126th Field Artillery Regiment ( United States ) The 126th Field Artillery Regiment was a regiment in the United States Army National Guard . Lineage . Constituted in the National Guard of Wisconsin as the 1st Cavalry and partially organized by redesignation of Light Horse Squadron of Milwaukee as Troop A ( constituted 25 March 1880 as Light Horse Squadron and organized 26 April 1880 at Milwaukee ) . Troop B organized 24 June 1916 at Milwaukee ; remainder of regiment organized April – July 1917 at locations as follows - Mustered into Federal service 31 July 1917 ; Drafted in 5 August 1917 . reorganized and redesignated 120th Field Artillery and assigned to the 32nd Infantry Division ( United States ) 28 September 1917 . Demobilized 16 May 1919 at Camp Grant , Il . Reorganized 1 April 1929 as a three squadron regiment with elements activated or redesignated as follows - Relieved from the 23rd Cavalry Division converted and redesignated as the 126th Field Artillery , 1 October 1940 . History . Following conversion from the 105th Cavalry Regiment , the 126th FA Regiment was subordinated to the 32nd Infantry Division . The regiment was initially equipped with 75 - mm field guns . The 126th FA Regiment , less its second battalion , was redesignated the 126th Field Artillery Battalion on 31 January 1942 . The regiment ' s second battalion had been redesignated as the 1st Battalion , 173rd FA Regiment on 16 January 1942 . The 126th FA Battalion was reequipped with 105 - mm howitzers during World War II and saw service in Australia , Goodenough Island , New Guinea , and the Philippines with the 32nd Division . On 28 February 1946 , the 126th FA Battalion was inactivated in Japan . The 126th FA Battalion was reorganized on 23 June 1947 as part of the Wisconsin Army National Guard . Consolidation with the 132nd Anti - Aircraft Battalion in 1959 resulted in the reemergence of the 126th FA Regiment , with one missile battalion and one field artillery battalion . The FA battalion was called to active duty for ten months during 1961 - 1962 . A further reorganization on 5 November 1963 designated the regiment ' s second battalion as the 1st Battalion , 126th Field Artillery . The missile battalion became a battery and was later relieved of assignment to the regiment in 1971 . After riot control duty in Milwaukee in July 1967 , the 1 - 126 FA Battalion was released from assignment to the 32nd Division in December of the same year . The reorganization of 1 July 1971 reduced the regiment to a single battalion and , on 1 May 1972 , redesignated the 1 - 126th FA as the 126th Field Artillery . Subsequent assignments for the battalion were to the 257th FA Group and finally to the 57th FA Brigade . In 2007 , the 126th Field Artillery was converted to the 257th Base Support Battalion . A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3 / 64 inches ( 2 . 66 cm ) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned : Per pale Or and Gules , two chevronels counterchanged in dexter chief a horse ’ s head Sable , eyed of the first within an annulet of the third . Attached above on a wreath Or and Gules a badger couchant Proper . Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “ FOLLOW ME ” in Black letters . Yellow ( Or ) for the Cavalry service , is impaled with the scarlet for the Regiment ’ s conversion into Field Artillery during World War I . The two chevronels represent the two chevrons of a year ’ s overseas service . The ringed horse ’ s head device is that of the Light Horse Squadron , organized in Milwaukee in 1880 , in which the Regiment had its origin . The motto “ Follow me ” is the keynote of modern cavalry tactics . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 126th Field Artillery Regiment on 7 June 1973 . It was redesignated effective 1 September 2008 , for the 257th Support Battalion . Per pale Or and Gules , two chevronels counterchanged in dexter chief a horse ’ s head erased with an annulet Sable . That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Wisconsin Army National Guard : On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules , a badger couchant Proper . Coat of arms . Blazon . Motto FOLLOW ME . Yellow ( Or ) for the Cavalry service , is impaled with the scarlet for the Regiment ’ s conversion into Field Artillery during World War I . The two chevronels represent the two chevrons of a year ’ s overseas service . The ringed horse ’ s head device is that of the Light Horse Squadron , organized in Milwaukee in 1880 , in which the Regiment had its origin . The motto “ Follow Me ” is the keynote of modern Cavalry tactics . The crest is that of the Wisconsin Army National Guard . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 105th Cavalry Regiment ( 1st Wisconsin National Guard ) on 30 January 1923 . It was redesignated for the 126th Field Artillery Battalion on 19 May 1942 . It was redesignated for the 126th Artillery Regiment on 30 December 1963 . The insignia was redesignated for the 126th Field Artillery Regiment on 27 September 1972 . It was redesignated effective 1 September 2008 , for the 257th Support Battalion . It was amended to correct the crest symbolism on 28 March 2011 . Distinctive trimming . A twisted silk cord , 1 / 4 inch in Diameter , or scarlet and gold strands , worn in a single snug loop around the left sleeve - band , passing under the shoulder loop of the service coat .