23rd Field Artillery Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
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The 23rd Field Artillery Battalion was a
field artillery Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support army, armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement. Until the ear ...
battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers. A battalion is commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into several Company (military unit), companies, each typically commanded by a Major (rank), ...
of the
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that was constituted as a US-manned unit in 1921, but redesignated as a
Philippine Scouts The Philippine Scouts ( Filipino: ''Maghahanap ng Pilipinas''/''Hukbong Maghahanap ng Pilipinas'') was a military organization of the United States Army from 1901 until after the end of World War II. These troops were generally Filipinos and ...
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).Morton, Louis "The Fall of the Philippines" pp.24-27. 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

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Field Artillery Branch (United States) The Field Artillery Branch is the field artillery branch of the United States Army. This branch, alongside the infantry and cavalry branches, was formerly considered to be one of the "classic" combat arms branches (defined as those branches of ...
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U.S. Army Regimental System The United States Army Regimental System (USARS) is an organizational and classification system used by the United States Army. It was established in 1981 to replace the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) to provide each soldier with contin ...


References



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External links

* http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/av/default.htm {{Artillery Regiments (United States) Field artillery regiments of the United States Army Military units and formations established in 1921