Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 April 2011
2d BATTALION,
82d FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Troops C and D, 24th Cavalry
Organized 5 June 1917 at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming
Consolidated, converted, and redesignated 1 November 1917 as Battery B, 82d Field Artillery, an element of the 15th Cavalry Division
(82d Field Artillery relieved in May 1918 from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division)
Reorganized and redesignated 9 September 1921 as Battery B, 82d Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division
Reorganized and redesignated 17 March 1930 as Battery B, 82d Field Artillery
Reorganized and redesignated 3 January 1941 as Battery B, 82d Field Artillery Battalion
Inactivated 15 October 1957 in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division
Redesignated 1 June 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 82d Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted)
Battalion activated 25 June 1958 in Germany
Inactivated 25 March 1964 in Germany
Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 2d Missile Battalion, 82d Field Artillery
Redesignated 16 January 1988 as the 2d Battalion, 82d Field Artillery, assigned to the 3d Armored Division, and activated in Germany
Inactivated 15 November 1991 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3d Armored Division
Assigned 16 December 1992 to the 1st Cavalry Division and activated at Fort Hood, Texas
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 2d Battalion, 82d Field Artillery Regiment
Relieved 18 October 2005 from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division and assigned to the 3d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II |
Southwest Asia War on Terrorism (Additional campaigns to be determined) |
DECORATIONS
*Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ-KUWAIT 1991
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), IRAQ 2004-2005
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), IRAQ 2006-2007
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), IRAQ 2008-2009
*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945
*Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece), Streamer embroidered KOREA
*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered WAEGWAN-TAEGU
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History