3rd Battalion , 319th Field Artillery Regiment The 3rd Battalion , 319th Field Artillery Regiment ( 3 – 319th AFAR ) is a field artillery battalion that is part of the 319th Field Artillery Regiment and directly supports the 1st Brigade Combat Team , 82nd Airborne Division . Known as the " Gun Devils " , 3 – 319th AFAR has participated in battles from World War I to the current day , and is one of the most highly decorated field artillery units in the United States Army . History . Narrative . The 3rd Battalion , 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment has its origins in C Battery , 319th Field Artillery . During World War I , the Battalion participated in three major offenses : St . Mihiel , Meuse - Argonne , and Lorraine . In World War II , the battalion participated in campaigns in North Africa , Chuinzi Pass , Italy , and the Battle of the Bulge . C Battery , 319th AFAR deployed to Vietnam in support of the 173rd Airborne Brigade , becoming the first American artillery unit to fire artillery in the Vietnam War . In Operation Just Cause , A Battery , 3 – 319th AFAR conducted a parachute drop of its howitzers , assisting in defeating the Panamanian Defense Forces . 3 – 319th AFAR supported the 1st Brigade , 82nd Airborne Division during the Gulf War . A few years later , C Battery , 3 – 319th deployed to Kosovo . The battalion deployed to Afghanistan in 2005 . The battalion has deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom , once in 2007 and again in 2009 with 1st Brigade Combat Team to Al Asad Airbase . Lineage . Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as Battery C , 319th Field Artillery , an element of the 82d Division . Organized 2 September 1917 at Camp Gordon , Georgia . Demobilized 18 May 1919 at Camp Dix , New Jersey . Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Battery C , 319th Field Artillery , an element of the 82d Division ( later redesignated as the 82d Airborne Division ) . Organized in January 1922 at Decatur , Georgia . Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1942 as Battery C , 319th Field Artillery Battalion . Ordered into active military service 25 March 1942 and reorganized at Camp Claiborne , Louisiana . Reorganized and redesignated 15 August 1942 as Battery C , 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion . Reorganized and redesignated 15 December 1947 as Battery C , 319th Field Artillery Battalion . ( Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps . ) Withdrawn 15 November 1948 from the Organized Reserve Corps and allotted to the Regular Army . Reorganized and redesignated 15 December 1948 as Battery C , 319th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion . Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1957 as Battery C , 319th Field Artillery , an element of the 82d Airborne Division . Relieved 24 June 1960 from assignment to the 82d Airborne Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division . Relieved 1 July 1961 from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division . Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 3d Battalion , 319th Artillery , and assigned to the 173d Airborne Brigade ( organic elements constituted 26 March 1963 and activated 25 June 1963 ) . Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion , 319th Field Artillery . Relieved 14 January 1972 from assignment to the 173d Airborne Brigade and assigned to the 101st Airborne Division . Relieved 2 October 1986 from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division and assigned to the 82d Airborne Division . Campaign Participation Credits . All campaign credits are earned credits Battery B additionally entitled to Presidential Unit Citation ( Navy ) , Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966 Decorations . Battery C additionally entitled to Valorous Unit Award , Streamer embroidered TUY HOA