23rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)


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. 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

Coat of arms

The 7th Field Artillery Observation Battalion's coat of arms was reassigned to the 23rd in 1955.