32nd Field Artillery Regiment ( United States ) The 32nd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army , first Constituted in 1918 . Lineage . Constituted in the Regular Army as the 32nd Field Artillery and assigned to the 11th Infantry Division ( United States ) 5 July 1918 . A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3 / 16 inches 3 . 02 cm ) in height consisting of the shield , crest and motto of the coat of arms . The shield is red for Artillery . The bordure is in the colors of the corps distinguishing flag to indicate Corps Artillery . The crest represents the West Coast , the present assignment of the regiment ; and inasmuch as a demi - sun also has the appearance of a rising sun it may also represent the origin of the organization on the East Coast . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 32nd Field Artillery , Regular Army Inactive on 9 July 1937 . It was redesignated for the 32nd Field Artillery Battalion on 2 January 1941 . It was amended to change the motto on 7 May 1941 . It was redesignated for the 32nd Artillery Regiment on 30 April 1958 . It was amended to correct the description on 18 June 1958 . It was amended to correct the unit designation from Regiment to Battalion on 20 February 1959 . It was redesignated for the 32nd Artillery Regiment on 24 July 1959 . The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971 , for the 32d Field Artillery Regiment . Gules , a bordure compony Argent and Azure . On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a demi - sun in splendor triparted barwise Or , Tenné and Gules . Coat of arms . Blazon . Motto PROUD AMERICANS . The shield is red for Artillery . The bordure is in the colors of the corps distinguishing flag to indicate Corps Artillery . Crest The crest represents the West Coast , the present assignment of the regiment ; and inasmuch as a demi - sun also has the appearance of a rising sun it may also represent the origin of the organization on the East Coast . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 32nd Field Artillery , Regular Army Inactive on 9 July 1937 . It was redesignated for the 32nd Field Artillery Battalion on 11 January 1941 . It was amended to change the motto on 7 May 1941 . It was redesignated for the 32nd Artillery Regiment on 30 April 1958 . It was amended to correct the unit designation from Regiment to Battalion on 20 February 1959 . It was redesignated for the 32nd Artillery Regiment on 24 July 1959 . The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971 , for the 32d Field Artillery Regiment . Battalions . The regiment consists of six battalions . 1st Battalion . The 1st Battalion 32nd Field Artillery Regiment " Proud Americans " was a Lance Missile battalion garrisoned at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in the Erlensee area of Hanau , West Germany from 1960 when it was activated as an Honest John unit . 1st Battalion later became a Lance battalion about 1976 through 1992 when it became part of 3rd Armored Division , VII Corps and returned to Fort Sill to become a Multiple Launch Rocket System ( MLRS ) unit which it remains today . 1 / 32 FA consisted of 5 Batteries : Alpha , Bravo , Charlie , Headquarters , and Service Batteries , and was deactivated in 1992 as a Lance Missile unit and reactivated as a Multiple Launch Rocket System ( MLRS ) unit . The unit patch worn was the 41st FA Brigade which was under V Corps Artillery until August 1991 when it joined 3rd Armored Division ( Spearhead ) and adopted its patch before returning to Fort Sill in 1992 to become a MLRS battalion . 2nd Battalion . The 2nd Battalion 32nd Field Artillery Regiment , the " Proud Americans " , has existed , off and on , since 1918 . It has participated in World War II , Vietnam , and the current War on Terrorism . Pre - World War II . Organized at Camp Meade , Maryland , in 1918 , the 32nd Field Artillery Regiment was in training at the end of World War I . Inactivated without deploying , the battalion remained inactive until October 1940 , when 2nd Battalion , 7th Field Artillery redesignated as the 32nd Field Artillery Battalion , 1st Infantry Division . World War II . On November 8 , 1942 , the Proud Americans claimed the first artillery round fired by US artillery against enemies in Europe and North Africa . Later , the battalion would see action at Kasserine and El Guettar . In 1944 , the 32nd Field Artillery was the first complete artillery unit in action on Omaha Beach and is credited with the first Allied field artillery round fired during the invasion . Advancing across Europe , the battalion continued its trend of firsts by being credited with the first rounds fired onto German soil . Following occupation duty and a return to the United States in 1955 , the battalion was again de - activated , this time furling its colors at Fort Riley , Kansas . Vietnam . In 1963 , 2nd Battalion , 32nd Artillery , now a 175 mm self - propelled howitzer unit , activated at Fort Sill , Oklahoma . Two years later , another deployment , this time to Vietnam , led to six more years of overseas duty , over 400 , 000 rounds fired , a third Presidential Unit Citation , two Valorous Unit Award s , and two Meritorious Unit Awards . Battery A additionally entitled to : Valorous Unit Award , Streamer embroidered TAY NINH PROVINCE 1970 Valorous Unit Award , Streamer embroidered FISH HOOK Battery B additionally entitled to : Valorous Unit Award , Streamer embroidered FISH HOOK Inactive years , Desert Storm and drawdown . Inactivated at Fort Lewis in 1972 , the battalion spent 15 years on the inactive roles until its activation on 16 August 1987 as a member of the 42d FA Brigade . The battalion was equipped with Lance missiles until 1989 , when the battalion was inactivated once again . In 1990 the battalion was activated in Giessen , Germany as the first active ATACMS capable MLRS unit . When USAREUR was tasked with providing units for deployment for Desert Shield it was felt that just coming off of collective unit training the battalion was not ready for combat . Instead , members of the battalion were attached to other MLRS units to bring them up to 100 % strength . After Desert Storm , the unit was removed from the active ranks once again on 15 December 1993 . Modern . Activated 16 January 2006 at Fort Riley , Kansas . From February 2007 until April 2008 , the 2nd Battalion , 32nd Field Artillery , Task Force Patriot , as part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team , 1st Infantry Division served in northwest Baghdad where it conducted dismounted infantry operations to secure the populace and defeat extremist , insurgent , and criminal threats to security . Currently assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team , 1st Infantry Division , Ft . Riley , KS .