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76th Field Artillery Regiment | |
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Active | 1916-2015 |
Country | |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Field artillery |
Role | USARS parent regiment |
Size | regiment |
Home station | Fort Stewart, GA |
Nickname(s) | Patriots |
Patron | Saint Barbara |
Motto(s) | Duty, The Spirit of '76 |
Engagements | World War II Iraq War OIF I OIF III OIF V |
Insignia | |
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U.S. Field Artillery Regiments | ||||
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The 76th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army. First formed as a cavalry regiment in 1916, the regiment was converted to field artillery in 1917, and served in Europe during World War I with the 3rd Division and as a separate battalion during World War II, as well as in peacetime at Fort Knox, KY, and Fort Devens, MA. Since 1959, the regiment has been a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System and the U.S. Army Regimental System, with regimental elements serving with the 3rd Infantry Division in Germany and Operation Iraqi Freedom, with the 7th Infantry Division in Korea, and in the Army Reserve. No regimental elements are currently active.