333rd Field Artillery Regiment ( United States ) The 333rd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army . Lineage . Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as Battery F , 333d Field Artillery . ( 333d Field Artillery assigned 25 August 1917 to the 86th Infantry Division ) . Organized in September 1917 at Camp Grant , Illinois . Demobilized 23 January 1919 at Camp Grant , Illinois . Reconstituted 13 September 1929 in the Organized Reserves as Battery F , 333d Field Artillery , an element of the 86th Infantry Division . ( 333d Field Artillery relieved 5 October 1929 from assignment to the 86th Infantry Division ) Organized in 1930 at Chicago , Illinois . Disbanded 22 August 1942 at Chicago , Illinois . Reconstituted 13 October 1942 in the Regular Army ; concurrently , consolidated with Battery F , 333rd Field Artillery ( constituted 5 May 1942 in the Regular Army and activated 5 August 1942 at Camp Gruber , Oklahoma ) , and consolidated unit designated as Battery F , 333d Field Artillery . Reorganized and redesignated 12 February 1943 as Battery C , 969th Field Artillery Battalion . Inactivated 15 April 1946 at the New York Port of Embarkation . Activated 17 June 1946 at Fort Sill , Oklahoma . Inactivated 15 June 1949 at Fort Sill , Oklahoma . Activated 18 March 1955 in Korea . Inactivated 25 June 1958 in Korea . Redesignated 1 July 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 6th Battalion , 333rd Artillery . Redesignated 11 November 1966 as Battery F , 333rd Artillery . Activated 5 March 1967 at Fort Carson , Colorado . Inactivated 26 May 1967 at Fort Carson , Colorado . Redesignated 1 September 1971 as Battery F , 333rd Field Artillery . Assigned 21 September 1978 to the 3rd Armored Division and activated in Germany . Inactivated 15 November 1991 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3rd Armored Division . Redesignated 1 October 2005 as Battery F , 333rd Field Artillery Regiment . Activated 30 November 2006 in Korea . A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1 / 8 inches ( 2 . 86 cm ) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned : Gules , three pallets Or , each charged with a like number of projectiles , palewise of the first , on a chief of the last , a fleur - de - lis of the first . Attached below and to the sides of the shield is a Gold scroll inscribed “ THREE ROUNDS ” in Black letters . In the scarlet and gold of the Field Artillery , the functions of the organization are illustrated by the stream of projectiles , and even grouping indicates the ability of the Regiment to perform within narrow limits and that the honors of the Regiment mount with each action . The numerical designation is indicated by the three shells on each of three vertical pales ; the service in France in World War I being symbolized by the fleur - de - lis . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 333d Field Artillery Regiment on 28 November 1942 . It was redesignated for the 333d Field Artillery Battalion on 10 November 1943 . It was redesignated for the 446th Field Artillery Battalion on 4 March 1947 . It was redesignated for the 333d Artillery Regiment on 26 May 1960 . Effective 1 September 1971 , the insignia was redesignated for the 333d Field Artillery Regiment . Gules , three pallets Or , each charged with a like number of projectiles , palewise of the first , on a chief of the last , a fleur - de - lis of the first . On a wreath Or and Gules , a demi - lion rampant Sable armed and langued Azure bearing on the shoulder an escutcheon parti per pale of the second and fourth within a border Argent and grasping a sword - breaker with five barbs Gold . Coat of arms . Motto THREE ROUNDS . In the scarlet and gold of the Field Artillery , the functions of the organization are illustrated by the stream of projectiles , and even grouping indicates the ability of the Regiment to perform within narrow limits and that the honors of the Regiment mount with each action . The numerical designation is indicated by the three shells on each of three vertical pales ; the service in France in World War I being symbolized by the fleur - de - lis . The lion , from the arms of Belgium , bearing the red and blue shield from the arms of Bastogne , commemorates the action for which Regiment was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation embroidered “ Bastogne . ” The white border around the shield represents the encirclement of that city by the enemy and also refers to the snow covered terrain of the “ Battle of the Bulge . ” The “ sword - breaker ” was a medieval weapon with barbs or teeth which admitted the sword but prevented its withdrawal . It represents the breaking of the military power of the enemy in Europe . The five barbs stand for the unit ’ s participation in five European campaigns in World War II . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 333d Field Artillery Regiment on 28 November 1942 . It was redesignated for the 333d Field Artillery Battalion on 9 November 1943 . It was redesignated for the 446th Field Artillery Battalion on 13 January 1947 . It was redesignated for the 333d Artillery Regiment and amended to delete the Army Reserve crest on 26 May 1960 . The insignia was amended to add a crest on 30 March 1966 . Effective 1 September 1971 , the insignia was redesignated for the 333d Field Artillery Regiment .