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'{{Multiple issues| {{Refimprove|date=July 2016}} {{Lead rewrite|date=July 2016}} {{Copy edit|date=July 2016}} {{Underlinked|date=July 2016}}}} {{infobox military unit |unit_name=2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment |image= |caption= |dates= 1921–present |country= [[United States]] |branch= [[United States Army|Army]] |type= Airborne [[field artillery]] |role= Airborne BCT Cannon Battalion |size= [[Battalion]] |command_structure= |garrison= [[Fort Richardson, Alaska]] |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= [[M119]]A3 / [[M777 howitzer|M777A2]] |battles=[[World War II]]<br>[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan]]<br>[[Iraq Campaign|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] |anniversaries= |decorations= |website= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= <!-- Commanders --> |commander1= LTC Benjamin Luper |commander2= |commander3= |commander4= CSM Stanley McQueen |commander4_label= Command Sergeant Major |notable_commanders= }} The '''2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment''', also known as the 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery Regiment or as the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment (2-377 PFAR), is the field artillery battalion assigned to the [[4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division]] of the [[United States Army]]. The battalion was active in both Iraq and Afghanistan during the [[War on Terror|Global War on Terror]] and served alongside the [[101st Airborne Division]] in [[World War II]]. It was stationed at various locations in the United States as a training unit, including Fort Richardson, Alaska. The battalion is currently composed of a Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), three cannon batteries (A, B, and C), and a forward support company (Company F, 725th Support Battalion). The battalion's mission comprised: "On order, 2-377th PFAR provides firepower over-match throughout the 4-25 IBCT(ABN) area of operations in order to dominate all adversaries through the rapid and simultaneous application of fires and sensor platforms."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usarak.army.mil/4bde25th/2-377PFAR.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114008/http://www.usarak.army.mil/4bde25th/2-377PFAR.html|title=Mission Statement|archive-date=2016-03-04|access-date=2016-07-20|dead-url=yes}}</ref> ==Lineage and honors== ===Lineage=== *Constituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Battery B, 377th Field Artillery, an element of the 101st Division (later re-designated as the 101st Airborne Division). *Organized in November 1921 at [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]. *Reorganized and re-designated 20 January 1942 as Battery B, 377th Field Artillery Battalion. *Re-designated 15 August 1942 as Batter B, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, concurrently inactivated, withdrawn from the Organized Reserves, and allotted to the Army of the United States. *Activated 16 August 1942 at [[Camp Claiborne, Louisiana]]. *Inactivated 20 November 1945 in France. *Re-designated 18 June 1948 as Battery B, 515th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion. *Allotted 25 Jun 1948 to the Regular Army. *Activated 6 July 1948 at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky. *Inactivated 15 April 1949 at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky. *Activated 25 August 1950 at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky. *Inactivated 1 December 1953 at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky. *Activated 15 May 1954 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. *Re-designated 1 July 1956 as Batter B, 377th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion. *Inactivated 25 April 1957 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and relieved from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division. *Re-designated 19 July 1957 as Battery B, 377th Artillery. *Assigned 1 September 1957 to the 82nd Airborne Division and activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. *Inactivated 8 July 1965 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. *Re-designated 1 September 1971 as Batter B, 377th Field Artillery. *Relieved 1 April 1974 from assignment to the 82nd Airborne Division; concurrently re-designated as Head llllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallalalpopopopquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Battalion, 377th Artillery, and activated in Germany (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated). *Inactivated 16 July 1987 in Germany. *Re-designated 15 October 2003 as Battery B, 377th Field Artillery. *Activated 16 December 2003 in Afghanistan. *Re-designated 1 October 2005 as Battery B, 377th Field Artillery Regiment. *Re-designated 16 November 2005 as the 2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery and assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently activated).<ref name = "CMH Lineage">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0377fa02bn.htm |title=2d Battalion, 377th Field Artillery |website=History.army.mil |date= |accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref> ===Campaign Participation Credit=== *World War II: Normandy (with arrowhead); Rhineland (with arrowhead); Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe *War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined<ref name = "CMH Lineage" /> *Afghanistan: Consolidation I, Consolidation II, Consolidation III, Transition I *Iraq: National Resolution; [[Iraq War troop surge of 2007|Iraqi Surge]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrc.army.mil/TAGD/Afghanistan%20Campaign%20Medal%20or%20Iraq%20Campaign%20Medal |title=HRC Homepage |website=Hrc.army.mil |date= |accessdate=2016-07-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911070806/https://www.hrc.army.mil/TAGD/Afghanistan%20Campaign%20Medal%20or%20Iraq%20Campaign%20Medal |archivedate=2015-09-11 |df= }}</ref> Note: The published US Army lineage lists "Campaigns to be determined" as of 1 October 2007. Comparison of the battalion's deployment dates with War on Terrorism campaigns estimates that the battalion is entitled to credit for participation in the 6 campaigns listed. ===Decorations=== *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NORMANDY *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE *French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered NORMANDY *Netherlands Orange Lanyard *Belgian Fourragere 1940 *Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in FRANCE AND BELGIUM *Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm, Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE; cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at BASTOGNE<ref name = "CMH Lineage" /> ==Heraldry== ===Distinctive Unit Insignia=== *[[377th Field Artillery Regiment#Distinctive Unit Insignia|377th Field Artillery Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia]] ===Coat of Arms=== *[[377th Field Artillery Regiment#Coat of Arms|377th Field Artillery Regiment Coat of Arms]] ===Beret Flash=== [[File:2-377flash.png|75px]]<br> On a shield-shaped embroidered item with a semi-circular base 2 1/4 inches (5.72&nbsp;cm) in height and 1 7/8 inches (4.76&nbsp;cm) in width edged with a 1/8 inch (.32&nbsp;cm) red border, a red background with a 1/8 inch (.32&nbsp;cm) blue inner border. The beret flash was approved on 27 April 2004. It was re-designated for the 2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment on 9 June 2005.<ref name = "tioh">{{cite web|url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=4920&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services |title=Background Trimming |website=Tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil |date= |accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref> ===Background Trimming=== [[File:2-377oval.jpg|75px]]<br> On a red oval-shaped embroidered item 1 3/8 inches (3.49&nbsp;cm) in height and 2 1/4 inches (5.73&nbsp;cm) in width consisting of a blue inner border 1/8 inch (.32&nbsp;cm), all within a 1/8 inch (.32&nbsp;cm) red border. The background trimming was approved on 27 April 2004. It was re-designated for the 2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment on 9 June 2005.<ref name = "tioh" /> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:377 2}} [[Category:Airborne artillery units and formations]] [[Category:Airborne units and formations of the United States Army]] [[Category:Field artillery battalions of the United States Army]] [[Category:Military units and formations in Alaska]]'