Reorganized 1921–1926 in the Minnesota National Guard as the 125th Field Artillery and assigned to the 34th Division; Headquarters Federally recognized 24 July 1924 at Duluth
Inducted into Federal service 10 February 1941 at home stations
Headquarters, 125th Field Artillery, disbanded 1 February 1942; 1st Battalion concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 125th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 34th Infantry Division
125th Field artillery Battalion inactivated 3 November 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
Relieved 10 June 1946 from assignment to the 34th infantry Division
Consolidated 20 February 1947 with Headquarters, 125th Field Artillery, and consolidated unit reorganized and Federally recognized as the 125th Field Artillery Battalion, with Headquarters at Anoka, and assigned to the 47th Infantry Division
Ordered into active Federal service 16 January 1951 at home stations
Released 2 December 1954 from active Federal service and reverted to state control; Federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from the 125th Field Artillery Battalion
Consolidated 22 February 1959 with the 257th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion to form the 125th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Howitzer Battalions, elements of the 47th Infantry Division
Reorganized 1 April 1963 to consist of the 2d and 3d Battalions, elements of the 47th Infantry Division
Reorganized 1 February 1968 to consist of the 1st Battalion and the 2d Battalion, an element of the 47th Infantry Division
Redesignated 1 May 1972 as the 125th Field Artillery
Reorganized 1 April 1977 to consist of the 1st Battalion
Reorganized 1 September 1992 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 34th Infantry Division
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Constituted 28 June 1946 in the Minnesota National Guard as the 257th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
Organized and Federally recognized 22 October 1946 with Headquarters at Cloquet
Reorganized and redesignated 16 July 1951 as the 257th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. redesignated 1 October 1953 as the 257th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
Campaign Participation Credit
World War I: Streamer without inscription
World War II: Tunisia; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; North Apennines; Po Valley
Shield:Azure, between a sheathed Roman sword, point to base, and a prickly pear cactus, an Indian quiver holding two arrows or; on a chief gules a fleur‑de‑lis of the second.
Crest: that for the regiments and separate battalions of the Minnesota Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors, or and azure, a sheaf of wheat proper.
Motto: Faithful.
Symbolism: The shield is blue for infantry, and the organization’s service as infantry is indicated by the sheathed roman sword, taken from the service medal of the War with Spain, for service in that war; the Indian quiver with arrows is symbolic of the Leach Lake Indian uprising, and the prickly pear cactus for service on the Mexican border. the chief is red for artillery and with the fleur‑de‑lis commemorates the organization’s service as field artillery in France during World War I.
