76th Field Artillery Regiment

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76th Field Artillery Regiment
Coat of arms
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
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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.