11th Airborne Division Artillery
| 11th Airborne Division Artillery | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1943–58, 1963–65 |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Role | Division artillery |
| Size | Brigade |
| Equipment | M1 75mm pack howitzer ; M3 105mm howitzer |
| Engagements | World War II |
The 11th Airborne Division Artillery is an inactive
air mobility concepts at Fort Benning
, Georgia, before inactivating again.
History
Lineage and honors
Lineage
- Constituted 27 November 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 11th Airborne Division Artillery
- Activated 25 February 1943 at Camp Mackall, North Carolina
- Allotted 15 November 1948 to the Regular Army
- Inactivated 1 July 1958 in Germany
- Redesignated 17 July 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 11th Air Assault Division Artillery.
- Activated 18 July 1963 at Fort Benning, Georgia
- Inactivated 1 July 1965 at Fort Benning, Georgia
- Redesignated 24 January 1972 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 11th Airborne Division Artillery[2]
Campaign participation credit
- World War II: New Guinea; Leyte; Luzon (with arrowhead)[2]
Decorations
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Stream embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (11th Airborne Division cited; DA GO 47, 1950)[2]
References
- ^ United States Army, "11th Airborne Division" (1944). World War Regimental Histories. Book 114. Web. Accessed 15 November 2015. <http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/114>
- ^ a b c McKenney, Janice E. (2010). "Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 11th Airborne Division Artillery". Field Artillery Part 1. Army Lineage Series, CMH Pub 60-11-1. United States Army Center of Military History. pp.67. Web. Accessed 12 November 2015. <http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-11_pt1/CMH_Pub_60-11_pt1.pdf Archived 20 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine>.