Show SCHOFIELD BARRACKS april 6 G to many on the island col 0 E Sand mans field artillery is new and comparatively little is known about its background and its home state few if any national guard units of the any U united t ad states can boast of as colorful as history aj this battalion which is now in in its year of existence the origin of the regiment is traced back to the original nauvoo fegion I founded february 3 1841 45 part art of the armed forces of the stara staff of illinois members of this legion were for the most part made up of men from frolin the group of mormons cormons residing in that state it went to utah later but before that when war with mexico bro broke ke it marched front from kansas to S san an diego on the cost approximately t ely 2000 miles which military experts claim is the longest infantry march on record there tera followed considerable travel anytime duty beckoned the units fought in the spanish A ameri matle i can war around manila mid and was WA overseas in france with orders to enter combat when the war ended in 1918 the memorable december 7 found the unit and several others one day at sea news flashed of the attack on pearl harbor the ship W aid d a turnabout and hurried back to part about a later fhe pelt 1 lime in 11 cori convoy yV the anit i sot 9 t sail a 1 1 1 1 again and arrived in hawaii wrt without h incident so once again with america pa passing sing through a critical period th the utah field artillery descendant of the nauvoo legion founded in a critical period of history also is once again at its post ready to fight for everything american and to carry out its motto pro deo im 14 patria tria fool fod god for country |