4th Infantry Division Artillery (United States)
| 4th Infantry Division Artillery | |
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| Active | 1916 – 2007 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | US Army |
| Type | Artillery |
| Role | Fire support |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 4th Infantry Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Carson, Colorado |
| Nickname(s) | Iron Gunners |
| Engagements | World War I World War II Vietnam Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
LTG David Valcourt, 1996-98, MG Edwin Babbitt, 1918-19 |
The 4th Infantry Division Artillery ("Iron Gunners") or DIVARTY is the force fires headquarters for the 4th Infantry Division of the United States Army. The 4th DIVARTY has been active from 1917–1921, 1935–1939, 1940–1946, 1948–1995, 1996-2007, and most recently reactivated in 2015. The DIVARTY has operational service in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The 4th DIVARTY was first constituted under the title of Headquarters, 4th Field Artillery (FA) Brigade (BDE) on 19 November 1917, and was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division. The unit was organized at Camp Greene, North Carolina from 15 December 1917 to 10 January 1918, under the command of Brigadier General Edwin Burr Babbitt. The 4th FA BDE was composed of a headquarters, a 155mm howitzer regiment (13th Field Artillery), two 75mm gun regiments (16th Field Artillery and 77th Field Artillery), and the 4th Trench Mortar Battery. The brigade, less the 16th Field Artillery, departed Camp Greene on 14 May 1918 for Camp Merritt, NJ; and sailed on 19–22 May 1918 to Brest, France, and Liverpool, England, arriving on 30–31 May 1918. The 16th Field Artillery sailed with the 7th Infantry Brigade, departing 3–10 May 1918, and arriving at Brest on 23 May 1918. The brigade consolidated at Le Havre and Brest, and on 28 May 1918 moved by train to Camp de Souge for training from 30 May to 1 August 1918.
The brigade rejoined the division on 28 July 1918, near Chateau-Thierry, and was ordered to support the 26th Division. Campaign participation included actions at Meuse-Argonne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Champagne 1918, and Lorraine 1918. Upon returning stateside, the 4th Field Artillery Brigade was stationed at Camp Lewis, Washington where it was inactivated on 21 September 1921 following the Armistice that ended World War I. The 4th Field Artillery Brigade was redesignated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 1 January 1935, then was disbanded again on 14 November 1939.
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Field Artillery was reconstituted on 10 September 1940 as Headquarters Battery, 4th DIVARTY. The unit was activated on 1 October 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia under the command of BG Julian Barnes. Following reactivation, the unit deployed to Europe for combat operations against the Axis. Campaign participation included action at Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central-Europe. 4th Division Artillery was inactivated on 5 March 1946 at Camp Butler, North Carolina.
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