1st Battalion - 114th Field Artillery Regiment
There was once a 1st, 2nd, 3rd , 4th and even a 5th Battalions of the 114th Field Artillery, but reorganizations, draw-downs, realignments, etc. have reduced the regiment to two battalions the 1st and 2nd. The roots of the 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery are found in the hill country of central Mississippi. The parent organization of all artillery in the state is the 1st Mississippi Light Artillery which served with distinction in the War Between the States. Called again for service in the Spanish American War and World War I (as the 140th FA).
The 114th Field Artillery offically came into existence during the 1920's. Through many reorganization and realignments, the battalion entered combat during World War II as the 932nd Field Artillery Battalion. The 932nd saw action in Italy, France and Germany. After two years with the Army of Occupation the battalion returned to central Mississippi in time for the call-up for Korea.
By 1999 both the 1st and 2nd Battalions were to be M109A6 equipped.
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