320th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment

320th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment

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      The 320th Field Artillery Regiment has supported U.S. airborne and air assault forces from World War I through modern operations. Its World War II predecessor served as glider artillery with the 101st Airborne Division, and later battalions of the regiment served in Vietnam, Panama, the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

      The 320th Field Artillery was constituted in 1917 and assigned to the 82nd Division during World War I, serving in France during the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne campaigns.

      World War II – Glider Artillery

      Reorganized as the 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, the unit served with the 101st Airborne Division.

      • Normandy: Glider-borne artillery supported the division’s operations after D-Day.
      • Operation Market Garden: The battalion entered Holland by glider and provided fires along the Allied corridor.
      • Bastogne: The 320th provided critical artillery support during the defense of Bastogne.

      Vietnam War

      Battalions of the 320th Field Artillery served in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division and provided sustained artillery support as the division transitioned to airmobile operations. The regiment did not conduct a combat parachute jump in Vietnam.

      Operation Just Cause

      During Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989, elements of 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery supported airborne forces. Army historical accounts describe D Battery, 4-320 FA conducting an airmobile insertion, including an M102 howitzer delivered by helicopter sling load. This was not a combat parachute jump by the battalion.

      Modern Deployments

      Battalions of the 320th later served during the Gulf War and in Iraq and Afghanistan, continuing the regiment’s long association with rapidly deployable Army forces.

      Identity

      • Motto: “Volens et Potens” — “Willing and Able.”
      • Heritage: World War I field artillery, World War II glider artillery, and later airborne and air assault artillery service.

      Enduring Significance

      From glider-borne artillery in World War II to airmobile and air assault support in later conflicts, the 320th Field Artillery Regiment has remained closely associated with the Army’s airborne and vertical-maneuver forces.

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