| 23rd Field Artillery Battalion | |
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| Active | 1921 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Field artillery |
| U.S. Field Artillery Regiments | ||||
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The23rd Field Artillery Battalion was afield artillerybattalion of theregular Army that was constituted as a US-manned unit in 1921, but redesignated as aPhilippine Scouts unit in 1930.
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).[1] On 6 May 1942, the battalion surrendered to the Japanese forces in the Philippines Islands. The battalion was later disbanded on 25 March, 1952.
The 7th Field Artillery Observation Battalion's coat of arms was reassigned to the 23rd in 1955.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry