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The '''80th Field Artillery Regiment''' is a [[field artillery]] [[regiment]] of the [[United States Army]]. It is part of the [[Field Artillery Branch (United States)|Field Artillery Branch]].▼
==2nd Battalion==
▲The '''80th Field Artillery Regiment''' is a [[field artillery]] [[regiment]] of the [[United States Army]].
The 2nd Battalion, 80th Field Artillery was constituted on 1 July 1916 in the [[Regular Army (United States)|Regular Army]] as Troops C and D, [[22nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|22nd Cavalry]]. It was reorganized on 21 June 1917 at [[Fort Oglethorpe (Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia)|Fort Oglethorpe]], Georgia and then consolidated, converted, and redesignated on 1 November 1917 as Battery B, 80th Field Artillery. On 10 September 1921, it was inactivated at [[Camp George Meade|Camp George G. Meade]], Maryland.
On 12 October 1939, the battery was activated at Fort Lewis, Washington. On 1 October 1940, the 2-80 FA was reorganized and redesignated as Battery B, 80th Field Artillery Battalion. On 20 July 1947, it was inactivated in Korea. It was reactivated on 4 October 1950 at Fort Ord, California, where it was later inactivated on 3 April 1956. On 2 June 1958, 2-80 FA was redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Missile Battalion, 80th Field Artillery. The battalion activated 25 June 1958 at [[Fort Sill]], Oklahoma, where it later inactivated on 25 March 1963. On September 1971, it was redesignated as the 2nd Missile Battalion, 80th Field Artillery. On 28 February 1987, the 2-80 FA was reorganized and activated as the 2nd Battalion, 80th Field Artillery, consisting of three Basic Training and two Advanced Individual Training Batteries. Later it was reorganized to consist of four Army and one Marine Field Artillery Advanced Individual Training batteries.
==Training accident==
Eighty soldiers of Alpha battery of the 2nd Battalion 80th Field Artillery Regiment were standing in formation on September 27, 1989, when one or more shells apparently over-shot the intended target, landing among them. Three were killed and 24 were injured.<ref>{{cite news|date= September 28, 1989|title= 3 Soldiers Killed by Wild Shell|page=17 (section A) |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/28/us/3-soldiers-killed-by-wild-shell.html|access-date=December 31, 2019}} </ref> Two soldiers were charged, with negligent homicide and dereliction of duty, <ref>{{cite web|date= October 20, 1989|title= Soldiers Charged in Artillery Accident That Killed Three|url=https://apnews.com/7226a9df120562fd2cfe89e92e80dba1|access-date=December 31, 2019}} </ref> but were cleared as criminal intent was not involved.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hutchison |first=Mark A. |date= December 30, 1989 |title= Fort Sill Clears 2 Artillerymen In Fatal Firing|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/2301918/fort-sill-clears-2-artillerymen-in-fatal-firing |access-date=December 31, 2019}} </ref>
==Distinctive unit insignia==
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** Crest- On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a boar's head Proper.
** Motto- TOUJOURS L’AUDACE (Always Brave)
* Symbolism- The dual character of the regiment is shown by the colors of the field, yellow for cavalry, red for artillery. [[World War I]] service is indicated by the fess which is based on the arms of ancient Brittany and the arms of Vannes where the unit served. The [[fess]] [[dancetté]] is taken from the arms of the Oglethorpe family, also the boar's head crest, which in addition is the ancient symbol of hospitality. The arms of ancient Brittany was a shield of ermine, and ermine figures prominently in the [[arms of Vannes]]; this is shown by the tincture of the fess. The
* Background- The coat of arms was originally approved for the 80th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 March 1920. It was amended to correct the motto on 20 September 1921. It was redesignated for the 80th Field Artillery Battalion on 5 December 1942. It was redesignated for the 80th Artillery Regiment on 21 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 80th Field Artillery Regiment.
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