141st Field Artillery Regiment

United States Army unit May 2020 141st Field Artillery Regiment 141FARegtCOA.jpg 100 Coat of arms 1838–present United States United States (1838-1861; 1865-present)Confederate States (1861–1865) Washington Artillery (special designation)Special Designation Listing http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-arng.html United States Army Center of Military History 21 April 2010 14 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100609010028/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-arng.html 9 June 2010 Louisiana Army National Guard "Try Us!" Tiger LTC Michael B. Lacoste Mexican–American WarUS Civil War{CSA}Spanish–American WarMexican ExpeditionWorld War IIOperation Iraqi FreedomOperation Inherent Resolve 100px Distinctive unit insignia U.S. Field Artillery Regiments 138th Field Artillery 142nd Field Artillery The 141st Field Artillery Regiment (Washington Artillery) is a United States field artillery regiment. History The 141st Field Artillery is currently part of the Louisiana Army National GuardOrganizations > Army National Guard http://la.ng.mil/organizations/army-guard/Pages/default.aspx Louisiana National Guard (la.ng.mil) State of Louisiana 31 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110509040601/http://la.ng.mil/organizations/army-guard/Pages/default.aspx 9 May 2011 dead headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.Washington Artillery Arsenals – Home Sweet Home http://www.washingtonartillery.com/Arsenals.htm washingtonartillery.com 31 May 2011 It traces its lineage to a militia artillery battery back to 1838, and its heritage includes substantial combat service in several major wars. It earned the Presidential Unit Citation (US) for its service in World War II. The Washington Artillery was founded on 7 September 1838, as the Washington Artillery Company.Field Artillery - Army Lineage Series U.S. Army Center of Military History 275151269 1157–1163 Janice E. McKenney 1st. pub. 1985 2010 In 1844, locals in the community gave the company a flag described as having stripes of red, white, and blue. The motto of the company on one side with "Washington Artillery," and a palmetto on the other side.The daily phoenix, April 18, 1873, p.3 They received another regimental flag in August 1846 after serving under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican–American War. thumb|Civil War service 26 May 1861 the Unit was mustered into the American Civil War;Bartlett Napier A soldier's story of the war; including the marches and battles of the Washington artillery, and of other Louisiana troops 1874 Clark & Hofeline New Orleans 1705701 12–16 https://archive.org/details/cu31924030906147 31 May 2011 four companies served in the Army of Northern Virginia and a fifth was in the Army of Tennessee. Elements of the Washington Artillery participated in over sixty major actions. A few notable engagements include: Battle of Antietam, Battle of Perryville, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Fredericksburg, First Battle of Manassas, and the Battle of Cold Harbor. 305px|thumb|General Haupt and W. Wright, Superintendent of the Military Railroad survey a Confederate Artillery Battery caisson on Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg Va that was wrecked by Union artillery fire May 5, 1863. This was of the Washington ArtilleryBattles and Leaders of the Civil War Vol III .p.228 of eight artillery pieces, with six guns surrounded under command of Capt Squires and Lt Owen.Napier History p.178Civil war message Board After the Civil War, it was reorganized as an independent unit called the "Louisiana Volunteer Field Artillery" where it served the United States in the occupation of Cuba. It later was called into service to protect the Mexican border in 1916. A year later it received the designation 141st Artillery. In early 1941, the 141st Field Artillery was mobilized for World War II where it earned the Presidential Unit Citation; a duplicate unit was formed, the 935th Field Artillery Battalion, with both serving in Europe and North Africa. The anti-tank batteries of the battalion were separated in mid-1941, and formed the 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion. On 1 July 1959, the 141st and 935th Field Artillery Battalions were consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 204th Antiaircraft Artillery Group, 527th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, and the 219th Antiaircraft Artillery Detachment to form the 141st Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Howitzer Battalions, elements of the 39th Infantry Division, the 4th Automatic Weapons Battalion, and the 5th Detachment.Field Artillery Part 2, Army Lineage Series McKenney Janice Center of Military History 2010 Washington, D.C. 1159 The 141st Artillery was redesignated on 1 May 1972 as the 141st Field Artillery to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 256th infantry Brigade. It was withdrawn 30 June 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System.Field Artillery Part 2: Army Lineage Series McKenney Janice Center of Military History 2010 Washington, D.C. 1159 In 2004 through 2005 and again in 2010, the 141st FA as part of the 256th Infantry Brigade mobilized to Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn. On 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippihttp://www.katrina.noaa.gov/ NOAA Home Page - Hurricane Katrina 2011-11-24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111120043236/http://www.katrina.noaa.gov/ 20 November 2011 Hurricane Katrina. Retrieved 24 November 2011 while most members of the Washington Artillery were still serving their final weeks of deployment in Iraq. Following the return of the battalion to Louisiana, a detachment immediately mobilized to New Orleans to aid law enforcement with rescue efforts. With the help of the Louisiana State Police, those efforts transitioned into a support mission for the New Orleans Police Department. Joint Task Force Gator was created to help combat the rise of looting and other crimes resulting from the loss of law enforcement officers in the New Orleans area. After three-and-a-half years of assisting local police and patrolling the city, the task force was released from duty on 28 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20140421082053/http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-1%2F1235802341228280.xml&coll=1 21 April 2014 Guard wraps up Joint Task Force Gator. Retrieved 24 November 2011 From November 2020 through October 2021 the 141st FA would be deployed to Iraq and Syria as a part of the 256th Infantry Brigade in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, where they would see combat against manned and unmmaned indirect fire attacks and drone strikes. The 141st FA would conduct artillery, base defense, and operations of several outposts and bases across the area of operations.Roark Patrick We're Not Here to Win a War: A Perspective on the Post-ISIS War on Terror 12 May 2022 Independently Published 979-8802818879 206 1 Regimental colors and streamers Regimental colors of the Washington Artillery 400px 280px Presidential Unit Citation 280px Meritorious Unit Commendation These are the Campaign streamers awarded to the Regiment: Mexican–American War 280px Streamer without inscription American Civil War auto 280px First Manassas 280px Mississippi River 280px Peninsula 1862 280px Shiloh 1862 280px Second Manassas 280px Sharpsburg 280px Fredericksburg 280 px Murfreesborough 280px Chancellorsville 280px Gettysburg 280px Chickamauga 280px Chattanooga 280px Atlanta 280px Cold Harbor 280px Petersburg 280px Franklin 280px Nashville 280px Appomattox World War I 280px Streamer without inscription World War II auto 280px Algeria-French Morocco 280px Anzio 280px Ardennes-Alsace 280px Central Europe 1945 280px Naples-Foggia 280px Normandy 280px North Apennines 280px Northern France 1944 280px Po Valley 280px Rhineland 280px Rome-Arno 280px Sicily 280px Southern France 1944 280px Tunisia Operation Iraqi Freedom 280px Iraqi Governance auto thumb|left|LTC Brian P. Champagne unfurling the battalion colors, Baghdad, Iraq 2010 thumb|left|MAJ Steven M. Finney (left of center) accepts the battalion colors from the Louisiana Adjutant General, MG Bennett C. Landreneau (right of center) becoming the battalion commander in June 2011 Current thumb|right|The Washington Artillery on the Parade Field at Jackson Barracks The 141st Field Artillery currently consists of the 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery. It is assigned as the fires battalion for the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Louisiana Army National Guard headquartered in the famed Jackson Barracks. Commanders http://www.washingtonartillery.com/ Washington Artillery Commanders 16 May 2011 5 December 2009 33em CPT Elisha L. Tracy (Washington Artillery Company)http://www.washingtonartillery.org/hist_WashArt.html/ Washington Artillery Commanders 16 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20130622040519/http://www.washingtonartillery.org/hist_WashArt.html 22 June 2013 dead CPT Henry Forno (1st Company Native American Artillery) CPT Isaac F. Stocton (Company "A" Washington Infantry) CPT Joseph E. Ealer (Washington Artillery Company) CPT R.O. Smith LT Rinaldo Banister Sr. CPT Augustus A. Soria CPT H.I. Hunting COL James B. Walton (Washington Artillery BN – CSA) COL Benjamin F. Eshlemanhttp://www.civilwarreference.com/people/index.php?peopleID=5574 CIVIL WAR REFERENCE SITE Washington Artillery Commanders 11 May 2011 2 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720063154/http://www.civilwarreference.com/people/index.php?peopleID=5574 20 July 2011 dead COL Jacob Frolich COL John B. Walton (Post-Reconstruction) COL William M. Owen COL John B. Richardson MAJ William D. Gardiner COL Thomas McCabe-Hyman MAJ Allison Owen CPT Luther E. Hall (141 Field Artillery) MAJ Guy Molony MAJ Raymond H. Fleming (2nd BN Field Artillery) LTC Henry Curtis (141 Sep BN Field Artillery – Motorized) LTC Edward P. Benezech Sr. (1st BN, 141 FA Regiment) LTC Thurber G. Rickey (2nd BN, 141 FA Regiment) LTC Bernard Rausch (141 FA – WWII) LTC Duncan Gillis (141 FA – HQ and SVC Battery) LTC Numa P. Avendano (935th and 2nd BN 141 FA) LTC Ragnvald B. Rordam (141 Artillery BN) LTC Louis O. D'Amico (935th and 2nd BN 141 FA) LTC Armand J. Duplantier Jr. (1st and 2nd BN 141 FA), descendant of Armand Duplantier (1753–1827), aide-de-camp to General Lafayette LTC Pierre J. Bouis (1st and 3rd BN 141 FA) LTC William B. Cox (4th BN 141 FA) LTC Cecil A Haskins (4th BN 141 FA) LTC Edward P. Benezech Jr. (2nd BN 141 FA) LTC Vincent Beninate (4th BN 141 FA) LTC Douglas Ruello (2nd BN 141 FA) LTC Thomas P. Breslin (1st BN 141 FA – 105mm Towed) LTC Emile J. St. Pierre LTC Charles A. Bourgeois Jr. LTC Richard J. Gregory MAJ Silton J. Constance (155mm SP) LTC Harry M Bonnet LTC Russel A Mayeur Sr. LTC Urban B. Martinez Jr. LTC Rene' C. Jacques LTC Urban B. Martinez Jr. LTC Ronald A. Waller LTC Glenn M. Appe LTC Ivan M. Jones Jr. LTC Thomas W. Acosta Jr. LTC John R. Hennigan Jr. MAJ Russell L. Hooper (155mm "Paladin") LTC Jonathan T. Ball LTC Jordan T. Jones LTC Brian P. Champagne (105mmT Infantry UA) LTC Steven M. Finney LTC Kenneth T. Baillie MAJ Jarod W. Martin LTC Joseph M. Barnett LTC Christopher S. McElrath LTC Christian T. Cannon LTC Michael B. Lacoste (Current Commander) Command Sergeants Major CSM Remy Poirrier CSM Ernest Simoneaux CSM Frank Appel CSM Adam Robatham CSM Jules ST. Germain CSM Gerald Leonick CSM Melvin Laurent CSM William Schmidt CSM Robert Smith CSM Patrick Tyrell CSM Henry Wellmeyer CSM Harold Butler CSM Robert Stiefvater CSM Clifford Ockman CSM Darrel Graf CSM Edward Daigle CSM Jimmy Vicellio CSM Matthew Drees CSM Jimmy Hankins CSM James Booth CSM Bryan Howard References 30em External links Louisiana National Guard 1/141 Official Home Page (No Longer Updated) 1/141st Field Artillery (Washington Artillery) Unofficial Home Page Washington Artillery of New Orleans Washington Artillery Veterans Association 141st FA Distinctive Unit Insignia @ The Institute of Heraldry Washington Artillery History Page (Unofficial) https://web.archive.org/web/20060828010140/http://www.washingtonartillery.info/history.htm 28 August 2006 Washington Artillery Early Uniforms (Unofficial) https://web.archive.org/web/20051028174737/http://www.washingtonartilleryuniformstandards.bravepages.com/ 28 October 2005 Washington Artillery Service Record / History (Archived 2009-10-19) "The Washington Artillery, 5th Company, at the Battle of Perryville" – Article by Civil War historian/author Bryan S. 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