109th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

The 109th Field Artillery Regiment was an artillery regiment of the United States Army and the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

109th Field Artillery Regiment
Coat of arms
Country
Branch	United States Army
Type	Field artillery
Role	USARS parent regiment
Size	regiment
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Should Sleeve Insignia of the 28th Infantry Division, worn by the 109th FA

The unit was organized on 17 October 1775 and was one of several National Guard units with colonial roots.^[1] The first unit commander was Colonel Zebulon Butler. The unit traces is origins to the Connecticut Militia under the 24th Regiment since the Wyoming Valley was a part of Connecticut at the time. After alternating between an infantry and artillery unit throughout the early years and campaigns, the battalion was designated as the 109th Field Artillery Regiment on 11 October 1917. The regiment served in combat during World War I and was commanded by Colonel Asher Miner.^[2]

During the 1950s and 1960s, under the Pentomic army structure, the 2nd Battalion, 109th Artillery, served with the 28th Division.

1st Battalion

1st Battalion, 109th FA, (the "Wyoming Valley Guards") was a battalion of the United States Army, maintained by the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. It was a subordinate formation of the 169th Field Artillery Brigade. Its headquarters was at the historic Kingston Armory located in Kingston, PA. The unit was organized on 17 October 1775, and divested in 2025. It was one of the oldest military units in the United States Army.

In 1984-85 the 1st Battalion was part of the divisional artillery of the 28th Infantry Division.^[3]

News articles in 2014 and 2015 claimed that the 55th BCT is under consideration for inactivation by late 2016 and as a result may inactivate the battalion. Today, the unit, part of the 55 Movement Enhancement Bridge, has divested and is no longer activated. Instead, the Pennsylvania Army National Guard implemented the 28th Division Artillery (28 DIVARTY), located at the Kingston Armory.

The task organization has changed multiple times throughout the decades as the force structure of the Army and National Guard changes. As of 2024, the task organization consists of Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, Alpha Battery, Bravo Battery, Charlie Battery, and 2803 Forward Support Company. However, the unit was disbanded in 2025.

Campaign participation credit

Revolutionary War

• Brandywine^[4]
• Germantown
• New Jersey 1777
• Pennsylvania 1777
• Pennsylvania 1778
• Pennsylvania 1779

Mexican War

• Vera Cruz
• Cerro Gordo

Civil War

• Chancellorsville
• Gettysburg
• Wilderness
• Spotsylvania
• Cold Harbor
• Petersburg
• Virginia 1861
• Virginia 1863

World War I

• Oise-Aisne
• Ypres-Lys
• Meuse-Argonne
• Champagne 1918
• Lorraine 1918

World War II

• Normandy
• Northern France
• Rhineland
• Ardennes-Alsace
• Central Europe

War on Terrorism

• To Be Determined

Decorations

• Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ARDENNE
• Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG

Heraldry

Coat of arms

Distinctive unit insignia