15th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
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The 15th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery
regiment
of the United States Army
first formed in 1916
Organized 1 June 1917 at Syracuse
, New York
Assigned 21 September 1917 to the 2d Division
Inactivated (less 2d Battalion) 31 October 1929 at Fort Sam Houston
, Texas; concurrently, relieved from assignment to the 2d Division and assigned to the 4th Division
Relieved 1 January 1930 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 2d Division (later redesignated as the 2d Infantry Division)
Activated (less 2d Battalion) 1 December 1934 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1940 as the 15th Field Artillery Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 20 February 1956 as the 15th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Relieved 20 June 1957 from assignment to the 2d Infantry Division; concurrently, reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 15th Field Artillery
Withdrawn 16 June 1988 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 15th Field Artillery Regiment
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules five closets wavy Argent, on a canton Or a bend sinister of the field.
The regiment was organized in 1917 by transfer of men from the 4th Field Artillery
. The old regiment is indicated by the canton. It was part of the Second Division overseas and took part in the heaviest of fighting. The extent of the operations is indicated by the five wavy bars on the shield representing the four historic French rivers, the Aisne, Marne, Meuse and finally the Rhine, which the regiment crossed.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 15th Field Artillery Regiment on 14 September 1922. It was amended to correct the wear policy on 9 November 1926. It was further amended to correct the description on 9 November 1928. It was redesignated for the 15th Field Artillery Battalion on 20 October 1950. It was redesignated for the 15th Artillery Regiment on 10 February 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 15th Field Artillery Regiment.
Gules five closets wavy Argent, on a canton Or a bend sinister of the field.
On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a French 75 mm field gun the wheel charged with the shoulder sleeve insignia of the regiment (a vertical Black oblong with the White star and Indian head of the Second Division) all Proper.
The regiment was organized in 1917 by transfer of men from the 4th Field Artillery. The old regiment is indicated by the canton. It was part of the Second Division overseas and took part in the heaviest of fighting. The extent of the operations is indicated by the five wavy bars on the shield representing the four historic French rivers, the Aisne, Marne, Meuse and finally the Rhine, which the regiment crossed.
The crest symbolizes the regiment’s service in World War I as an artillery unit of the Second Division.
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 15th Field Artillery Regiment on 21 January 1922. It was redesignated for the 15th Field Artillery Battalion on 20 October 1950. It was redesignated for the 15th Artillery Regiment on 10 February 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 15th Field Artillery Regiment.
World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered MAHMUDIYAH, IRAQ
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered FLORIDA 1962-1963
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered AISNE-MARNE
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered MEUSE-ARGONNE
French Croix de Guerre, World War I, Fourragere
Belgian Fourragere 1940
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Elsenborn Crest
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered NAKTONG RIVER LINE
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1953
Field artillery
Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and extremely long range target engagement....
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
first formed in 1916
History
The 15th Field Artillery was Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army at Syracuse, New YorkSyracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
Lineage
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 15th Field ArtilleryOrganized 1 June 1917 at Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, New York
Assigned 21 September 1917 to the 2d Division
Inactivated (less 2d Battalion) 31 October 1929 at Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston....
, Texas; concurrently, relieved from assignment to the 2d Division and assigned to the 4th Division
Relieved 1 January 1930 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 2d Division (later redesignated as the 2d Infantry Division)
Activated (less 2d Battalion) 1 December 1934 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1940 as the 15th Field Artillery Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 20 February 1956 as the 15th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Relieved 20 June 1957 from assignment to the 2d Infantry Division; concurrently, reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 15th Field Artillery
Withdrawn 16 June 1988 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 15th Field Artillery Regiment
Distinctive Unit Insignia
- Description
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules five closets wavy Argent, on a canton Or a bend sinister of the field.
- Symbolism
The regiment was organized in 1917 by transfer of men from the 4th Field Artillery
4th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
The 4th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1907.-History:The 4th Field Artillery Regiment was first activated in 1907 from numbered companies of artillery...
. The old regiment is indicated by the canton. It was part of the Second Division overseas and took part in the heaviest of fighting. The extent of the operations is indicated by the five wavy bars on the shield representing the four historic French rivers, the Aisne, Marne, Meuse and finally the Rhine, which the regiment crossed.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 15th Field Artillery Regiment on 14 September 1922. It was amended to correct the wear policy on 9 November 1926. It was further amended to correct the description on 9 November 1928. It was redesignated for the 15th Field Artillery Battalion on 20 October 1950. It was redesignated for the 15th Artillery Regiment on 10 February 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 15th Field Artillery Regiment.
Blazon
- Shield
Gules five closets wavy Argent, on a canton Or a bend sinister of the field.
- Crest
On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a French 75 mm field gun the wheel charged with the shoulder sleeve insignia of the regiment (a vertical Black oblong with the White star and Indian head of the Second Division) all Proper.
- Symbolism
- Shield
The regiment was organized in 1917 by transfer of men from the 4th Field Artillery. The old regiment is indicated by the canton. It was part of the Second Division overseas and took part in the heaviest of fighting. The extent of the operations is indicated by the five wavy bars on the shield representing the four historic French rivers, the Aisne, Marne, Meuse and finally the Rhine, which the regiment crossed.
- Crest
The crest symbolizes the regiment’s service in World War I as an artillery unit of the Second Division.
- Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 15th Field Artillery Regiment on 21 January 1922. It was redesignated for the 15th Field Artillery Battalion on 20 October 1950. It was redesignated for the 15th Artillery Regiment on 10 February 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 15th Field Artillery Regiment.
Current configuration
- 1st Battalion 15th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/1-15fa.htm
- 2nd Battalion 15th Field Artillery Regiment http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0015fa02bn.htm
- 3rd Battalion 15th Field Artillery Regiment
- 4th Battalion 15th Field Artillery Regiment
- 5th Battalion 15th Field Artillery Regiment
- 6th Battalion 15th Field Artillery (United States)
Campaign Participation Credit
World War I: Aisne; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Lorraine 1918; Ile de France 1918World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HONGCHONValorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered MAHMUDIYAH, IRAQ
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered FLORIDA 1962-1963
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered AISNE-MARNE
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered MEUSE-ARGONNE
French Croix de Guerre, World War I, Fourragere
Belgian Fourragere 1940
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Elsenborn Crest
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered NAKTONG RIVER LINE
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1953
See also
- Field Artillery Branch (United States)
- U.S. Army Coast Artillery CorpsU.S. Army Coast Artillery CorpsThe U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps was a Corps level organization responsible for coastal and harbor defense of the United States between 1901 and 1950.-History:...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of US Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with field artillery, air defense artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...