183rd Field Artillery Battalion (United States)

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183rd Field Artillery Battalion (Colorado)
Active1955–1959
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Allegiance Colorado
Branch Colorado Army National Guard
TypeCombat arms
Nickname(s)King of Battle
Red Leg
Patron Saint Barbara
Motto(s)RIGHT AND READY
Branch colorScarlet

The 183rd Field Artillery Battalion (Colorado) was a Field Artillery Battalion of the Army National Guard.

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History

There were two units issued this number this is the Colorado unit. The Idaho Unit predates the Colorado unit.

Lineage

Constituted 10 May 1946 as Company C, 199th Engineer Combat Battalion and allotted to the Colorado National Guard

Converted and redesignated 1 August 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 183rd Field Artillery Battalion, concurrently, remainder of battalion organized from existing units as follows

Consolidated with 157th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) 1 February 1959

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Current units

unit broken up

Coat of arms

Per fess embattled Gules and Or 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. all within a bordure counterchanged

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Colorado Army National Guard

The coat of arms is that of the 157th Infantry within a border to indicate descent from that regiment.

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