the first and in base a sea lion brandishing a sword in dexter paw of the last
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Colorado National guard
The shield is that of the coat of arms of the 157th Infantry with the colors reversed to indicate descent from that regiment. The colors scarlet and yellow are used for artillery. These colors are also the Spanish colors and with embattled partition line and the Philippine sea lion refer to the walled city of Manila in the Philippine Islands. The wigwams refer to Indian service in the frontier days.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry.