9th Field Artillery Regiment ( United States ) The 9th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916 . History . The 9th Field Artillery Regiment was first activated in 1916 in Hawaii from the 1st Field Artillery Regiment ( United States ) . Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 9th Field Artillery Organized 6 August 1916 at Schofield Barracks , Territory of Hawaii Inactivated 1 September 1921 at Fort Sill , Oklahoma Assigned 24 March 1923 to the 7th Division Relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 9th Division Relieved 1 January 1930 from assignment to the 9th Division and assigned to the 4th Division ( 3d Battalion concurrently constituted ) Relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 3d Division ( later redesignated as the 3d Infantry Division ) Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1940 as the 9th Field Artillery Battalion Relieved 1 September 1950 from assignment to the 3d Infantry Division Reassigned 17 January 1951 to the 3d Infantry Division Relieved 1 July 1957 from assignment to the 3d Infantry Division ; concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 9th Artillery , a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 9th Field Artillery Withdrawn 17 January 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 9 / 32 inches ( 3 . 25 cm ) in height consisting of a shield blazoned : Gules two puloulou palewise Proper ( a ball Argent on a staff Sable ) , on a canton Or a stand of grape shot Proper ( for the 1st Field Artillery ) . The 9th Field Artillery Regiment ( parent organization of the 9th Field Artillery Battalion ) was organized in 1916 in Hawaii from the 1st Field Artillery . This descent is shown by the stand of grape shot in the canton , taken from the coat of arms of the 1st Field Artillery , which commemorates General Taylor ’ s famous remark to the battery commander in the old regiment at Buena Vista , “ A little more grape , Captain Bragg . ” The place of origin and first station of the 9th Field Artillery Regiment are depicted in the remainder of the arms : The shield is red for Artillery . The two Hawaiian puloulou — a blackstaff with a white ball — were ancient emblems of the country and were placed on each side of the gateway to the king ’ s quarters . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 9th Field Artillery Regiment on 6 November 1922 . It was amended to change the method of wear on 12 December 1923 . The insignia was amended again on 7 January 1924 and 10 January 1925 . It was amended to change the wear again on 16 July 1925 . It was redesignated for the 9th Field Artillery Battalion on 23 December 1942 . It was again redesignated for the 9th Artillery Regiment on 22 January 1958 . The insignia was redesignated for the 9th Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971 . Campaign participation credit . World War II : Algeria - French Morocco ( with arrowhead ) ; Tunisia ; Sicily ( with arrowhead ) ; Naples - Foggia ; Anzio ( with arrowhead ) ; Rome - Arno ; Southern France ( with arrowhead ) ; Rhineland ; Ardennes - Alsace ; Central Europe Korean War : UN Defensive ; UN Offensive ; CCF Intervention ; First UN Counteroffensive ; CCF Spring Offensive ; UN Summer - Fall Offensive ; Second Korean Winter ; Korea , Summer - Fall 1952 ; Third Korean Winter ; Korea , Summer 1953 Vietnam : 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 Decorations . Unit Citation ( Army ) for COLMAR Valorous Unit Award for QUANG NGAI PROVINCE Army Superior Unit Award for 1986 French Croix de Guerre with Palm , World War II for COLMAR French Croix de Guerre , World War II , Fourragere Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for UIJONGBU CORRIDOR Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for IRON TRIANGLE Chryssoun Aristion Andrias ( Bravery Gold Medal of Greece ) for KOREA