Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. In the United States Military, a guidon is a military standard that company/battery/troop or platoon-sized detachments carry to signify their unit designation and branch/corps affiliation or the title of the individual who carries it. A basic guidon can be rectangular, but more often has a triangular portion removed from the fly (known as "swallow-tailed").

This is a heavily worn guidon for the 145th Field Artillery of the 40th Division. The guidon is missing both of its swallowtails and there is heavy tearing under the numbers. The guidon now measures 19 x 22½”. There is a tag inside the header but it’s too worn to read. The guidon is made of red wool, with large white 145 at the top, over the artillery "Crossed Cannons", with "B" below, for Battery B of the Battalion. The guidon is double sided, though the reverse is a mirror image.

A wonderful piece of U.S. WWII Artillery memorabilia, ready to frame and display!

The regiment has its origins in field artillery units raised in Utah in 1854, but first gained the designation 145th Field Artillery in 1917. It was organized and entered into federal service in October 1917 at Camp Kearny, California. It became a component of the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, of the 40th Division. The first Commander was Colonel Richard W. Young and it was composed of two Field Artillery Battalions.

The regiment was reconstituted on 11 October 1921 in the Utah National Guard as the 145th Field Artillery and assigned to the 40th Division.[1] It was organized and Federally recognized 13 July 1923 with Headquarters at Salt Lake City. The regiment built the 145th Field Artillery Monument in Salt Lake City in 1927. Inducted into Federal service 3 March 1941 at home stations. Relieved 18 February 1942 from assignment to the 40th Division. The regiment was broken up 24 March–6 June 1942.

Reorganized and Federally recognized 6 November 1947 with Headquarters at Provo. Ordered into active Federal service 3 September 1950 at home stations. (145th Field Artillery Battalion [NGUS] organized and Federally recognized 3 March 1953 with Headquarters at Provo.) Released 18 March 1955 from active Federal service and reverted to state control; Federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from the 145th Field Artillery Battalion (NGUS).