Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 October 2019
3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment
- Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 16th Field Artillery
- Organized 21 May 1917 at Camp Robinson, Wisconsin
- (16th Field Artillery assigned 19 November 1917 to the 4th Division)
- Inactivated 21 September 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington
- Activated 14 December 1922 at Fort Myer, Virginia
- (16th Field Artillery relieved 24 March 1923 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 8th Division; relieved 5 September 1927 from assignment to the 8th Division and assigned to the 4th Division; relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 8th Division; relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 8th Division)
- Reorganized and redesignated 13 January 1941 as Battery C, 16th Field Artillery Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 3 June 1942 as Battery C, 16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 9th Armored Division
- (16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion relieved 6 July 1945 from assignment to the 9th Armored Division)
- Inactivated 26 July 1946 in Germany
- (16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion assigned 20 October 1950 to the 2d Armored Division)
- Activated 10 November 1950 at Fort Hood, Texas
- Inactivated 1 July 1957 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 2d Armored Division; concurrently, redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 16th Artillery
- Redesignated 2 June 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Howitzer Battalion, 16th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted)
- Battalion activated 21 June 1958 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Redesignated 25 November 1966 as the 3d Battalion, 16th Artillery
- Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery
- Inactivated 2 November 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Assigned 13 September 1972 to the 8th Infantry Division and activated in Germany
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, reorganized and redesignated 16 August 1987 as Battery C, 16th Field Artillery (remainder of battalion concurrently inactivated)
- Battery C, 16th Field Artillery, inactivated 15 August 1991 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division
- Redesignated 16 January 1996 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas (organic elements concurrently activated)
- Battalion relieved 16 December 2004 from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and assigned to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
- Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 3d Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment
- Inactivated 15 January 2015 at Fort Carson, Colorado and relieved from assignment to the 2d Brigade Combat Team
- Assigned 16 June 2015 to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and activated at Fort Hood, Texas
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War I
- Aisne‑Marne
- St. Mihiel
- Meuse‑Argonne
- Champagne 1918
- Lorraine 1918
- World War II
- Rhineland
- Ardennes‑Alsace
- Central Europe
- Vietnam
- 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
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- National Resolution
- Iraqi Surge
- Iraqi Sovereignty
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. VITH
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered WESTERN AND SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012
- Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2005-2006
- Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009
- Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at St. Vith
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969‑1970
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971
- Headquarters Battery additionally entitled to:
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1996-1997
- Battery A additionally entitled to:
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG TIN PROVINCE
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History