The artillerymen of the 77th Field Artillery Regiment returned to stateside duty after five years of combat in 1971.ĭuring the Battalion’s five years in Vietnam, the battalion was awarded a Presidential Citation, a Valorous Unit Award, a Civil Action Honor Medal-First Class, and three Crosses of Gallantry from the Republic of Vietnam. During Vietnam, the regiment’s battalions served with the 4th Infantry Division, the 25th Infantry Division, and the 1st Cavalry Division and participated in 13 campaigns. The battalion rejoined the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington and deployed to Vietnam in October 1966. The unit redesignated on 1 July 1960 as the 1st Howitzer Battalion, 77th Artillery, assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, and activated in Korea where they redesignated on 1 September 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 77th Artillery. The battalion deactivated on 25 June 1959 in Germany.
It was reorganized and redesignated on 25 June 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 77th Artillery. The unit was reconstituted on 20 December 1956 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 634th Field Artillery Rocket Battalion and activated on 1 January 1957 at Fort Hood, Texas.
The battalion was activated on 1 January, 1935 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and assigned once again to the 4th Division and then relieved from assignment on 16 October, 1939. The 77th Field Artillery was relieved from assignment to the 4th Division on 24 March 1923 and assigned to the 7th Division until it was relieved on 1 January 1930 and reassigned to the 4th Division. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Champagne 1918, and Lorraine 1918. The Battalion distinguished itself during four campaigns in World War I: Aisne-Marne, St.
The 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery, "Falcons," was first constituted 1 July 1916, then on 1 November, 1917, the 77th Field Artillery was assigned to the 4th Division.
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