13th Field Artillery Regiment ( United States ) The 13th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916 . History . The 13th Field Artillery was constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army at Camp Stewart , Texas . Lineage . Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army the 13th Field Artillery Organized 1 June 1917 at Camp Stewart , Texas Assigned 10 December 1917 to the 4th Division Relieved 4 October 1920 from assignment to the 4th Division Assigned 1 March 1921 to the Hawaiian Division ( later redesignated as the 24th Infantry Division ) Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1941 as the 13th Field Artillery Battalion Relieved 31 March 1958 from assignment to the 24th Infantry Division ; concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 13th Artillery , a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 13th Field Artillery Withdrawn 16 March 1987 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1 / 16 inches ( 2 . 70 cm ) in height consisting of an oval Argent within a diminished bordure Gules the crest of the regiment ( on a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a dragon rampant of the last ) . The dragon commemorates a march from Esnes to Malincourt during the night of September 26 – 27 , 1918 , over very difficult terrain and against resistance . The dragon , a mythical animal , typifies the inferno prevailing that night . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 13th Field Artillery Regiment on 15 January 1923 . It was amended to revise the description on 14 February 1927 . The insignia was redesignated for the 13th Field Artillery Battalion on 7 May 1942 . It was redesignated for the 13th Artillery Regiment on 16 October 1958 . The insignia was redesignated for the 13th Field Artillery Regiment on 1 September 1971 . Per bend Gules and Tenné a band Or , on a sinister canton Argent a mullet of the like fimbriated of the first within a fishhook fesswise ring to dexter , barb to base of the first ( for the 5th Field Artillery ) , a broken howitzer Proper . On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules , a dragon rampant of the last . Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for Field Artillery . The canton with mullet and fishhook refers to the 5th Field Artillery from which the 13th Field Artillery was organized in June 1917 . The bend is taken from the arms of Lorraine , where the heaviest fighting of the regiment occurred . The broken howitzer alludes to the Vesle River , where heavy losses were sustained and the two pieces put out of action by direct hits . The dragon commemorates a march from Esnes to Malincourt during the night of September 26 – 27 , 1918 , over very difficult terrain and against resistance . The dragon , a mythical animal , typifies the inferno prevailing that night . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 13th Field Artillery Regiment on 29 September 1920 . It was amended to revise the blazon of the shield on 1 February 1922 . The insignia was redesignated for the 13th Field Artillery Battalion on 7 May 1942 . It was redesignated for the 13th Artillery Regiment on 16 October 1958 . The insignia was redesignated for the 13th Field Artillery Regiment on 1 September 1971 . The coat of arms was amended to correct the motto on 2 February 1978 . Campaign participation credit . World War I : Aisne - Marne ; St . Mihiel ; Meuse - Argonne ; Champagne 1918 ; Lorraine 1918 World War II : Central Pacific ; New Guinea ( with arrowhead ) ; Leyte ( with arrowhead ) ; Luzon ( with arrowhead ) ; Southern Philippines ( with arrowhead ) Korean War : UN Defensive ; UN Offensive ; CCF Intervention ; First UN Counteroffensive ; CCF Spring Offensive ; UN Summer - Fall Offensive ; Second Korean Winter ; Korea , Summer 1953 Vietnam : Defense ; Counteroffensive ; Counteroffensive , Phase II ; Counteroffensive , Phase III ; Tet Counteroffensive ; Counteroffensive , Phase IV ; Counteroffensive , Phase V ; Counteroffensive , Phase VI ; Tet 69 / Counteroffensive ; Summer - Fall 1969 ; Winter - Spring 1970 ; Sanctuary Counteroffensive ; Counteroffensive , Phase VII Southwest Asia : Defense of Saudi Arabia ; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait ; Cease - Fire Decorations . Presidential Unit Citation ( Army ) for DEFENSE OF KOREA Meritorious Unit Commendation ( Army ) for VIETNAM 1965 - 1966 Meritorious Unit Commendation ( Army ) for VIETNAM 1966 - 1968 Meritorious Unit Commendation ( Army ) for VIETNAM 1967 - 1968 Meritorious Unit Commendation ( Army ) for VIETNAM 1968 - 1969 Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for PYONGTAEK Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1952 - 1953