41st Field Artillery Brigade (United States)

The 41st Fires Brigade traces its lineage back to the 41st Artillery Regiment (Coast Artillery Corps), a heavy artillery formation activated near the end of World War I. The 41st Artillery was organized on 1 October 1918 at Fort Monroe, Virginia, and Archibald H. Sunderland was appointed as commander. On 22 December 1918 the unit was demobilized. On 15 January 1921, the colors were transferred to the Pacific Theater, where the 41st Artillery was reconstituted as the Hawaiian Railway Battalion. On 1 July 1924, the unit was redesignated as the 41st Coast Artillery and remained in Hawaii until its deactivation on 30 June 1931. On 21 April 1942, the 41st Coast Artillery was re-activated, this time at Fort Hase, Hawaii, where it served until 25 May 1944. It was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Streamer for its role in World War II. At that time, it was retired from the rolls of the regular Army and incorporated into the Hawaiian Department. On 30 November 2018, the 41st Field Artillery Brigade was re-activated at Tower Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, controlling the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System-equipped 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment and 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment. == Organization 2024 ==

As of August 2024 the 41st Field Artillery is organized as follows: • 41st Field Artillery Brigade, in Grafenwöhr, Germany • Headquarters and Headquarters Battery • 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment (Centaurs) M270A2 MLRS • Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (Heartbreaker) • Alpha Battery (Arctic) • Bravo Battery (Black Eagles) • Charlie Battery (Cerberus) • 246th Forward Support Company (Fury) • 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment (Falcons First) (M270A2 MLRS) • Headquarters and Headquarters Battery • Alpha Battery (Apex) • Bravo Battery (Boar) • Charlie Battery (Chimera) • 538th Forward Support Company (Forsaken) • 589th Brigade Support Battalion • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 589th Brigade Support Battalion • 232nd Signal Company ==Commanders==

Ranks indicated are the highest ranks held by the individual, not necessarily the rank held at time of command. 41st FA group • Col. S.H. Wheeler, 1967 • Col. Archibald V. Arnold, 1969 • Col. Homer W. Kiefer, Jr., 1973–75 • Col. Charles Hoenstine, 1976–77 • Col. Kenneth R. Bailey • Col. Edward J. Stein, Jr., Dec 1977 – July 1979 41st FA Brigade 41st Fires Brigade • Col. Richard M. Francey, Jr., April 2007 – October 2009 • LTG John Thomson, III, Oct. 2009 – July 2011 • Col. William McRae, July 2011 – July 2014 41st Field Artillery Brigade • Col. Patrick Gaydon, July 2014 – April 2015 (brigade inactivated) • Col. Seth Knazovich, October 2018 (brigade activated) – August 2020 • Col. Daniel G. Miller, August 2020 - August 2022 • Col. Wilbur W. Hsu, August 2022 - July 2024 • Col. Frank Maxwell, July 2024 - present ==Honors and decorations==

• Campaign participation credit • Decorations ==References==