4th Battalion 42nd Field Artillery

 

 

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The 42nd Artillery has a long association with the 1/22 Infantry and the 4th Infantry Division.

In World War II the 42nd Artillery Battalion served as part of the 4th Division's Combat Team 12.
It again served with the 4th Division in Germany 1951-1956.

In Vietnam the 4th Battalion of the 42nd Artillery was a towed 105mm howitzer battalion assigned to the 4th Infantry Division,
to render direct support to the 2nd Brigade, of which the 1/22 Infantry was a part.
In 1966 the 4/42 Artillery deployed to Vietnam on the same ship as the 1/22 Infantry.
Its personnel shared the same firebases as the Regulars and provided forward observers to 1/22 units in the field.
Many Regulars are alive today, because of the fire support given to them by the Redlegs of 4/42.
The 4/42 Artillery served in Vietnam from 1966-1970.

Today the 4/42 Artillery "Straight Arrows" continue to serve with the 4th Division as part of its organic Division Artillery.
The Straight Arrows saw duty in Iraq 2003-2004 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, again alongside 1/22 Infantry,
as part of the 1st Raider Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).

4/42 Artillery again deployed to Iraq in 2005-2006 alongside 1-22 Infantry in 1st Raider Brigade.

In 2008-2009 4-42 Artillery served a third tour in Iraq attached to the 101st Airborne Division.

In 2010-2011 4-42 Artillery deployed to Afghanistan as part of 1st Raider Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division.

4-42 Artillery and 1-22 Infantry served together one last time in 2013 when B Battery deployed to Kuwait
as part of Task Force Regular.

 

The 42nd's motto is Festina Lente (Make haste slowly).

 

* Note:

4-42 Artillery was de-activated by the Army along with 1-22 Infantry
on March 17, 2014 at Fort Carson, Colorado.

After a long association with 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry and the 4th Infantry Division
the Colors of 4th Battalion 42nd Artillery were cased and sent to the Army Center of Military History.

 

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Russell Armstrong with his gun "Hey Jude" on LZ Ruth 1969

 

Anyone having photos of 4/42 Artillery they would like to see posted in these pages, contact

Russell Armstrong - C Battery 1969-1970

redleg442@comcast.net

 

 

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4th Battalion 42nd Artillery Pages:

 

----- 42nd Artillery Heraldry

----- SGT Robert Gobble 1966-1967

----- Battery C 1970

----- Earl Eskridge 1969 Page 1

----- Earl Eskridge 1969 Page 2

----- Earl Eskridge 1969 Page 3

----- Miscellaneous - Vietnam & Iraq

----- SSG George Rocco 1966-1967 Page 1

----- Wayne Wright 1969-1970 Page 1

----- Wayne Wright 1969-1970 Page 2

----- Wayne Wright 1969-1970 Page 3

----- SSG George Rocco 1966-1967 Page 2Page 21966-1967

----- Wayne Killian 1968

----- Alan Bahl 1969-1970

----- David Parrish 1969-1970 Page 1

----- David Parrish 1969-1970 Page 2

----- Redeployment to Iraq 2008

----- Straight Arrows Find Weapons Cache June 2008

-----Straight Arrows Conduct Combat Patrols June 2008

-----Richard Howett 1966-1967

----- 4/42 Reunion 2008

-----Art Stearns 1966-1967

-----Randall Scroggs C Battery 1970

-----Greg Tenneson C Battery 1969-1970

-----Greg Tenneson C Battery 1969-1970 Page 2

----- Straight Arrows Dedicate 9-11 Memorial Sept 2010

----- Don Crume 1968

----- Battery A 1970

----- William Koontz C Battery 1967-1968

 

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4/42 KIA's are listed in the Killed in Action section

 

 

 

 

 


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