3rd 13th Field Artillery Battalion was organized in 1966 and deployed to Vietnam as part of the 25th Infantry Division and in 1970 they were relieved of duty and returned to Schofield Barracks.

The dragon commemorates a march from Esnes to Malincourt during the night of 26–27 September 1918, over very difficult terrain and against resistance.

Per bend Gules and Tenné a band Or, on a sinister canton Argent a mullet of the like fimbriated of the first within a fishhook fesswise ring to dexter, barb to base of the first (for the 5th Field Artillery), a broken howitzer Proper.

The broken howitzer alludes to the Vesle River, where heavy losses were sustained and the two pieces put out of action by direct hits.

The dragon commemorates a march from Esnes to Malincourt during the night of 26–27 September 1918, over very difficult terrain and against resistance.

World War I: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Champagne 1918; Lorraine 1918 World War II: Central Pacific; New Guinea (with arrowhead); Leyte (with arrowhead); Luzon (with arrowhead); Southern Philippines (with arrowhead) Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953 Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII Vietnam; 7th Bn 13th Arty Battalion Vietnam Counter Offensive, Phase II - 1 July 1966 to 31 May 1967 Vietnam Counter Offensive, Phase III - 1 June 1967 to 29 June 1968 Tet Counter Offensive - 30 January 1968 to 1 April 1968 Vietnam Counter Offensive, Phase IV - 2 April 1968 to 30 June 1968 Vietnam Counter Offensive, Phase V - 1 July 1968 to 1 November 1968 Vietnam Counter Offensive, Phase VI - 2 November 1968 to 22 February 1969 Tet 69 Counter Offensive - 23 February 1969 to 8 June 1969 Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969 - 9 June 1969 to 31 October 1969 Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 - 1 November 1969 to 30 April 1970 Sanctuary Counter Offensive - 1 May 1970 to 30 June 1970 Vietnam Counter Offensive, Phase VII - 1 July 1970 to 30 Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DEFENSE OF KOREA Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1965-1966 Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966-1968 Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967-1968 Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969 Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for PYONGTAEK Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1952-1953 RVN Gallantry Cross Unit Citation awarded Dec. 1974 This article incorporates public domain material from 13th Field Artillery Regiment.