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*Whitehead, William C., Major – Field Artillery – United States Army, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery 0076P2L Date of action: 30 June 1968 â€
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*Kelly, George T. III, First Lieutenant – Field Artillery – United States Army, Battery C, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery, APO 96350 Awarded: Distinguished Service Cross Date of action: 22 April 1970 Theater: Republic of Vietnambr>Read Remembrances
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*Musich, John P., SP4 – Field Artillery – United States Army, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery 91B20 Date of action: 30 October 1970 –
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*Owens, Carl E., SP4 – Field Artillery – United States Army, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery 13A10 Date of action: 30 October 1970 â€
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*Richardson, Gary W., SP4 – Field Artillery – United States Army, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery 52B20 Date of action: 30 October 1970 â€
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The 6/14 Arty Website14th Field Artillery Regiment Association
*Blumenson, Martin. ''Breakout and Pursuit. United States Army in World War II''. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1961. *Coleman, J. D., ed. ''1st Air Cavalry Division, Memories of the First Team, Vietnam, August 1965 – December 1969''. *Tokyo: Dai Nipon Printing Co., 1970. Contains information about the 6th Battalion 14th Field Artillery. *Dutchak, Eugene, ed. 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas, 1961 – Topeka: Josten Military Publications, 1962. Contains information about the 1st Battalion 14th Field Artillery. *Harrison, Gordon A. ''Cross-Channel Attack. United States Army in World War II''. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1951 Historical Division, War Department. Utah Beach to Cherbourg (6–27 June 1944). *American Forces in Action. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1945. *Houston, Donald E. ''Hell on Wheels: The 2d Armored Division''. San Rafael, California: Presidio Press, 1977. *Marshall, S.L.A. ''West to Cambodia''. New York: Cowles Education Corporation, 1968. Contains information about the 6th Battalion 14th Field Artillery. *"Readiness Shown by 'Project Partnership.'" ''Field Artillery Journal'' (September–October 1974):61. Pertains to the 6th Battalion 14th Field Artillery. *2d Armored Division "Hell on Wheels," Fort Hood, Texas, 1965. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Co., 1965. Contains information about 1st Battalion 14th Field Artillery. *Trahan, E. A., ed. ''A History of the Second United States Armored Division, 1940–1946''. Atlanta: Albert Love Enterprises, 1947. 014 6 Military units and formations established in 1916 Military units and formations disestablished in 1988
14th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
The 14th Field Artillery Regiment is a parent field artillery regiment of the United States Army, currently represented in the Regular Army by its 1st Battalion, a HIMARS unit with the 75th Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
The re ...
was a field artillery battalion of the United States Army. The unit nickname follows the 14th Field Artillery nickname "Warbonnets" with the motto "''Ex Hoc Signo Victoria''" (Victory By This Sign)
Unit assignment
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Battery F, 14th Field Artillery. Inactivated 16 January 1988 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 1st Armored Division.Lineage
*Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Battery F, 14th Field Artillery. *Organized 1 June 1917 atFort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (136.8 km) southwest of Oklahoma City. It covers almost .
The fort was first built during the Indian Wars. It is designated as a National Historic Landmark ...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
.
Inactivated 1 September 1921 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
(14th Field Artillery assigned 15 December 1922 to the 6th Division; relieved 7 September 1927 from assignment to the 6th Division and assigned to the 7th Division.)
Activated 1 December 1934 at Fort Snelling
Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. The military site was initially named Fort Saint Anth ...
, Minnesota. Inactivated 1 July 1939 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. (14th Field Artillery relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 7th Division.) Activated 15 July 1940 Fort Benning
Fort Benning is a United States Army post near Columbus, Georgia, adjacent to the Alabama–Georgia border. Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees ...
, Georgia, as an element of the 2d Armored Division.
Absorbed 8 January 1942 by Battery C, 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion.
(Battery C, 14th Field Artillery, reorganized and redesignated 8 January 1942 as Battery C,
14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion.) Former Battery F, 14th Field Artillery, reconstituted I April 1957 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery,
6th Battalion, 14th Artillery. Activated 15 April 1963 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
(organic elements constituted 27 February 1963 and 15 April 1963).
Battalion inactivated 4 December 1970 at Fort Lewis Fort Lewis may refer to:
*Fort Lewis (Colorado), a former United States Army post (1878–1891) in the U.S. State of Colorado
**Fort Lewis College, a college in the Durango, Colorado, United States
**Fort Lewis Skyhawks, athletic teams of Fort Lewi ...
, Washington.
Redesignated I September 1971 as the 6th Battalion 14th Field Artillery.
Assigned 13 September 1972 to the 1st Armored Division and activated in Germany.
Inactivated 16 January 1988 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 1st Armored Division.
Campaign participation credit
World War II
*Sicily (with arrowhead) * Normandy *Northern France *Rhineland *Ardennes-Alsace *Central EuropeVietnam War
*Defense *Counteroffensive *Counteroffensive, Phase 11 *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 VIIDecorations
*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered (14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; WD GO 108, 1945) *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PROVINCE (6th Battalion 14th Artillery, cited; DA GO 40, 1967) *Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered 1965–1967 (6th Battalion 14th Artillery, cited; DA GO 48, 1968) *Belgian Fourragere 1940 (14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) *Cited in theOrder of the Day
To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face ...
of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES (14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
*Cited in the order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in Belgium (14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 106-0-1970 (6th Battalion 14th Artillery, cited; DA GO 55, 1971)
*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970 (6th Battalion 14th Artillery, cited; DA GO 1974)
*Battery A additionally entitled to Presidential Unit Citation (Army embroidered PLEIKU PROVINCE (Batteries A and B, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, cited; DA GO 69, 1969)
*Battery B additionally entitled to Presidential Unit Citation (Army) Streamer embroidered PLEIKU PROVINCE (Batteries A and B, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery, cited; DA GO 69, 1969), and Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered DAK TO- BEN HET (Battery B, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery, cited; DA GO 48, 1971)
*Battery C additionally entitled to Presidential Unit Citation (Army) Streamer embroidered DAK TO DISTRICT (Battery C. 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, cited; DA GO 38, 1971)
Killed in action
Vietnam War
*Wyles, Donald C., Pvt. – Field Artillery – United States Army, A Btry 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery Date of action: 10 June 1966 â€Listing at The Virtual Wall
*Whitehead, William C., Major – Field Artillery – United States Army, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery 0076P2L Date of action: 30 June 1968 â€
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*Kelly, George T. III, First Lieutenant – Field Artillery – United States Army, Battery C, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery, APO 96350 Awarded: Distinguished Service Cross Date of action: 22 April 1970 Theater: Republic of Vietnambr>Read Remembrances
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Listing at The Virtual Wall
*Musich, John P., SP4 – Field Artillery – United States Army, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery 91B20 Date of action: 30 October 1970 –
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*Owens, Carl E., SP4 – Field Artillery – United States Army, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery 13A10 Date of action: 30 October 1970 â€
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*Richardson, Gary W., SP4 – Field Artillery – United States Army, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery 52B20 Date of action: 30 October 1970 â€
Listing at The Virtual Wall
External links
The 6/14 Arty Website
Bibliography
*Lamerson, John D., ''The Phantom of Ben Het, Vietnam: The Missing Chapter''. Lamerson Publishing, 200*Blumenson, Martin. ''Breakout and Pursuit. United States Army in World War II''. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1961. *Coleman, J. D., ed. ''1st Air Cavalry Division, Memories of the First Team, Vietnam, August 1965 – December 1969''. *Tokyo: Dai Nipon Printing Co., 1970. Contains information about the 6th Battalion 14th Field Artillery. *Dutchak, Eugene, ed. 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas, 1961 – Topeka: Josten Military Publications, 1962. Contains information about the 1st Battalion 14th Field Artillery. *Harrison, Gordon A. ''Cross-Channel Attack. United States Army in World War II''. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1951 Historical Division, War Department. Utah Beach to Cherbourg (6–27 June 1944). *American Forces in Action. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1945. *Houston, Donald E. ''Hell on Wheels: The 2d Armored Division''. San Rafael, California: Presidio Press, 1977. *Marshall, S.L.A. ''West to Cambodia''. New York: Cowles Education Corporation, 1968. Contains information about the 6th Battalion 14th Field Artillery. *"Readiness Shown by 'Project Partnership.'" ''Field Artillery Journal'' (September–October 1974):61. Pertains to the 6th Battalion 14th Field Artillery. *2d Armored Division "Hell on Wheels," Fort Hood, Texas, 1965. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Co., 1965. Contains information about 1st Battalion 14th Field Artillery. *Trahan, E. A., ed. ''A History of the Second United States Armored Division, 1940–1946''. Atlanta: Albert Love Enterprises, 1947. 014 6 Military units and formations established in 1916 Military units and formations disestablished in 1988