The 148th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery Branch regiment of the Army National Guard.
History
World War I
The 148th Field Artillery was organized on 29 September 1917 by General Order 2, Headquarters 41st Division at Greene, North Carolina under the command of Colonel Joseph V. Cavender. The 148th Field Artillery was composed of elements of the 3rd Regiment Wyoming National Guard, the 1st Separate Battalion, Colorado Field Artillery, and 1st Separate Troop, Oregon Cavalry. The regiment was organized as a part of the 66th Field Artillery Brigade, 41st Infantry Division (United States). The regiment trained at Camp Greene, North Carolina, Camp Mills, New York, and Camp Merritt, New Jersey. The regiment sailed from New York to France on 23 January 1918 aboard the RMS Baltic of the White Star Line. The regiment arrived in LA Havre France on 10 February 1918. They were equipped with French 155mm GPF Guns and 50 hp Renault tractors at Camp de Souge near Bordeaux. After training at Camp de Souge and the heavy artillery training center at Libourne the regiment entrained for the front on 4 July 1918. They emplaced directly south of Chateau-Thierry and commenced firing on 9 July 1918. The 148th Field Artillery participated in the Battle of Chateau-Thierry, Champagne-Marne Defensive, Aisne-Marne Offensive, St. Mihiel Offensive, Meuse-Argonne Offensive firing a total of 67,590 rounds of ammunition. After the armistice they served in the Army of Occupation in Germany. On 3 June 1919, the regiment departed St.Nazaire, France on abroad the bound for New York. The 148th Field Artillery Regiment was disbanded on 19 June 1919 at Camp Mills, New York. Unit members from Oregon and Washington were demobilized at Camp Lewis, Washington, while those from Wyoming and Colorado were demobilized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming.
World War Two
The battalion was inducted into federal service at Coeur d'Alene as an element of the 41st Division on 16 September 1940. It arrived 23 September 1940 at Camp Murray, Washington and moved 20 March 1941 to Fort Lewis, Washington. Ordered to the Pacific the regiment, less one battalion, embarked on 22 November 1941 at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation for the Philippines. With the Pensacola Convoy the regiment was diverted to Australia arriving Brisbane on 22 December where, after reloading, the Holbrook departed with the regiment on 28 December in a failed attempt to make the Philippines to reinforce forces there getting no further than Darwin where the regiment was broken up. One battalion and the headquarters unit were ordered to defend Kupang, Timor sailing in convoy 15 February from Darwin aboard and but had to turn back to Darwin under heavy air attack. The convoy arrived Darwin on 18 February, the day before the port was heavily bombed and many ships lost.
Global War on Terror
Currently Direct Support Artillery for the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard. Headquarters Headquarters Battery - Pocatello, Idaho Battery A - Blackfoot, Idaho Detachment 1 Battery A - Preston, Idaho Battery B - Rexburg, Idaho Detachment 1 Battery B - St. Anthony, Idaho Battery C - Burley, Idaho
Lineage and honors
Lineage
Organized 1 September 1989 from new and existing units in the Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon Army National Guard as the 148th Field Artillery, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System, to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 116th Cavalry Brigade. Reorganized 1 June 1993 in the Idaho and Oregon Army National Guard to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 116th Cavalry Brigade. Reorganized 1 December 1996 in the Idaho, Oregon, and Utah Army National Guard to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 116th Cavalry Brigade.
Campaign participation credit
Headquarters Battery (Pocatello, Idaho), 1st Battalion, entitled to: World War II (EAME): Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe, World War II (AP): Papua, New Guinea (with arrowhead), Luzon, Southern Philippines
Battery A (Blackfoot, Idaho), 1st Battalion, entitled to: World War II (AP): New Guinea, Luzon (with arrowhead), Southern Philippines
Battery B (Logan, Utah), 1st Battalion, entitled to: World War II (AP): Bismarck Archipelago, Luzon (with arrowhead), Southern Philippines Korean War: First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer–Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; UN Summer–Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953