210th FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION
Each artillery battalion had three batteries. In the Artillery
battalions, a battery consisted of four guns. One gun in a battery was
designated the "base piece". It would fire the first shot in an engagement
and the adjacent three would adjust their aim from readings of the base
cannon.
The 210th traces its origins to the constitution on 1
July 1897 in the Illinois National Guard of a squadron of cavalry
organized from existing troops. That unit expanded, reorganized, and was
mustered into Federal service on 21 May 1898 as the 1st Illinois Volunteer
Cavalry; and mustered out of Federal service 11 October 1898 at Fort
Sheridan, IL. It reorganized in 1899 in the Illinois National Guard as the
Squadron of Cavalry. It expanded, reorganized, and was re-designated on 22
June 1899 as the 1st Cavalry. The unit was mustered into Federal service
on 27 June 1916 and mustered out of Federal service 17 November 1916 at
Fort Sheridan, IL.
Chicago elements converted and were re-designated on 9
June 1917 as the 2d Field Artillery. The 2d Field Artillery was drafted into
Federal service 5 August 1917 and was reorganized and re-designated on 21
September 1917 as the 122d Field Artillery and was assigned to the 33d
Division. It was demobilized 7-8 June 1919 at Camp Grant, IL.
The unit reorganized on 20 August 1919 in the Illinois
National Guard at Chicago as the 1st Field Artillery; while its Headquarters
was Federally recognized on 11 November 1921. It was re-designated on 13
December 1921 as the 122d Field Artillery and assigned to the 33d Division.
It was inducted into Federal service on 5 March 1941 at Chicago.
The 2d Battalion, 122d Field Artillery, reorganized and
was re-designated on 12 February 1942 as the 210th Field Artillery
Battalion, an element of the 33d Infantry Division. The 210th Field
Artillery Battalion inactivated on 5 February 1946 in Japan. Casualty List
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