23rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
| 23rd Field Artillery Battalion | |
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| Active | 1921 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Field artillery |
| U.S. Field Artillery Regiments | ||||
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The 23rd Field Artillery Battalion was a field artillery battalion of the regular Army that was constituted as a US-manned unit in 1921, but redesignated as a Philippine Scouts unit in 1930.
Lineage
The battalion was formed on 16 August, 1921 in the United States Regular Army under the name of the 1st Battalion, 23d Field Artillery. It was redesignated on 1 January, 1930 as the 1st Battalion 23d Field Artillery (Philippine Scouts).[1] On 6 May 1942, the battalion surrendered to the Japanese forces in the Philippines Islands. The battalion was later disbanded on 25 March, 1952.
Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered BATAAN
- Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered LUZON 1941-1942
- Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF THE PHILIPPINES
- Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942
Coat of arms
The 7th Field Artillery Observation Battalion's coat of arms was reassigned to the 23rd in 1955.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry
- ^ Morton, Louis "The Fall of the Philippines" pp.24-27.
- [1] Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine lineage