The 1st Missile Battalion, 81st Artillery was formed at Fort Sill in 1963 and deployed to McCully Barracks in Wackernheim, West Germany under the 56th Field Artillery Group.

The battalion moved to Wiley Barracks, Neu-Ulm in 1968 and was redesignated the 1st Battalion, 81st Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.

Service Battery was inactivated and reflagged as B Company, 55th Maintenance Battalion in 1982.

This article incorporates public domain material from 81st Field Artillery Regiment.

United States Army Institute of Heraldry.