- 101st Field Artillery Regiment
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unit_name= 101st Field Artillery
caption=101st Field Artillery Regiment coat of arms
dates=December 13 1636 - Present
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branch=Massachusetts Army National Guard
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garrison=Brockton, Massachusetts
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equipment=M102 howitzer , Q36 / Q37 Target Acquisition Radar
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motto=Vincere est Vivere (To Conquer is to Live)
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battles=Colonial WarsPequot War King Philip's War King William's War Queen Anne's War King George's War French and Indian War
American WarsRevolutionary War
*Battle of Monmouth War of 1812 American Civil War
*First Battle of Bull Run
*Battle of Yorktown
*Peninsula Campaign
*Second Battle of Bull Run
*Battle of Antietam
*Battle of Fredericksburg
*Battle of Chancellorsville
*Battle of Gettysburg
*Battle of the Wilderness
*Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
*Battle of Cold Harbor
*Second Battle of Petersburg
*Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
War with Spain
*Puerto Rican Campaign World War I
*Champagne-Marne
*Aisne-Marne
*St. Mihiel
*Meuse-Argonne World War II
*Northern France
*Rhineland
*Ardennes-Alsace
*Central EuropeKorean War
Afghanistan Campaign
Iraq Campaign
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decorations=Superior Unit Award (IFOR Service)
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notable_commanders=John Winthrop Myles Standish (Plymouth Company Commander)
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identification_symbol_2_label=Shoulder Sleeve Insignia worn by 1-101st FA Battalion
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identification_symbol_3_label=Shoulder Sleeve Insignia worn by Echo Battery 101st FA (TAB)The 101st Field Artillery regiment is the oldest field artillery regiment in the
United States Army with a lineage dating toDecember 13 ,1636 when it was organized as the South Regiment. For the first 250 years of the units existence it served ininfantry formations. [cite paper
first = Leonid | last = Kondratiuk (Col Ret) | author = | authorlink = | coauthors =
title = History of the 101st Field Artillery Regiment | version = | publisher =
date = May 2007 | url = | format = | accessdate = 2008-01-22]History
101st Field Artillery Regiment was first formed on
December 13 ,1636 as the South Regiment by theMassachusetts General Court . Its first commander was ColonelJohn Winthrop . Since its creation, the regiment has served in six colonial wars and nine American wars.In addition to its own lineage, the 101st Field Artillery Regiment holds the lineage of the 180th Field Artillery Regiment, the 211th Field Artillery Regiment, the 241st Field Artillery Regiment and the 272nd Field Artillery Battalion. Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion 101st Field Artillery holds the lineage of the 102nd Field Artillery and the Second Corps of Cadets.
Recent and Current Organization
The regiment currently consists of the 1st Battalion 101st
Field Artillery based inBrockton, Massachusetts and Echo Battery 101st Field Artillery, Target Acquisition Battery (TAB) based inRehoboth, Massachusetts , both units are in theMassachusetts National Guard .In the past twenty years, the 1st Battalion 101st Field Artillery Battalion Field Artillery has fallen under the 26th Division Artillery, the 42d Division Artillery, the 29th Division Artillery and the 26th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The battalion currently is the fires battalion for the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
42nd Infantry Division .In the past twenty years, Echo Battery 101st FA (TAB) has fallen under the 26th Division Artillery and the 42d Division Artillery. The unit currently is the target acquisition battery for the 197th Field Artillery Brigade,
New Hampshire National Guard .Notable Non-Combat Actions
* In August 1765, the regiment was activated to patrol the streets of Boston to help quell riots that broke out in response to the Stamp Act.(241st FA Regiment Lineage)
* In March 1770, elements of the regiment again patrolled the streets of Boston to enforce the law after theBoston Massacre .(241st FA Regiment Lineage)
* In 1786 duringShay's Rebellion , members of the regiment protected judges and the Taunton courthouse after it was surrounded by insurgents. (211th FA Lineage)
* Between July and October 1863, the regiment served inNew York City to enforce draft laws after theNew York Draft Riots (241st FA Regiment Lineage).
* The regiment was called into state service onJuly 14 ,1863 during the Boston Draft riots (101st FA Regiment lineage). While manning the Cooper Street Armory in Boston's North End, the armory was attacked by over 1,000 rioters intent upon seizing the weapons stored there. When the mob penetrated the armory's main gate, the soldiers opened fire killing and wounding dozens of rioters, effectively ending the attack. [cite web |url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/02622052.htm
title= HISTORY LESSON: The gangs of Boston| publisher=Boston Phoenix | author=Seth Gitell |accessdate=2008-01-21]
* The regiment was reviewed by PresidentAndrew Johnson in 1867, PresidentUlysses S. Grant in 1869 and PresidentChester A. Arthur in 1882.(241st FA Regiment Lineage)
* The regiment took part in the funeral of President Ulysses S. Grant in 1885.(241st FA Regiment Lineage)
* FromJune 16 toNovember 27 ,1916 , the regiment was federalized and served inTexas during the Mexican Border crises (101st FA Regiment lineage - also seePancho Villa Expedition ).
* In May 1996, Detachment 1, Headquarters Battery, 101st Field Artillery Battalion was ordered to active duty to serve with the Nordic-Polish Brigade in Bosnia in support ofOperation Joint Endeavor .
* In May 1997, Echo Battery, 101st Field Artillery (TAB) was activated and served throughout Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Endeavor.
* After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, members of the 1st Battalion 101st Field Artillery served on state orders protecting the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant and theMassachusetts Military Reservation atCamp Edwards .
* The regiments howitzers fire blank rounds each Fourth of July during theBoston Pops Orchestra 's playing of the1812 Overture . It also provides howitzers to fire during a fourth of July concert inPlymouth, Massachusetts . [cite web |url=http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2006/06/30/news/news06.txt |date=2006-06-30
title= Celebrating Fourth of July around the South Shore| publisher=Patriot Ledger |accessdate=2008-01-24]
* On the first Monday in June, the regiment provides a as part of theAncient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts ' June day drumhead election reenactment ceremony which is held on Boston Common close to theMassachusetts State House . [cite web |url=http://www.ahacsite.org/june.htm
title= JUNE DAY PARADE AND DRUM HEAD ELECTION| publisher=Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts |accessdate=2008-01-24]Notable members of the regiment
*Colonel
John Winthrop - First commander, South Regiment
*Captain John Underhill - First full-time training officer, Commander Boston Company
*CaptainMyles Standish - First commander Plymouth Company (211th FA Lineage)
*Colonel Robert Cowden - Regimental commander who organized the unit as a three year volunteer regiment for the Civil War.
*Corporal Nathanial M. Allen - Was awarded theMedal of Honor for saving the regimental colors from capture during theBattle of Gettysburg .
*Maj Asa M. Cook - first commander Light Artillery Company, 1st Brigade. Served in American Civil War.
*Sergeant Michael J. Kelley - While serving with Echo Battery, 101st Field Artillery (TAB) at Camp Salerno,Afghanistan was killed in action onJune 8 ,2005 after the helicopter landing zone he was working at was hit by rocket fire. He was the first Massachusetts National Guardsman killed in action after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. [cite web |url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/gallery/ne_war_dead_enduringfreedom?pg=16
title= New England's War Dead - Afghanistan:Sergeant Michael J. Kelley, 26, Scituate, Mass. |publisher=Boston Globe | |accessdate=2008-01-21]ee also
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Yankee Division
*Rainbow Division
*29th Infantry DivisionReferences
External links
* [http://www.mass.gov/guard/ Massachusetts National Guard] Home Page
* [http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/FA/101%20Field%20Artillery.htm 101ST FIELD ARTILLERY] , U.S. Army Institute Of Heraldry
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/1-101fa.htm 1st Battalion - 101st Field Artillery Regiment ] , Global Security.org
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