61st Field Artillery Regiment (PA)

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61st Field Artillery Regiment (PA)
Active	August 28, 1941 - May 12, 1942
Disbanded	May 12, 1942
Country	Philippines
Allegiance	United States
Branch	Army
Type	Field Artillery
Role	Army Reserve
Size	1,800
Part of	102nd Infantry Division 61st Infantry Division
Garrison/HQ	Camp Cabatuan, Iloilo
Equipment	M1917 Enfield Rifles M1923 Thompson Submachineguns M1918 Browning Automatic Rifles M1917 Browning Machineguns
Engagements	Battle of Tagoloan Battle of Mangima Grand Canyon Battle of Puntian
Decorations	Philippine Distinguished Unit Citation
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Hiram Tarkington Major John Lewis
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61st Field Artillery Regiment was a reserve unit of Philippine Army activated in August 1941 as part of 61st Infantry Division based in Panay Island. It fought as infantry as the SS Corregidor, the ship transporting their guns, was sunk when it hit a landmine in Manila Bay.