183rd Field Artillery Battalion (United States)


The 183rd Field Artillery Battalion was a Field Artillery Battalion of the Army National Guard.

History

Unfortunately there were two units issued this number this is the Colorado unit. The Idaho Unit predates the Colorado unit.

Lineage

Constituted 10 May 1946 as Company C, 199th Engineer Combat Battalion and allotted to the Colorado National Guard
Consolidated with 157th Field Artillery Regiment 1 February 1959

Campaign Streamers

none

Decorations

none

Current units

unit broken up

Coat of arms

Per fess embattled Gules and Or in chief two wigwams of the second garnished of the first and in base a sea lion brandishing a sword in dexter paw of the last. all within a bordure counterchanged
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Colorado Army National Guard
The coat of arms is that of the 157th Infantry within a border to indicate descent from that regiment.