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| 6th Field Artillery Regiment | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1907 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Motto(s) | Celer et Audax (Swift and Bold) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Montgomery M. Macomb |
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The 6th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery Branch regiment of the United States Army first activated in 1907 from numbered companies of artillery. It was first organized with two battalions.
6th Field Artillery assigned 8 June 1917 to the 1st Expeditionary Division [later redesignated as the 1st Division]; relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 1st Division; assigned 22 June 1940 to the 8th Division; relieved 20 July 1940 from assignment to the 8th Division. The lineages of some of the units that make up the 6th Field Artillery include campaign credit for the War of 1812.[1]
Note that the lineage of the "6th Regiment of Artillery" constituted 8 March 1898 is carried by the 6th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.
The regiment currently has five battalions.
- ^ "1st BATTALION, 6th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT (CENTAURS) - Lineage and Honors Information - U.S. Army Center of Military History". US Department of the Army. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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