of the 25th Infantry Division, will hold its 9th Annual Reunion at the Holiday Inn in
Arden Hills, MN, just north of St. Paul. Dates: Check in Thursday, 7 Oct. 1999 Check
out Sunday, 10 Oct. For details contact Wally Wakefield, 1251 Kennard St., St. Paul, MN
55106, E-mail wakef006@maroon.tc.umn.edu. , phone (651) 774-6102; or Andy Lucas, 2139 Ora
Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72701-1550, e-mail Alucas90th@AOL.Com , phone (501) 442-4612.
Former Lobsters who were part of the Battalion from 1948 in Japan to the three years in
Korea and then to its return to Hawaii are encouraged to join with us. WWII vets of the
Battalion are also invited to be a part of our Association.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Rice <jimrice@sirinet.net>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 8:43 PM
Subject: [MV] Yes Virginia, there WAS a 90th Field Artillery
> I just wanted to post this to correct the record on the 90th FA. They
> served honorably in both WWII and Korea. Active until 1957. See
> following for details.
>
> Everything you wanted to know and more about the:
>
> 90th Field Artillery Battalion
>
> Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 90th Field
> Artillery
>
> Redesignated 90th Field Artillery Battalion and assigned to the 25th
> Division (subsequently the 25th Infantry Division), 26 August 1941
>
> Activated 1 October 1941 at Schofield Barracks, Territory of Hawaii
>
> Inactivated 1 February 1957 in Hawaii
>
> Campaign Streamers
> WWII--Central Pacific/Guadalcanal/Luzon
>
> Korean War--UN Defensive/UN Offensive/CCF Intervention/First UN
> Counteroffensive/CCF Spring Offensive/UN Summer-Fall Offensive/ Second
> Korean Winter/Korea, summer-fall 1952/Third Korean Winter/Korea, summer
> 1953
>
> Decorations:
> Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WONJU-HWACHON,
>
> Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer Embroidered PANMUNJOM
>
> Phillipine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 October
> 1944
> to 4 July 1945
>
> Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer Embroidered
> MASAN-CHINJU
> Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer Embroidered
> MUNSAN-NI
>
>
> MAJ James "Jim" E. Rice
> Battalion Executive Officer
> 2d Battalion, 2d Field Artillery
> Fort Sill, Oklahoma 73503
> (580) 442-2803/3265
> DSN 639-2803/3265
> RiceJ@DOIMEX2.SILL.ARMY.MIL
>
>
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