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20th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
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The 20th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army. It served in France during the First World War with the 5th Division, at St. Mihiel and Lorraine before inactivation on 5 September 1921 at Camp Bragg, North Carolina.
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20th Field Artillery Regiment | |
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Active | 1916 |
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Type | Field artillery |
Motto(s) | "Duty Not Reward" |
Equipment | Multiple Launch Rocket System |
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The regiment's distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 20th Field Artillery on March 28, 1890. It was redesignated as 20th Field Artillery Battalion on August 12, 1899, redesignated as 20th Artillery on June 13, 1901
- and redesignated for the 20th Field Artillery on September 1, 1903
In 1966-67. The 6th Battalion (155 mm) was stationed at Fort Carson CO under the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division. During the Vietnam War, it had the mission to train and maintain Basic Combat Training and Field Artillery Advanced Individual Training. The 6th Battalion was awarded the Belgium Fourrager for its actions in WWII.
Currently, the regiment has only a single battalion on active service; the 2nd Battalion.