Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 June 2013
2d BATTALION,
11th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
- Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 11th Field Artillery
- Organized 1 June 1917 at Douglas, Arizona
- (11th Field Artillery assigned in November 1917 to the 6th Division; relieved 12 November 1920 from assignment to the 6th Division; assigned 1 March 1921 to the Hawaiian Division [later redesignated as the 24th Infantry Division])
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1941 as Battery B, 11th Field Artillery Battalion
- Inactivated 31 March 1958 and relieved from assignment to the 24th Infantry Division; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Battalion, 11th Artillery
- Redesignated 2 June 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 11th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted)
- Battalion activated 21 June 1958 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Redesignated 8 April 1966 as the 2d Battalion, 11th Artillery
- Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 2d Battalion, 11th Field Artillery
- Assigned 13 September 1972 to the 25th Infantry Division
- Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 2d Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment
- Assigned 16 October 2005 to the 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War I
- *Meuse-Argonne
- World War II
- *Central Pacific
- *New Guinea (with arrowhead)
- *Leyte (with arrowhead)
- *Luzon
- *Southern Philippines (with arrowhead)
- Korean War
- *UN Defensive
- *UN Offensive
- *CCF Intervention
- *First UN Counteroffensive
- *CCF Spring Offensive
- *UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- *Second Korean Winter
- *Korea, Summer 1953
- Vietnam
- *Counteroffensive, Phase II
- *Counteroffensive, Phase III
- *Tet Counteroffensive
- *Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- *Counteroffensive, Phase V
- *Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- *Tet 69/Counteroffensive
- *Summer-Fall 1969
- *Winter-Spring 1970
- *Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- *Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- *Consolidation I
- *Consolidation II
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
- *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF KOREA
- *Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG NGAI PROVINCE
- *Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
- *Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
- *Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2010-2011
- *Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
- *Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered PYONGTAEK
- *Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953
- *Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroi¬dered VIETNAM 1968-1969
- *Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroi¬dered VIETNAM 1971
- *Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968
- *Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970
- Battery B additionally entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DONG AP BIA MOUNTAIN
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gal¬lantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969, 1970
- Battery C additionally entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DONG AP BIA MOUNTAIN
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered THUA THIEN PROVINCE
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History