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Kane, Paul, BG USA(Ret).
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Contact Info
Date of Passing Jul 01, 1959
Location of Interment U.S. Military Academy West Point Post Cemetery (VLM) - West Point, New York
24th Field Artillery Regiment (PS), Philippine Division Details
The 24th Philippine Scout Field Artillery Regiment (24th FA (PS)) was part of the US Army's Philippine Division, formed in 1922 and active until April 1942. Antecedent units dated back to 1899.
The 24th FA was organized in 1922 at Fort Stotsenburg, in the Philippines, from the 1st Philippine Artillery Regiment. During the Battle of the Philippines (1941?1942) against the Japanese, the 24th FA participated in the withdrawal, on Luzon, to the Bataan Peninsula. The 24th surrendered in April of 1942.
