183rd Field Artillery Battalion (United States)
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| 183rd Field Artillery Battalion (Colorado) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1955–1959 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | Colorado |
| Branch | Colorado Army National Guard |
| Type | Combat arms |
| Nickname(s) | King of Battle Red Leg |
| Patron | Saint Barbara |
| Motto(s) | RIGHT AND READY |
| Branch color | Scarlet |
The 183rd Field Artillery Battalion (Colorado) was a Field Artillery Battalion of the Army National Guard.
History
[edit]There were two units issued this number this is the Colorado unit. The Idaho Unit predates the Colorado unit.
Lineage
[edit]Constituted 10 May 1946 as Company C, 199th Engineer Combat Battalion and allotted to the Colorado National Guard
- Organized and Federally recognized 12 March 1948 at La Junta.
- Converted and redesignated 15 December 1949 as Company M, 157th Infantry
- 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
- 192nd Engineer Company at Trinidad redesignated as Battery A.
- Tank Company 157th Infantry at Las Animas redesignated as Battery C.
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company 3rd battalion 157th Infantry at Lamar redesignated Service Battery
Consolidated with 157th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) 1 February 1959
Campaign streamers
[edit]none
Decorations
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Current units
[edit]unit broken up
Coat of arms
[edit]- Shield
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
- Crest
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Colorado Army National Guard
- Background
The coat of arms is that of the 157th Infantry within a border to indicate descent from that regiment.
See also
[edit]- Division insignia of the United States Army
- United States Army branch insignia
- United States Army Aviation Branch
- Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments
- List of armored and cavalry regiments of the United States Army
- Field Artillery Branch (United States)
- U.S. Army Regimental System
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry
- Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from ..., Volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman [1]
- Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson (page 51).[2]
- [3] Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine lineage