Field Artillery King of Battle crossed cannons insignia

3RD BATTALION • 321ST FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT

REDLEG
REUNION

KING OF BATTLE

APRIL 24 – 25, 2026

Fayetteville, North Carolina

FIRE MISSION COUNTDOWN

TIME TO RALLY

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Calling all Field Artillery men — let's reunite, catch up with each other, and shoot off some high angle primers. Pass the word to every Redleg you know. The more Redlegs, the better the impact!

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HERITAGE • HONOR • LEGACY

UNIT HISTORY

From the trenches of WWI to the mountains of Afghanistan — the legacy of the Redlegs.

3RD BATTALION, 321ST FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT

"Noli Me Tangere" — Don't Tread On Me

WORLD WAR I1917–1919

Constituted & First Action

Constituted 5 August 1917 as Battery C, 321st Field Artillery, 82nd Division. Organized at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Shipped to France in May 1918 and fought in the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Lorraine 1918 campaigns. Demobilized at Camp Dix, NJ in May 1919.

WORLD WAR II1942–1945

Glider Artillery — 101st Airborne

Reorganized as Battery C, 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. Fought in Normandy (D-Day), Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace (Battle of Bastogne), and Central Europe. Earned the Presidential Unit Citation for Bastogne and the French Croix de Guerre for Normandy.

COLD WAR1957–1964

Airborne Field Artillery

Consolidated as Battery C, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Battalion, element of the 101st Airborne Division. Served at Fort Campbell, Kentucky until inactivation in February 1964.

REACTIVATION1987–1996

3rd Battalion Stands Up

Redesignated as HHB, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery. Activated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1987. Transferred to Fort Bragg, North Carolina in January 1996, assigned to the 18th Field Artillery Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps.

GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR2005–2011

Iraq & Afghanistan

Deployed to Iraq (2005–2006) and Afghanistan (2008, 2010, 2011). Battery C earned the Valorous Unit Award for Afghanistan 2008. Multiple batteries received Meritorious Unit Commendations. Equipped with M142 HIMARS rocket launchers.

CAMPAIGN STREAMERS

St. MihielMeuse-ArgonneLorraine 1918Normandy ↟Rhineland ↟Ardennes-AlsaceCentral EuropeIraqAfghanistan

UNIT DECORATIONS

Presidential Unit Citation — BASTOGNE

French Croix de Guerre with Palm — NORMANDY

Belgian Fourragere 1940

Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm — BASTOGNE

Netherlands Orange Lanyard

Valorous Unit Award — AFGHANISTAN 2008

When 3-8 FAR was inactivated in January 1996, the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment was simultaneously activated at Fort Bragg under the 18th Field Artillery Brigade. Many soldiers who served in 3-8 FAR transitioned directly to 3-321 FAR, carrying forward the legacy of both units.

DAY ONE • 24 APRIL 2026