The 337th Field Artillery Battalion

 

Sergeant
Joseph Sterantino                 US Army
Served                                    1942 - 1945
337th Field Artillery Battalion European Theater of Operations (Italy)
Commendations
The Purple Heart for wounds received in combat. Three Bronze Stars.
4 Battle Stars (one for each major battle campaign he participated in during WWII.

 

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The 337th Field Artillery Battalion

Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 337th Field Artillery and assigned to the 88th Division. Organized 25 August 1917 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Demobilized 31 January 1919 at Camp Dodge. Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves and assigned to the 88th Division. Organized November 1921 at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Redesignated 30 January 1942 as the 337th Field Artillery Battalion. Ordered into active military service, less personnel, and organized 15 July 1942 at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma as an element of the 88th Infantry Division. Inactivated 30 April 1947 in Italy.

Campaign Credits

   
World War I   Streamer without inscription
World War II   Rome-Arno
North-Apennines
Po Valley

Decorations

French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered CENTRAL ITALY

Motto

“Cedo nuili” (“I Yield to None”)

Distinctive Insignia

The shield is red for Artillery. The fracted bend indicates that the organization was broken up several times before it eventually went overseas during World War 1, which service is symbolized by the fleur-de-lis. The quatrefoil represents the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 88th Division. . The insignia used above was provided by courtesy of Colonel Horace Brown, 337th Field Artillery Battalion, WWII.

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