4th_Battalion,_14th_Marines
4th Battalion, 14th Marines
Military unit
4th Battalion, 14th Marines (4/14) was a United States Marine Corps reserve artillery battalion. It comprised three firing batteries and a headquarters battery. The battalion was based in Bessemer, Alabama and equipped with the M198 Howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30 kilometers. They were part of the 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.
The battalion's mission was to provide artillery support to a maneuver element or reinforcing fires to another artillery organization.