33rd Field Artillery Regiment

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33rd Field Artillery Regiment
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Coat of arms
Active1918
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchArmy
Type Field artillery
RoleCARS Parent Regiment
Motto(s)SERVABO FIDEM (I Will Keep Faith)
Branch colorScarlet
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia 33 FA Rgt DUI.jpg

The 33rd Field Artillery Regiment is an inactive field artillery regiment of the United States Army, first constituted in 1918 in the National Army (USA). A parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, the regiment has no active regiments. The regiment saw active service with the 1st Infantry Division in World War II. The regiment's 2nd and 6th Battalions served in Vietnam.

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Lineage and honors

Lineage

Campaign participation credit

A gun crew of Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 33rd Artillery, fire a 105mm howitzer in support of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, during Operation Attleboro, 18 November 1966 NARA photo 111-CCV-562-CC37482.jpg
A gun crew of Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 33rd Artillery, fire a 105mm howitzer in support of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, during Operation Attleboro, 18 November 1966

Decorations

Heraldry

Distinctive unit insignia

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Coat of arms

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Current configuration

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