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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3950

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the establishment 

of a combat artillery badge to recognize combat service by members 

of the Army in the artillery branch. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 11, 2004

Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BRADLEY of New 

Hampshire, Mr. EVANS, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. ROHRABACHER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 

Services 

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the 

establishment of a combat artillery badge to recognize 

combat service by members of the Army in the artillery 

branch.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress makes the following findings: 

5 (1) The field artillery is one of the oldest and 

6 most celebrated of the Army’s combat arms. 
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1 (2) The field artillery was critical to American 

2 success in the ‘‘War to end all Wars,’’ World War 

3 I. 

4 (3) The field artillery also proved to be a deci5 sive factor during World War II, helping the United 

6 States achieve victories in Europe, Africa, and the 

7 Pacific. General George S. Patton Jr. remarked, ‘‘I 

8 do not need to tell you who won the war. You know 

9 the artillery did.’’

10 (4) The field artillery continued to play a role 

11 in military actions in Korea, Vietnam, and the Per12 sian Gulf and it remains critical to today’s military 

13 efforts. 

14 (5) Despite the past heroic efforts of the mem15 bers of the Army who served in the field artillery, 

16 there is no badge specifically recognizing the con17 tribution of field artillerymen. 

18 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMBAT ARTILLERY BADGE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 357 of title 10, United 

20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing new section: 

22 ‘‘§ 3757. Combat artillery badge 

23 ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Army shall issue a combat 

24 artillery badge to each person who, while a member of the 

25 Army in the artillery branch, participated in combat after 
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1 April 5, 1917. Criteria for the issuance of the medal shall 

2 be established by the Secretary and shall be as similar as 

3 practicable for the issuance of the combat infantry badge 

4 to persons in the infantry branch. 

5 ‘‘(b) In the case of persons who, while a member of 

6 the Army in the artillery branch, participated in combat 

7 after April 5, 1917, and before the date of the enactment 

8 of this section, the Secretary shall issue the badge de9 scribed in subsection (a)—

10 ‘‘(1) to each such person who is known to the 

11 Secretary before such date of enactment; and 

12 ‘‘(2) to each such person with respect to whom 

13 an application for the issuance of such badge is 

14 made to the Secretary after such date in such man15 ner, and within such time period, as the Secretary 

16 may require.’’. 

17 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

18 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

19 at the end the following new item:

‘‘3757. Combat artillery badge.’’.

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1 (2) The field artillery was critical to American 

2 success in the ‘‘War to end all Wars,’’ World War 

3 I. 

4 (3) The field artillery also proved to be a deci5 sive factor during World War II, helping the United 

6 States achieve victories in Europe, Africa, and the 

7 Pacific. General George S. Patton Jr. remarked, ‘‘I 

8 do not need to tell you who won the war. You know 

9 the artillery did.’’

10 (4) The field artillery continued to play a role 

11 in military actions in Korea, Vietnam, and the Per12 sian Gulf and it remains critical to today’s military 

13 efforts. 

14 (5) Despite the past heroic efforts of the mem15 bers of the Army who served in the field artillery, 

16 there is no badge specifically recognizing the con17 tribution of field artillerymen. 

18 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMBAT ARTILLERY BADGE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 357 of title 10, United 

20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing new section: 

22 ‘‘§ 3757. Combat artillery badge 

23 ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Army shall issue a combat 

24 artillery badge to each person who, while a member of the 

25 Army in the artillery branch, participated in combat after 
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1 April 5, 1917. Criteria for the issuance of the medal shall 

2 be established by the Secretary and shall be as similar as 

3 practicable for the issueance of the combat infantry badge 

4 to persons in the infantry branch. 

5 ‘‘(b) In the case of persons who, while a member of 

6 the Army in the artillery branch, participated in combat 

7 after April 5, 1917, and before the date of the enactment 

8 of this section, the Secretary shall issue the badge de9 scribed in subsection (a)—

10 ‘‘(1) to each such person who is known to the 

11 Secretary before such date of enactment; and 

12 ‘‘(2) to each such person with respect to whom 

13 an application for the issuance of such badge is 

14 made to the Secretary after such date in such man15 ner, and within such time period, as the Secretary 

16 may require.’’. 

17 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

18 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

19 at the end the following new item:

‘‘3757. Combat artillery badge.’’.

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