15th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

15th Field Artillery Regiment
Active	1 June 1917
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Army
Type	Field Artillery
Role	Ground-based military warfare
Regimental Colors	Fort Drum, New York, U.S.
Nickname(s)	"Fighting Fifteenth"
Patron	Saint Barbara
Motto(s)	ALLONS! – "Let's Go"
Regimental Colors	Red, Silver, Yellow
Mascot(s)	75mm French Fieldgun
Anniversaries	1 June 2017 (100 Year Anniversary)
Equipment Type	155mm & 105mm Towed Howitzer cannons
Decorations	Medals of Honor (2) Distinguished Service Cross (5) Distinguished Service Medal (1) Silver Star (407) Air Medal (20) Bronze Star (200) Purple Heart (210) French Legion of Honor (1) Belgian Order of Leopold (1) French Croix de Guerre (124) Belgian Croix de Guerre (3)
Commanders
Regimental Commander (last)	BG Ralph M. Pennel 1933–36 & 1939–40
Regimental Commander	COL Falkner Heard 1917–18 & 1937
Regimental Commander	COL Joseph R. Davis 1918–19
Insignia
Regimental Crest
Regimental Colors
Regimental Coat of Arms

Medals of Honor (2)
Distinguished Service Cross (5)
Distinguished Service Medal (1) Silver Star (407) Air Medal (20) Bronze Star (200) Purple Heart (210) French Legion of Honor (1) Belgian Order of Leopold (1) French Croix de Guerre (124)

The 15th Field Artillery Regiment (15th FAR) is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916. A parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, the 15th FAR currently has two active battalions: the 1st Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment is assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, while the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment is assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division

The 15th Field Artillery (FA) Regiment was organized in Syracuse, New York on 1 June 1917. Assignment to the 2nd Infantry Division (2nd ID) followed on 21 September 1917, and earned them the unofficial nickname as the Indianheads. The coat of arms of the 15th FA contains a French 75mm howitzer with the Indianhead of the 2nd ID patch incised in the wheel. The 15th FA participated in six major campaigns during World War I and helped win the "War to end all Wars".

By 1940, the 15th FA Regiment was reorganized as the 15th FA Battalion (BN) and served in five major campaigns in the European Theater of Operations with the 2nd ID during World War II.

The 15th FA Battalion participated in ten major campaigns during the Korean War while once again serving with the 2nd ID. 1LT Lee R. Hartell was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor (Posthumously) for heroic actions with the 15th FA Battalion during the Korean War, while serving as a forward observer. Also, MSG Jimmie Holloway earned the Distinguished Service Cross (posthumous) in a separate combat action.

Major changes in the US Army in 1957, caused several redesignations to the 15th FA Bn: A Battery was redesignated as the 1st Howitzer (How) Bn, 15th Artillery (Arty); B Battery was redesignated as the 2nd How Bn, 15th Arty; C Battery as the 3rd How Bn, 15th Arty; D Battery as the 4th How Bn, 15th Arty; E Battery as the 5th How Bn, 15th Arty; F Battery as the 6th How Bn, 15th Arty; HHB as the 7th How Bn, 15th Arty, and HHB, 2nd Bn, 15th FA as the 8th Bn, 15th Arty.