3rd Infantry Division Artillery (United States)
| 3rd Infantry Division Artillery | |
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Distinctive Unit Insignia | |
| Country |
 United States of America |
| Branch |
 United States Army |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Role | Division Force Fires HQs |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 3rd Infantry Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Stewart, Georgia |
| Nickname(s) | Marne Thunder |
| Website | http://www.stewart.army.mil/units/home.asp?u=DIVARTY |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | COL Todd R. Wasmund |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM John K. Johnson |
The 3rd Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY) is the divisional artillery command for the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The DIVARTY has served with the division in World Wars I and II, the Korean conflict, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and in peacetime at Fort Stewart and Germany. The DIVARTY was inactivated in 2004 as part of transformation to modular brigade combat teams, but was reactivated on 17 October 2014 to provide fire support coordination and mission command for the training and readiness of Field Artillery units across the division.
History
World War I
under construction
Interwar
under construction
World War II
under construction
Cold War
under construction
Post Cold War
under construction
Global War on Terror
under construction
Lineage & Honors
Lineage
- Constituted 12 November 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 3d Field Artillery Brigade, and assigned to the 3d Division
- Organized 26 November 1917 at Camp Stanley, Texas
- Disbanded 16 October 1939 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Reconstituted 1 October 1940 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Division Artillery, and activated at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Redesignated 1 July 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Infantry Division Artillery
Campaign Participation Credit
World War I: Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Champagne 1918
World War II: Tunisia; Sicily (with arrowhead); Naples-Foggia; Anzio (with arrowhead); Rome-Arno; Southern France (with arrowhead); Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Korean War: CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for COLMAR
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm for COLMAR
- French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for UIJONGBU CORRIDOR
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for IRON TRIANGLE
- Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece) for KOREA
Heraldry
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Description/Blazon
A red triangle with one point down charged with five gold fleurs-de-lis, three and two, superimposed upon a gold circular bend bearing the motto "FULFILL YOUR MISSION" in black. The insignia is 1 inch (2.54 cm) in diameter.
Symbolism
The three points of the triangle are indicative of the numerical designation of the unit and also, of the 3rd Division to which the organization is assigned. The five fleurs-de-lis symbolize the major engagements in which the unit participated in World War I.
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade on 4 February 1930. It was redesignated for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Infantry Division Artillery on 29 April 1952.
References
External links
Homepage, 3rd Infantry Division Artillery