The 11th Field Artillery Regiment was constituted in the Regular Army as the 11th Field Artillery on 1 July 1916 and organized the next year on 1 June 1917 at Douglas, Arizona. Assigned to the 6th Division in November 1917, the Regiment took part in the Meuse-Argonne campaign in World War I and up subsequently relieved from assignment to the 6th Division in November 1920. It assigned to the Hawaiian Division (later redesignated as the 24th Infantry Division) in 1921 and would remain assigned to it (as the 11th Field Artillery Battalion) through World War II and the Korean War until it was relieved from it on 31 March 1958.
While with the 24th ID, the Regiment earned credit for participation in five World War II campaigns, three of them with Arrowhead devices for taking part in assault landings, and eight Korean War campaigns; its service was also recognized with a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation in WWII and a Presidential Unit Citation and two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations during the Korean War.
Designated as the 11th Artillery in the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) in 1958, it would serve under that designation in the Vietnam War while taking part in 14 of the war’s 17 campaigns. In 1986, it was withdrawn from CARS and reorganized as the 11th Field Artillery under the U.S. Army Regimental System. By the time the War on Terrorism was launched, only two of the Battalions formed under the Regiment were still active; the 2nd Battalion (still active) has been awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation and Valorous Unit Award and the 4th Battalion’s service was recognized with a Valorous Unit Award just for before its inactivation in 2006.
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The symbolism found in the 11th Field Artillery Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI), or unit crest, is quite extensive and elaborate; you read about it in a new Window at The Insitute of Heraldry Web site.
Distinctive Unit Insignias are worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been authorized to be issued the device. It is worn centered on the shoulder loops of the Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU) and the blue Army Service Uniform (ASU, Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
Enlisted personnel wear the insignia centered on a shoulder loop by placing it an equal distance from the outside shoulder seam to the outside edge of the shoulder-loop button. Officers (except Generals) wearing grade insignia on the shoulder loops center the DUI by placing it an equal distance between the inside edge of the grade insignia and the outside edge of the button.
More guidance on wear of the DUI is found in DA Pamphlet 670-1, Section 21-22, "Distinctive unit insignia" and 21–3(d) and (e), "Beret" and "Garrison Cap," respectively.