148th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
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| Active | 1877 |
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 United States
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| Allegiance | Idaho |
| Branch | Idaho Army National Guard, (originally). (Oregon Army National Guard (Secondary) |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Motto(s) | WHENEVER WHEREVER |
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The 148th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the Army National Guard.
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 February 10 1918. They were equipped with French 155mm GPF Guns and 50hp 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 July 4 1918. They emplaced directly south of Chateau-Thierry and commenced firing on July 9, 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 June 3 1919, the regiment departed St.Nazaire, France on abroad the USS Peerless bound for New York. The 148th Field Artillery Regiment was disbanded on June 19 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.
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