| 15th Field Artillery Regiment | |
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| Active | 1916 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Field Artillery Branch (United States) |
| Type | Combat arms |
| Nickname | King of Battle Red Leg |
| Patron | Saint Barbara |
| Motto | ALLONS. |
| Branch color | Scarlet |
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The 15th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916
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The 15th Field Artillery was Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army at Syracuse, New York
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 15th Field Artillery
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Withdrawn 16 June 1988 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System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 I: Aisne; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Lorraine 1918; Ile de France 1918
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
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HONGCHON
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
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document "15th Field Artillery Regiment".