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United States
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Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east, the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U. S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean, the geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse. At 3.8 million square miles and with over 324 million people, the United States is the worlds third- or fourth-largest country by area, third-largest by land area. It is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century, the United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the following the Seven Years War led to the American Revolution. On July 4,1776, during the course of the American Revolutionary War, the war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, representing the first successful war of independence against a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, after the Articles of Confederation, the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the end of slavery in the country. By the end of century, the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the status as a global military power. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the sole superpower. The U. S. is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States. The United States is a developed country, with the worlds largest economy by nominal GDP. It ranks highly in several measures of performance, including average wage, human development, per capita GDP. While the U. S. economy is considered post-industrial, characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy, the United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally, and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations. In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere America after the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
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Field artillery
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Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and this was in contrast to horse artillery, whose emphasis on speed while supporting cavalry units necessitated lighter guns and crews riding on horseback. Modern artillery has also advanced to rapidly deployable wheeled and tracked vehicles, thus, their role was limited to such functions as breaking sieges. Following the beginning of the era, the first field artillery came into being as metallurgy allowed thinner cannon barrels to withstand the explosive forces without bursting. However, there was still a risk of the constant changes of the battlefield conspiring to leave behind slow-moving artillery units - either on the advance, or more dangerously. Artillery units were particularly vulnerable to assault by light cavalry, which were used in this role. Only with a number of inventions, did the concept of field artillery really take off. One of the earliest documented uses of field artillery is found in the 14th-century Ming Dynasty treatise Huolongjing, the text describes a Chinese cannon called a thousand ball thunder cannon, manufactured of bronze and fastened with wheels. The book also describes another mobile form of artillery called a barbarian attacking cannon consisting of an attached to a two-wheel carriage. Before World War I, field artillery batteries fired directly at visible targets measured in distances of meters. Today, modern field batteries measure targets in kilometers and miles, most field artillery situations require indirect fire due to weather, terrain, night-time conditions, distance or other obstacles. Modern field artillery has three sections, All batteries have a Fire Support Man, Fire Direction Control. The FOs are forward with the infantry where they can see the targets and they call the FDC on the radio and transmit a request for fire in the format of CFF. The FDC calculates the CFF and send a deflection and elevation to the gun line, the gun line cranks the specified elevation and deflection on the howitzers, punch the artillery shell followed by the bag. Depending on the CFF, the gunline will fire the round when they are ready or when the FO calls and tells them to fire, the FO spots the round and sends a correction back to the FDC and the process starts all over again until its done. The batteries are many kilometres behind the FLOT and they plan a location where they can be Fire Capability for some certain amount of time and do multiple fire missions before needing to displace. In normal operations the FOs locate targets and transmits the CFF to the FDCs and they can also calculate defensive fire tasks. Because the calculations have already been done, the fire can be called down very quickly when it is needed, the advance party consists of the battery commander, his driver, first sergeant, gunnery sergeant, FDC guide, gun guides, and communications representatives
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10th Field Artillery Regiment
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The 10th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916. Due to the inactivation of Fort Bennings 3rd Infantry Division, the 10th Field Artillery Regiment was inactivated December 2015, the 10th Field Artillery Regiment was formed at Camp Douglas in 1916. It served in France during World War I, specifically in the Champagne-Marne, St. Mihiel and it was bestowed its motto The Rocks Support due to its support of the 3rd Division at the Second Battle of the Marne. The organization was redesignated the 10th Field Artillery Battalion in 1940 and served in ten European campaigns of World War II, reorganized to the 1st Battalion 10th Field Artillery, it was assigned to 3rd Infantry Division Artillery. On a canton of the last a winged centaur courant holding a bent bow and arrow of the field, symbolism The shield is red for Artillery, the parent organization being shown by its crest placed on the canton. The 38th Infantry earned the sobriquet of “The Rock of the Marne”, background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 10th Field Artillery Regiment on 16 April 1923. It was redesignated for the 10th Field Artillery Battalion on 15 December 1942, the insignia was redesignated for the 10th Artillery Regiment on 22 January 1958. It was again redesignated for the 10th Field Artillery Regiment on 2 December 1971, blazon Shield, Gules, a rock Proper resting on two cannons in saltire Or. On a canton of the last a winged centaur courant holding a bent bow and arrow of the field, and for unofficial use pendant to escutcheon a French Croix de Guerre with gilt star Proper. Crest, On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a dexter arm embowed habited in Olive Drab grasping a Red guidon on a broken staff all Proper. Symbolism Shield, The shield is red for Artillery, the parent organization being shown by its crest placed on the canton. The 38th Infantry earned the sobriquet of “The Rock of the Marne”, crest, The crest symbolizes the honorable loss and recapture of its guns. Background The coat of arms was approved for the 10th Field Artillery Regiment on 6 June 1921. It was amended to include history on 13 September 1923, the insignia was redesignated for the 10th Field Artillery Battalion on 15 December 1942. It was again redesignated for the 10th Artillery Regiment on 22 January 1958, the coat of arms was redesignated for the 10th Field Artillery Regiment on 2 December 1971. S. Artillery Regiments This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 10th Field Artillery Regiment
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12th Field Artillery Regiment
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The 12th Field Artillery Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. The regiment had its baptism of fire near Verdun, the arms of which have one fleur-de-lis crowned all gold, the crown on these arms is for Verdun. The canton carried the Aztec banner from the crest of the parent organization, the distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment on 17 April 1923. It was re-designated for the 12th Field Artillery Battalion on 14 February 1941 and it was re-designated for the 12th Artillery Regiment on 10 February 1958. The insignia was re-designated effective 1 September 1971, for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, the shield is a Gules, a fleur-de-lis Argent crowned Or, on a canton of the like an Aztec banner Vert garnished of the second. The crest is on a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, the regiment had its baptism of fire near Verdun, the arms of which have one fleur-de-lis crowned all gold. The crown on these arms is for Verdun, the canton carried the Aztec banner from the crest of the parent organization, the 3rd Field Artillery. The crest of the 12th Field Artillery is self-explanatory, the coat of arms was originally approved for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 June 1921. It was amended to include the motto on 16 August 1921 and it was re-designated for the 12th Field Artillery Battalion on 13 February 1941. It was re-designated for the 12th Artillery Regiment on 10 February 1958, the insignia was re-designated effective 1 September 1971, for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment. The 1st Battalion, 12th Field Artillery was constituted on 3 June 1916 as an element of the 2nd Division, the 12th Regiment arrived in France and fought bravely in four offenses in World War I. Following the armistice, the 12th joined the U. S. Army of Occupation, stationed in the Colenz area, then returned to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. On 1 May 1939, the regiment was reactivated as a 155mm howitzer battalion, the 12th joined the armies staging in England for the invasion of France. On D-Day plus three, the 12th landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy and participated in the breakout from the beachhead. Later, the 12th was in the thick of the fighting of the Battle of the Bulge and it joined in the race across Germany and on VE Day was in Pilson, the 12th returned to Fort Lewis, Washington where it remained until it was inactivated. When the Korean War broke out, the 12th was reactivated and in July 1950, later it face the Red Chinese at the Chong-chon river. The unit became Battery A, 12th field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 2nd Infantry Division. A year later, the battalion endured some of the bloodiest fighting of the Korean War at T-bone Mountain, the Battle of Old Baldy, White Horse Mountain, and the Battle of Pork Chop Hill
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Field Artillery Branch (United States)
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The Field Artillery Branch of the United States Army was founded on 17 November 1775 by the Continental Congress, which unanimously elected Henry Knox Colonel of the Regiment of Artillery. The regiment formally entered service on 1 January 1776, Artillery of all types was part of the Artillery Corps until 1901, when the Corps was split into battery-sized units, called companies at the time, of Field Artillery and Coast Artillery. In 1907 the Artillery Corps was reorganized into the Field Artillery, although presently Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery are separate branches, both inherit the traditions of the Artillery branch. The mission of the Field Artillery is to destroy, defeat, the Field Artillery is one of the Armys combat arms, traditionally one of the three major branches. It refers to units that use artillery weapons systems to deliver surface-to-surface long range indirect fire. Indirect fire means that the projectile does not follow the line of sight to the target, mortars are not field artillery weapons, they are organic to infantry units and are manned by infantry personnel. The term field artillery is to distinguish from the Air Defense Artillery, and historically, from the U. S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, a branch which existed from 1901–1950. In 1950, the two branches were unified and called simply Artillery, until Air Defense Artillery was made into a branch in 1968. The insignia of the Field Artillery branch is a pair of crossed field guns in gold, the officially stated mission of the Field Artillery is to destroy, defeat, or disrupt the enemy with integrated fires to enable maneuver commanders to dominate in unified land operations. The home of the Field Artillery and the Field Artillery School are at Fort Sill, Field artillery is called the King of Battle. Conflicts in the 20th century saw artillery become exponentially more effective as indirect fire methods were introduced prior to World War I. During World War I and World War II, field artillery was the single highest casualty-producing weapons system on any battlefield, members of the Field Artillery are referred to as redlegs because during the American Civil War they were distinguished by scarlet stripes down the legs of their uniform pants. The use of colors to distinguish branches of the United States Army dates to 1851, Branch colors are found on the shoulder straps of officers wearing the blue dress uniform and on branch of service scarves authorized for wear with a variety of uniforms. The professional journal of the Field Artillery is published at Fort Sill, known as the Field Artillery Journal in 1911, it went through many name changes through Field Artillery in 1987. The journal merged with Air Defense Artillery in 2007 to become Fires, the United States Marine Corps is currently transitioning from the M198 howitzer to the M777. In 1789 after the Revolution there was one battalion of four companies of artillery. In 1794 a Corps of Artillerists and Engineers was organized, which included the four companies of artillery then in service and had sixteen companies in four battalions, in 1802 there was a reduction of the army. The Artillery were separated from the Engineers and the former formed into one regiment of 20 companies, in 1808 a regiment of ten companies called the Light Artillery was formed
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Regiment
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A regiment is a military unit. Their role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, in Medieval Europe, the term regiment denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscripted in one geographical area, by a leader who was often also the feudal lord of the soldiers. By the 17th century, a regiment was usually about a thousand personnel. In many armies, the first role has been assumed by independent battalions, battlegroups, task forces, brigades and other, similarly-sized operational units. By the beginning of the 18th century, regiments in most European continental armies had evolved into permanent units with distinctive titles and uniforms, when at full strength, an infantry regiment normally comprised two field battalions of about 800 men each or 8–10 companies. In some armies, an independent regiment with fewer companies was labelled a demi-regiment, a cavalry regiment numbered 600 to 900 troopers, making up a single entity. With the widespread adoption of conscription in European armies during the nineteenth century, the regimental system underwent modification. Prior to World War I, a regiment in the French, German, Russian. As far as possible, the battalions would be garrisoned in the same military district, so that the regiment could be mobilized. A cavalry regiment by contrast made up an entity of up to 1,000 troopers. Usually, the regiment is responsible for recruiting and administering all of a military career. Depending upon the country, regiments can be either combat units or administrative units or both and this is often contrasted to the continental system adopted by many armies. Generally, divisions are garrisoned together and share the same installations, thus, in divisional administration, soldiers and officers are transferred in and out of divisions as required. Some regiments recruited from specific areas, and usually incorporated the place name into the regimental name. In other cases, regiments would recruit from an age group within a nation. In other cases, new regiments were raised for new functions within an army, e. g. the Fusiliers, the Parachute Regiment, a key aspect of the regimental system is that the regiment or battalion is the fundamental tactical building block. This flows historically from the period, when battalions were widely dispersed and virtually autonomous. For example, a regiment might include different types of battalions of different origins, within the regimental system, soldiers, and usually officers, are always posted to a tactical unit of their own regiment whenever posted to field duty
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United States Army
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The United States Armed Forces are the federal armed forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, from the time of its inception, the military played a decisive role in the history of the United States. A sense of unity and identity was forged as a result of victory in the First Barbary War. Even so, the Founders were suspicious of a permanent military force and it played an important role in the American Civil War, where leading generals on both sides were picked from members of the United States military. Not until the outbreak of World War II did a standing army become officially established. The National Security Act of 1947, adopted following World War II and during the Cold Wars onset, the U. S. military is one of the largest militaries in terms of number of personnel. It draws its personnel from a pool of paid volunteers. As of 2016, the United States spends about $580.3 billion annually to fund its military forces, put together, the United States constitutes roughly 40 percent of the worlds military expenditures. For the period 2010–14, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute found that the United States was the worlds largest exporter of major arms, the United States was also the worlds eighth largest importer of major weapons for the same period. The history of the U. S. military dates to 1775 and these forces demobilized in 1784 after the Treaty of Paris ended the War for Independence. All three services trace their origins to the founding of the Continental Army, the Continental Navy, the United States President is the U. S. militarys commander-in-chief. Rising tensions at various times with Britain and France and the ensuing Quasi-War and War of 1812 quickened the development of the U. S. Navy, the reserve branches formed a military strategic reserve during the Cold War, to be called into service in case of war. Time magazines Mark Thompson has suggested that with the War on Terror, Command over the armed forces is established in the United States Constitution. The sole power of command is vested in the President by Article II as Commander-in-Chief, the Constitution also allows for the creation of executive Departments headed principal officers whose opinion the President can require. This allowance in the Constitution formed the basis for creation of the Department of Defense in 1947 by the National Security Act, the Defense Department is headed by the Secretary of Defense, who is a civilian and member of the Cabinet. The Defense Secretary is second in the chain of command, just below the President. Together, the President and the Secretary of Defense comprise the National Command Authority, to coordinate military strategy with political affairs, the President has a National Security Council headed by the National Security Advisor. The collective body has only power to the President
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2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery
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The 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment is the field artillery battalion assigned to the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. The present 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery traces its lineage to Battery B, the 11th FA was originally organized as a horse-drawn heavy artillery regiment equipped with the 4.7 inch howitzer. Each battery was authorized four howitzers, after training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the 11th FA arrived in France on 2 August 1918. Upon arrival, the regiment was issued French 155mm Schneider Howitzers with a rapid fire capability, after intensive training at a French artillery post near the Swiss border, the 11th FA was attached to the 58th Field Artillery Brigade supporting the 89th Division on 25 October 1918. On 21 October 1918, the 58th FA BDE, including the 11th FA, was transferred north by train to the Argonne Forest area. At 0330 hours 1 November 1918, the massive Allied assault against German positions began with rolling artillery barrages, the artillery fires were so effective in destroying German positions that by 3 November 1918 the infantry had advanced beyond the range of the artillery. On the morning of 11 November 1918, word was passed to the regiment that a fire would go into effect at 11,00.59.59. The crew for the howitzer named Calamity Jane was chosen to fire the round, the regimental motto On Time alludes to this action. On 14 December 1918, the 11th FA rejoined the 6th Division at Dijon, on 3 June 1919, the 11th FA left France for the United States, arriving at its new duty station, Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, on 19 June 1919. There it was relieved from assignment to the 6th Division on 12 November 1920, in 1921, the Hawaiian Division was activated at Schofield Barracks, Territory of Hawaii. The 11th FA was assigned to the Hawaiian Divisions 11th FA BDE on 1 March 1921, in addition to the two direct support, 75mm field gun regiments in the 11th FA BDE, the 11th FA was organized with two general support, 155mm howitzer battalions. During the 1930s, both Battery B and Battery A received the Knox Trophy, awarded annually to the best field artillery battery in the US Army. In addition to its mission, between 1935 and 1940 the 11th FA was given a secondary mission of reinforcing the island of Oahus coast artillery defenses. For this mission the regiment was additionally issued 155 millimeter guns, on 1 October 1941 the units of the Hawaiian Division formed the 24th Infantry Division and the 25th Infantry Division. The 11th FA was redesignated as the 11th Field Artillery Battalion and assigned to the newly activated 24th Infantry Division, on 7 December 1941, the 11th FAB came under enemy fire as the Japanese aircraft that had bombed Wheeler Army Airfield strafed Schofield Barracks inflicting minor casualties and damage. Hardest hit were the Artillery quadrangles with the 11th sustaining several wounded, the 11th FAB claims to have shot down one of the twenty-nine Japanese planes downed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. After the attack, the 24th ID executed well-rehearsed operational plans designed to repel an assault on Oahu. As part of plan, the 11th FAB moved to its pre-designated defensive firing positions on the north shore of Oahu
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25th Infantry Division (United States)
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The 25th Infantry Division is a U. S. Army division based in Hawaii. The division, which was activated on 1 October 1941 in Hawaii and its present deployment is composed of Stryker, light infantry, airborne, and aviation units. The 25th Division was formed from the 27th and 35th Infantry regiments of the original Hawaiian Division− a pre–Second World War square division composed of two brigades with four infantry regiments, the remaining units of the Hawaiian Division were reorganized as the 24th Infantry Division. These steps, part of the Triangular division organization, were undertaken to provide more flexibility with direct control of three regiments. Sources, Constituted 26 August 1941 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters, 25th Infantry Division, following intensive training, the 25th began moving to Guadalcanal,25 November 1942, to relieve Marines near Henderson Field. The threat of enemy attacks caused a temporary withdrawal, but Division elements under XIV Corps control relieved the 147th Infantry. The junction of these elements with Americal Division forces near the cape,5 February 1943, a period of garrison duty followed, ending 21 July, On that date, advance elements debarked on Munda, New Georgia. The 25th Infantry, under the Northern Landing Force, took part in the capture of Vella Lavella,15 August to 15 September 1943. Meanwhile, other elements landed on New Georgia, took Zieta, marched through jungle mud for 19 days, elements cleared Arundel Island,24 September 1943, and Kolombangara island with its important Vila Airport,6 October. Organized resistance on New Georgia ended,25 August, and the moved to New Zealand for rest and training. The 25th was transferred to New Caledonia,3 February-14 March 1944 and it drove across the Luzon Central Plain, meeting the enemy at Binalonan,17 January. Moving through the rice paddies, the 25th occupied Umingan, Lupao, on 21 February, the division began operations in the Caraballo Mountains. It fought its way along Highway No,5, taking Digdig, Putlan, and Kapintalan against fierce enemy counterattacks and took Balete Pass,13 May, and opened the gateway to the Cagayan Valley,27 May, with the capture of Santa Fe. Until 30 June, when the division was relieved, it carried out mopping-up activities, on 1 July, the division moved to Tarlac for training, leaving for Japan,20 September. It remained on duty in Japan for the next five years. Open warfare once again flared in Asia, now the primary area of concern. The North Korean military crossed the 38th parallel on that day in an attack on South Korea, acting under United Nations orders, the Tropic Lightning Division moved from its base in Japan to Korea between 5–18 July 1950. The division, then under the command of Major General William B, kean, successfully completed its first mission by blocking the approaches to the port city Pusan
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Douglas, Arizona
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Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States that lies in the north-west to south-east running San Bernardino Valley within which runs the Rio San Bernardino. Douglas has a crossing with Mexico at Agua Prieta and a history of mining. The population was 17,378 at the 2010 census, the Douglas area was first settled by the Spanish in the 18th century. Presidio de San Bernardino was established in 1776 and abandoned in 1780 and it was located a few miles east of present-day Douglas. The United States Army established Camp San Bernardino in the half of the 19th century near the presidio. Douglas was founded as an American smelter town, to treat the ores of nearby Bisbee. The town is named after mining pioneer Dr. James Douglas and was incorporated in 1905, two copper smelters operated at the site. The Calumet and Arizona Company Smelter was built in 1902, the Copper Queen operated in Douglas from 1904 until 1931, when the Phelps Dodge Corporation purchased the Calumet and Arizona Company and took over their smelter. The Calumet and Arizona smelter then became the Douglas Reduction Works, Douglas was the site of the Phelps-Dodge Corporation Douglas Reduction Works until its closure in 1987. The smoke stacks of the smelter were not taken down until January 13,1991, the town was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983. The Cowboys Home Saloon was the location of the shooting of bar owner Lorenzo Lon Bass. The accused was Arizona Ranger William W. Webb, the date was February 8,1903. In 1916, the Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa threatened to attack Douglas, on June 23,1926, missing evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson was found collapsed near a road at the adjacent Mexican town of Agua Prieta. She was driven into Douglas and told a story of kidnap, torture, there, large crowds gathered, anxious to see the famous Canadian-American celebrity minister. She had earlier disappeared from a beach near Los Angeles and was believed drowned, for a period of several weeks, Douglas enjoyed a brisk tourist boom as police, reporters and others visited the town and the nearby desert to investigate her story. The Los Angeles Times wrote, Mrs. McPherson put Douglas square on the map, Douglas is located near the southeastern corner of Arizona on the U. S. -Mexico border, across from the city of Agua Prieta, Sonora. U. S. Route 191 leads north from Douglas 69 miles to Interstate 10 near Willcox, Arizona State Route 80 leads west 26 miles to Bisbee and northeast 80 miles to Interstate 10 in New Mexico. Douglas has a steppe climate, which is cooler and wetter than a typical arid climate classification
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United States Army Institute of Heraldry
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The United States Army Institute of Heraldry, also known as The Institute of Heraldry, furnishes heraldic services to the U. S. Armed Forces and other U. S. government organizations, including the Executive Office of the President, limited research and information services concerning official symbolic items are also provided to the general public. The Institute of Heraldry is located at Fort Belvoir, an installation within the metropolitan area of Washington. The staff consists of thirty-two civilians, Heraldic and other military symbols have been used by the U. S. Armed Forces and government agencies since the beginning of the American Revolution. S, in 1924, formal staff responsibility for specific military designs was delegated to the Quartermaster General. As the needs for symbolism by the services and the national government expanded. The expansion of the Army during World War II, and the subsequent increased interest in symbolism and it was further expanded by Pub. L. 85–263, approved September 1957,71 Stat,89, which delineated the authority of the Secretary of the Army to furnish heraldic services to the military departments and other branches of the federal government. On 1960-08-10, Army General Order Number 29 placed the U. S. Army Institute of Heraldry under the control of the Quartermaster General. The Army Adjutant General’s office assumed responsibility of the institute in 1962, in 1987, another realignment subordinated the Institute to the U. S. In April 1994, the Institute of Heraldry moved from Cameron Station to Fort Belvoir, in October 2004, another realignment assigned responsibility for the Heraldic Program to Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, part of the United States Army. Approve designs for distinctive unit insignia, Regimental Distinctive Insignia, and shoulder sleeve insignia, authorize heraldic items for U. S. Army Organizations. Authorize the use of Army insignia when incorporated into items for commercial sale, design and develop insignia seals, medals, badges, band regalia and flags. Establish Army policy for flag design and display, monitor the Heraldic Quality Control System in accordance with Army Regulation 672-8, to ensure heraldic items are manufactured according to government specifications or purchase descriptions. Prepare heraldic item specifications and provide engineering support to manufacturers, provide manufacturers with government-loaned tools and specifications for heraldic items. Blazon, Or a chevron Gules, on a chief Sable a label of the first, blazon, On a wreath Or and Gules, a griffin salient of the first. The griffin, a fabulous animal half eagle and half lion, is symbolic of wisdom, the role of the griffin as guardian of treasure is symbolic of the institutes singular responsibility to safeguard the heraldic art of the federal government. The eagle also alludes to the United States and the lion to Great Britain, dexter, The large white star edged with blue symbolizes all the States, which comprise the United States, and was suggested by the union of the United States Flag
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4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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Constituted 1 June 1821 in the Regular Army as the 4th Regiment of Artillery and organized from new and existing units with headquarters at Pensacola, Florida. B Battery, 4th Artillery was part of the Union Armys crack Iron Brigade in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. As a result of reductions in military appropriations, the following reductions and increases in the force levels affected this regiment. The Regiment was disbanded 3 October 1944 in the Canal Zone, the remainder of the regimental assets were used to organize the 4th Coast Artillery Battalion. The 4th Artillery Regiment was again reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 4th Air Defense Artillery, withdrawn 13 September 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System. Arrived in North Africa on 21 February 1943, and landed on Sicily during August 1943, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as the 95th Coast Artillery Regiment. Regiment reorganized and redesignated 12 December 1943 as follows, 1/95th CAR became the 93rd AAA Gun Battalion, 2/95th CAR became the 752nd AAA Gun Battalion, thereafter separate lineage. 3/95th CAR became the 866th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Battalion arrived on the Philippines on 20 October 1944. Battalion arrived on Okinawa on 26 April 1945, where it remained into the Occupation period and they have transitioned from SHORAD to a mixed Patriot and Avenger Battalion. S. Artillery Regimental Brass Band exits that depicts the band during the Civil War. Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments 4th U. S, light Artillery, Battery H 4th U. S. Light Artillery, Battery I 4th U. S, light Artillery, Battery K 4th U. S. Light Artillery, Battery M List of United States Regular Army Civil War units Stanton, Shelby L
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5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1861 as the 5th Regiment of Artillery. On 4 May 1861, in conformity with the proclamation of the President, congress confirmed this act of the President,12 July of the same year, but all appointments dated from 14 May. Four companies were assigned to Fort Jefferson, Florida on 10 Nov.1865, differing in organization from the older regiments, the new one comprised only field batteries, being in this regard the first entire regiment so equipped in the Regular Army. But it must not be inferred that the Fifth was designated by law as a artillery regiment. Nowhere in the act of 29 July do the words field or light artillery occur, nevertheless, Regiment activated 19 April 1944 at Camp Rucker, Alabama, disbanded 26 June 1944. 2nd Battalion consolidated with the 214th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion and consolidated unit redesignated as the 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, inactivated 26 August 1960 at Camp Hanford, Washington. 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion redesignated 13 March 1952 as the 24th Antiaircraft Gun Battalion, activated 16 April 1952 in Korea. Redesignated 23 May 1955 as the 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion, activated 1 June 1955 at Fort Banks, Massachusetts. Inactive 1 September 1958 at Bedford, Massachusetts, 5th Artillery reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 5th Air Defense Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Withdrawn 16 November 1988 from the /combat Arms Regimental system and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental system with headquarters at Fort Stewart, Army Coast Artillery Corps Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments Coats of arms of U. S. Light Artillery, Battery H 5th U. S, volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman http, //www. history. army. mil/books/R&H/R&H-5Art. htm
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7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1898 as the 7th Regiment of Artillery. The 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment traces its antecedents to 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery A and it was organized on 29 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New York. The Battery was reorganized and redesignated on 13 February 1901 as the 72nd Company and it was redesignated on 2 February 1907 as the 72nd Company, Coast Artillery Corps. The company was reorganized and redesignated in July 1916 as the 1st Company, Fort Screven, Georgia and on 31 August 1917 as the 1st Company, Coast Defenses of Savannah. The company was reorganized and redesignated on 1 June 1922 as the 72nd Company, Coast Artillery Corps and on 1 July 1924 as Battery A and it was inactivated on 7 April 1930 at Fort Hancock, New Jersey. The company was reactivated on 1 July 1939 at Fort Hancock, New Jersey, the regiments HHB was transferred to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri on 15 March 1944 and was inactivated there on 7 April 1944, before being disbanded entirely on 14 June 1944. The company was reconstituted on 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army and concurrently consolidated with the lineage and honors of Battery A, 126th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. It was reorganized and redesignated on 28 June 1943 as Battery A, 126th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion and inactivated on 3 January 1946 at Camp Patrick Henry, the consolidated unit was redesignated as Battery A, 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. The consolidated unit carried honors for participation in 6 campaigns during the Second World War, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe, and England 1944. The unit was redesignated on 13 December 1951 as Battery A, 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and activated on 20 December 1951 at Camp Edwards, the unit was redesignated on 30 June 1955 as Battery A, 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. It was inactivated on 1 September 1958 in Germany, the unit was concurrently consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Howitzer Battalion, 7th Artillery, which had been first organized in 1916. The consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Howitzer Battalion, 7th Artillery, the Battalions organic elements were constituted on 8 February 1957 and activated on 15 February 1957. 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery was activated on 13 September 1972 at Fort Bliss, the Battalion was reactivated on 16 December 1988 in Germany. On 21 December 1998, Headquarters US Army Europe announced plans to realign its air defense units to comply with the Armys Patriot Standardization Plan. The 1-7th Air Defense Artillery, with its Headquarters and Headquarters Battery and B and C Batteries subsequently moved from Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany, to Fort Bliss, there it joined the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. In June 2006, the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and 1-7th Air Defense Artillery moved to Fort Bragg, the insignia is worn in pairs. Symbolism The panther is taken from the coat of arms of the Coast Defenses of Sandy Hook where the Regiment was organized on 1 July 1924. The motto translates to “He Fears No Encounter. ”Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 7th Coast Artillery Regiment on 31 July 1924
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43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first constituted 1918 in the Regular Army. Attached above a wreath Or and Gules, an épi Or around and behind a French locomotive affronté Gules, attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “SUSTINEMUS” in Black letters. Symbolism The shield is red for Artillery, the bend is taken from the arms of Lorraine, which is gold with three golden alerions on a red bend, with the colors reversed. The three oozlefinches are used instead of the alerions, the green oozlefinch was the device on the shoulder patch worn by the railway artillery reserve in France, of which this Regiment was a unit. The locomotive and épi show the character of the Regiment, the motto translates to “We Support” and alludes to the mission of railway artillery. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 43d Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 February 1937. It was redesignated for the 43d Artillery Regiment on 13 January 1959, the insignia was redesignated for the 43d Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971. It was amended to correct the symbolism on 17 November 1983, shield Gules, on a bend Or three oozlefinches Vert. Crest On a wreath of the colors, Or and Gules, shield The shield is red for Artillery. The bend is taken from the arms of Lorraine, which is gold with three golden alerions on a red bend, with the colors reversed, the three oozlefinches are used instead of the alerions. The green oozlefinch was the device on the patch worn by the railway artillery reserve in France. Crest The locomotive and épi show the character of the Regiment, the coat of arms was originally approved for the 43d Coast Artillery Regiment on 2 March 1929. It was redesignated for the 43d Artillery Regiment on 13 January 1959, the insignia was redesignated for the 43d Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971. It was amended to correct the blazon and symbolism on 17 November 1983, 1st Battalion 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment 2nd Battalion 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment 3rd Battalion 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment World War I, St. S. Army Coast Artillery Corps Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments Coats of arms of U. S, Artillery Regiments This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment. Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from
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44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an Air Defense Artillery regiment of the United States Army first Constituted 1918 in the Regular Army. 16 March 1988 is when the Battalion was activated at Fort Campbell, the 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery, was for a long period the divisional air defense battalion for the 101st Airborne Division, but now appears to have taken up the C-RAM role. The battalion is separated from the units of the brigade. The 2nd Missile Battalion, 44th Artillery Regiment was the first Pershing missile battalion in June 1962 under the 1st Field Artillery Missile Brigade at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Lt. Col. Patrick W. Powers took command on 13 October 1962, receiving the colors from Dr. Finn J. Larsen, on 1 September 1971 the 2/44th was deactivated and reformed as the 3rd Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment. September 1952, Lt. Col. Patrick William Powers Col. James E. Convey Description A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1⁄8 inches consisting shield, crest and motto of the coat of arms. Symbolism The shield is red for Artillery with a gold bend from the arms of Lorraine, the units of this organization changed designation five times from 1917 to 1918. They were part of the 6th and 7th Provisional Regiment, C. A. C, part of the 51st and 52nd Artillery, C. A. C. and were organized as a unit called the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Artillery Brigade, C. A. C. Later designated the 81st Artillery, C. A. C. and changed to the 44th Artillery, the variegated chameleon alludes to this fact. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 44th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 February 1937. It was redesignated for the 54th Coast Artillery Regiment on 13 March 1941, the insignia was redesignated for the 54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 22 July 1954. It was redesignated for the 44th Artillery Regiment on 31 December 1958, effective 1 September 1971, the insignia was redesignated for the 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. Shield Gules, a bend double cottised potenté counterpotenté Or, crest On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a double quatrefoil Or charged with a chameleon displayed paleways barry of four Gules and Vert. Shield The shield is red for Artillery with a gold bend from the arms of Lorraine, crest The units of this organization changed designation five times from 1917 to 1918. They were part of the 6th and 7th Provisional Regiment, C. A. C, part of the 51st and 52nd Artillery, C. A. C. and were organized as a unit called the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Artillery Brigade, C. A. C. Later designated the 81st Artillery, C. A. C. and changed to the 44th Artillery, the variegated chameleon alludes to this fact. The coat of arms was approved for the 44th Coast Artillery Regiment on 2 March 1929. It was amended to correct the blazon of the shield on 23 May 1936 and it was redesignated for the 54th Coast Artillery Regiment on 11 March 1941
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51st Coast Artillery Regiment
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The 51st Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. Battery C 56th Artillery redesignated as 2nd Battalion HHD&CT 51st Artillery on 1 August 1921, on 22 October 1921 51st Artillery reassigned to Camp Eustis, VA. On 1 July 1924 51st Artillery, CAC, redesignated as 51st Coast Artillery Regiment, 51st Coast Artillery reassigned to Fort Monroe on 8 May 1931. 1st Battalion reassigned to Camp Buchanan, San Juan, PR. on 20 October 1939, 51st Coast Artillery Regiment Redesignated 51st Coast artillery Regiment on 8 March 1942, and 2nd Battalion authorized. 2nd Battalion HHB, Battery C, and 3rd platoon Battery G activated at Borinquen Army Airfield on 16 March 1942 Battery D 2nd Battalion activated at Borinquen Airfield 1 May 1942. HHB 1st Battalion, Battery B and Battery G reassigned to Port of Spain, Trinadad on 8 December 1943 followed by 2nd Battalion HHB, and Batteries A, C, and D. On 1 June 1944 the regiment is broken up into Battalions as Follows- 1st Battalion reorganized and redesignated as 51st Coast Artillery Battalion, 2nd Battalion reorganized and redesignated as 52nd Coast Artillery Battalion. HHB 51st CA redesignated as the 145th Coast Artillery Group, on 28 February 1946 51st and 52nd Coast artillery Battalions deactivated and disbanded. Description A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches in height consisting of a shield blazoned. Symbolism The field of the shield is red, the Artillery color, service in Lorraine is shown by the bend, a distinctive feature of the Lorraine arms, “Or, a bend Gules, ” reversing the tinctures. The caterpillar on the bend symbolizes the tractor, background The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 16 March 1922. Shield Gules, on a bend Or a caterpillar passant Vert, crest On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a lion’s face Gules jessant-de-lis Or. Shield The field of the shield is red, the Artillery color, service in Lorraine is shown by the bend, a distinctive feature of the Lorraine arms, “Or, a bend Gules, ” reversing the tinctures. The caterpillar on the bend symbolizes the tractor, the coat of arms was approved on 5 February 1920. Unknown unknown Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments Coats of arms of U. S, kuhn This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 51st coast artillery Regiment. Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from, volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson
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52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first organized in 1917 as a railway gun unit. It continued in that role unit 1943, when the regiment was broken in separate railway gun battalions, the south Florida units arrived with conventional high explosive warheads. In August 1963, the Army assigned the troops under the control of the 13th Artillery Group to the 53rd Artillery Brigade, the soldiers could now go off TDY status and bring their families, cars, and personal effects to south Florida. They could also move into more permanent living facilities and get access to amenities available at permanent installations, attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “SEMPER PARATUS” in Red letters. Symbolism The shield is red for Artillery, the gold potenté bend is an adaptation of the cottised bend on the arms of Champagne. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 538th Field Artillery Battalion on 29 December 1951. It was redesignated for the 52nd Artillery Regiment on 19 December 1958 and it was redesignated for the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971. Shield Gules, a bend potenté Or, crest On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a locomotive affronté Gules, charged with the numeral “52” Or. Shield The shield is red for Artillery, the gold potenté bend is an adaptation of the cottised bend on the arms of Champagne. Crest The crest alludes to World War I service in France, the coat of arms was originally approved for the 52nd Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps on 9 April 1921. It was redesignated for the 286th Coast Artillery Battalion and amended to delete the crest on 3 August 1944 and it was redesignated for the 538th Field Artillery Battalion on 20 November 1944. The insignia was redesignated for the 52nd Artillery Regiment and amended to add a crest on 19 December 1958, effective 1 September 1971, the insignia was redesignated for the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment. The History of the 52nd Artillery, C. A. C and this article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 52nd ADA Artillery. This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document 52nd Air Defense Artillery Lineage, goldstein, Philip M. 52nd Railway Artillery Battalion, FORT HANCOCK & SANDY HOOK PROVING GROUNDS
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55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an Air Defense Artillery regiment of the United States Army that was first constituted in 1917 in the Regular Army. In addition, many individual transfers were made from the 1st, 2nd, 6th, & 9th Cos, MANG, the 55th Arty departed New York for Europe 3-25-18. After additional training, the 55th Arty was assigned to the 31st Bde, CAC, in August 1918, the 55th Arty departed Brest, arriving New York 1-22-19 and moved to Camp Mills, NY, until 1-26-19, when it moved to CD Long Island Sound. 1st Bn was stationed at Fort H. G. Wright, there most of the regiment’s NG and NA personnel were discharged. On 1-29-19 the 55th Arty CAC was transferred with 31st Bde to Fort Winfield Scott, the 31st Bde was then transferred to Fort Lewis, WA, arriving 10-4-19, and its strength was gradually built up to near peacetime levels. In April 1921, the 55th Arty was assigned to Hawaii, the 31st Bde was broken up and personnel from the 57th Arty were reassigned to the 55th Arty and to the 59th Arty slated for the Philippines. This enabled the 55th to activate HHD&CTs of the 1st, 2nd, in addition, Service Btry was activated. The 55th Arty arrived in Honolulu 5-12-21 and was posted to Fort Kamehameha, the three battalions were restructured with three batteries each by reassigning personnel from three companies manning fixed seacoast armament. This resulted in the activation of Btrys G, H, & I, on 6-1-22, each component of the 55th Arty received an additional serially numbered company designation. These additional designations were dropped on 7-1-24, when the regiment was redesignated 55th CA Regt, personnel shortages resulted in a 10-31-25 reorganization, the 3rd Bn was inactivated at Ft. Shafter, its personnel reassigned to 1st Bn, replacing personnel transferred to the 64th CA Regt. The reorganized 1st Bn, 55th CA, moved to Ft. Kamehameha, at this time Btry C, 55th CA, transferred to the 64th CA Regt as Btry I. A new Btry C was constituted and activated in the 55th CA, in the mid-1930s, 2nd Bn HHB moved to Fort DeRussy although its firing batteries remained at Fort Ruger. On 2-17-41, AA detachments were organized in Btrys E & F to man fixed 3-inch AA guns at Ft. Ruger and Sand Is. On 12-7-41, the 55th CA was posted around Oahu, Btrys A, B, & C on Oahu’s southwest coast between Pearl Harbor and Kaena Point, Btrys D & E on the northeast coast, and Btry F on Sand Is. On 12-27-41, Btry D moved from Ft. Ruger to the Island of Kauai, battery D was reinforced to its authorized wartime strength. Detachments from Btry A formed Btry 80-X in December 1941, a second detachment helped form the 804th CA Btry, Btry F at Sand Is. was designated the 807th CA Btry, while a second detachment helped organize the 715th CA Btry 10-21-42. During World War II, various changes were made in the makeup of the 55th CA, the 55th CA Regt was reorganized and HHB reconstituted and activated, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Bn HHBs were activated at Ft. Ruger 5-22-43. Btry G was activated at Ft. Kamehameha, the 1st Bn HHB and Btrys A, B, & C, and 2nd Bn HHB were stationed at Ft. Kamehameha, Btry D on Kauai, Btry E at Wilridge
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56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 56th Air Defense Artillery is a training regiment in the United States Army. This number has had two lineages started under it, a 1917 unit that served in France during World War I, and the 506th Artillery CAC, which was renumbered in December 1940. After the renumbering a separate lineage was started for the 506th CA in 1943. Constituted 29 July 1921 in the OR as the 506th Artillery CAC, the 506th Arty was organized at LaCrosse, WI, in August 1922 and redesignated 506th CA Regt 20 February 1924. Withdrawn from OR and allotted to RA as inactive 1 October 1933, the 506th CA redesignated 56th Coast Artillery Regt 16 December 1940. The 56th CA was activated 2 June 1941 at Fort Cronkhite, the 56th CA was to be composed of HHB, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Bn HHBs, six firing batteries, and Battery G Search Light. Activation continued into October 1941 with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Bns organized, by December, the decision had been made to inactivate the regiment as no longer required, and the process began with reassignment of personnel. However, the inactivation was halted and the regiment was deployed to South America, HHB 2nd Bn, Btrys C & D, and detachments from Btrys A, B, E, & F were designated for Chile, Peru, and Venezuela. Half of the 2nd Bn HHB, Btry C, and a SL Section of Btry G departed Ft. Cronkhite 2-10-42 for New Orleans POE and Venezuela, arriving 3-2-42. The other half of HHB 2nd Bn, Btry D, and 2nd Plt, Btry G, departed Ft. Cronkhite for Peru 2-18-42 via the San Francisco POE, arriving 3-2-42. A provisional detachment of personnel from Btrys A, B, E, Cronkhite, where the 56th was being reorganized with new personnel. The remaining elements of the 56th CA Regt in HDSF continued to man 155 mm guns at Ft. Cronkhite and Drakes Bay. The regiment served in the Northern California Sector of the WDC until September, the battalions of the 56th remained at Ft. Cronkhite during the summer of 1942 while being reorganized. The rebuilt 2nd Bn, Btrys C & D, remained at Ft. Cronkhite until the summer of 1942. On 9-27-42, 2nd Bn arrived at Westport, WA, orders were received mid-September 1942, to move 3rd Bn, 56th CA, to the Southern California Sector, WDC. On 10-1-42, the reinforced 3rd Bn, 56th CA, was reassigned to Southern California Sector. On 4-6-43, HHB at Ft. Cronkhite was reassigned to the Southern California Sector as well, one detachment of HHB was assigned to 3rd Bn command post at Ventura, the other platoon to HD Los Angeles. On 1-11-44, Southern California Sector ordered all elements of the regiment in the sector to Ft. Cronkhite, HHB, Btry G, and Medical Det. were ordered to Camp Cooke, CA, and disbanded 2-11-44
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59th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 59th Coast Artillery Regiment is a regiment in the United States Army. Redesignated 20 February 1924 as the 59th Coast Artillery, Concurrently batteries C, D, E, remainder of regiment activated 30 May 1941 at Fort Mills. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the Japanese forces on Corregidor Island, inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills. Redesignated 26 December 1947 as the 59th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and activated 1 January 1948 at Fort Bliss, redesignated 24 February 1953 as the 59th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 1958 at Fort Bliss, reorganized and redesignated 31 July 1959 as the 59th Artillery a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Description A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches in height consisting of a shield blazoned, Per fess vair and Argent. Attached above from a wreath Argent and Azure a demi-lion rampant Gules grasping in dexter claw a sword Or, attached above and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “DEFENDIMUS” in Red letters. Symbolism The vair on the shield is from the arms of the Coast Defenses of New York, the crest it taken from the arms of St. Menehould in red for Artillery. The motto translates to “We Defend. ”Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 59th Artillery Regiment on 15 August 1930. It was redesignated for the 59th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 23 November 1953, the insignia was redesignated for the 59th Artillery Regiment on 5 December 1958. It was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 59th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, shield Per fess vair and Argent, in base a thistle Proper. Crest On a wreath Argent and Azure a demi-lion rampant Gules armed and langued of the second grasping in dexter claw a sword Or. Shield The vair on the shield is from the arms of the Coast Defenses of New York, crest The crest it taken from the arms of St. Menehould in red for Artillery. The coat of arms was approved for the 59th Artillery Regiment on 1 April 1921. It was amended to correct the motto on 28 April 1927 and it was redesignated for the 59th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 21 April 1949. The insignia was redesignated for the 59th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 23 November 1953 and it was redesignated for the 59th Artillery Regiment on 5 December 1958. It was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 59th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Artillery Regiments This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 59th Air Defense Artillery. Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from, volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson
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60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense unit of the United States Army. The 60th Coast Artillery, during the World War II era, was part of USAFFEs Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays and this anti-aircraft unit was to provide air defense over Manila Bay and the southern tip of the Bataan Peninsula. The 60th CA was equipped with 3-inch guns, 37mm Guns. 50-caliber machine guns, one battery, with a platoon of searchlights, was located at Fort Wint, in Subic Bay. Demobilized 24 February 1919 at Ft. Washington, Maryland Reconstituted 26 October 1922 in the Regular Army as the 60th Artillery Battalion, Antiaircraft and organized at Fort Crockett, expanded, reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1924 as the 60th Coast Artillery. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the Japanese forces on Corregidor Island, inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and activated at Fort Bliss, redesignated 7 December 1949 as the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Redesignated 27 July 1950 as the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, inactivated 17 June 1957 at Southampton, England. Reorganized and redesignated 31 July 1959 as the 60th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 60th Air Defense Artillery. Blazon Shield, Per fess embattled Sable and Gules fimbriated Or a pile in bend of the third the lower portion obscured by the second tincture, crest, On a wreath of the colors Or and Sable a carabao skull Sable horned Or. Symbolism Shield, The shield is divided horizontally into two parts, the line being embattled to represent defense. The lower half is red for Artillery, the upper half bears the colors of black and gold, a searchlight beam pierces the darkness of this portion of the shield signifying the never ending vigilance which this organization exercises in searching for enemy aircraft. The star has a double significance and it is symbolic of the state of Texas, the Lone Star State, where the unit was reorganized after World War I, and its battleground in the heavens. Crest The carabao horns are symbolic of service in the Philippine Islands where the 60th Battalion, background, The coat of arms was originally approved for the 60th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1924-05-21. It was amended to change the blazon of the shield and correct the motto on 1924-10-03 and it was redesignated for the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and amended to correct the description on 1949-11-16. The insignia was redesignated for the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 1954-09-08 and it was redesignated for the 60th Artillery Regiment on 1958-12-15. It was redesignated for the 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1971-09-01, attached below and to the sides a Red scroll inscribed “COELIS IMPERAMUS” in Gold letters. Symbolism, The insignia is divided horizontally into two parts, the line being embattled to represent defense. The lower half is red for Artillery, the upper half bears the colors of black and gold, a searchlight beam pierces the darkness of this portion, signifying the never ending vigilance which this organization exercises in searching for enemy aircraft
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61st Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 61st Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment in the United States Army Constituted 10 December 1917 as the 61st Artillery. Activated at Fort Moultrie 9 March 1918, organized at Fort Monroe, arrived in France 31 July 1918 and assigned to 33rd Brigade. Returned to New York 27 February 1919 National Guard and reserve personnel demobilized at Camp Upton, 1st Artillery Battalion constituted 7 June 1921 and activated at Fort Monroe 1 July 1921 as follows, HHD&CT A Gun Battery redesignated 5th Company Chesapeake Bay, formerly 13th Co. Ft. Monroe B Machinegun Battery redesignated 8th Company Chesapeake Bay, VANG C Search Light Battery redesignated 6th Company Chesapeake Bay, formerly 6th Company VANG. 10 July 1942 two detachments formed as separate Gun Battalions, and later redesignated 494th AAA Gun Battalion, Regiment deployed to England 8 August 1943 and stationed at Honiton, Devon. 635th Battalion plus 3d Battn, 61st Regiment, became the 52d Battalion Group Headquarters was established at Camp Stewart, the 39th Battalion retained its designation as an Automatic Weapons Battalion until 16 May 1957 when it was inactivated at Southampton, Germany. In addition, the 58th Antiaircraft Artillery Battery at Fort Bliss was reorganized and designated as Battery C, 61st Artillery and assigned to Fourth United States Army. A summary of the story is as follows, Helios, the sun, drove across the heavens from east to west daily, in a winged chariot drawn by the celestial horses. His son, Phaeton, in order to please his mother, Phaeton had scarcely taken the reins when the celestial horses, despising their weak driver, turned out of their patch and set everything on fire. This is the first historical record of a hit being scored against an aerial target, the shield is divided by the saw tooth line taken from Lord Delaware’s arms which were the basis of the coat of arms for the Coast-Defense of the Chesapeake. The upper part of the shield is white, the half black, for day. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 61st Artillery Battalion on 16 November 1923. It was redesignated for the 61st Coast Artillery Regiment on 12 December 1939, the insignia was redesignated for the 61st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 10 August 1955. It was redesignated for the 61st Artillery Regiment on 19 December 1958 and it was redesignated for the 61st Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971. Crest On a wreath of the colors Argent and Sable, an eagle’s head erased Or, motto NON EST AD ASTRA MOLLIS E TERRIS VIA. Shield The aim and purpose of the unit are told in form by the story from Greek mythology of the winged chariot of Helios which was brought to earth by a bolt of lightning thrown by Zeus. A summary of the story is as follows, Helios, the sun, drove across the heavens from east to west daily, in a winged chariot drawn by the celestial horses. His son, Phaeton, in order to please his mother, Phaeton had scarcely taken the reins when the celestial horses, despising their weak driver, turned out of their patch and set everything on fire
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62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an Air Defense Artillery regiment in the United States Army. Constituted 10 December 1917 as the 62nd Artillery, activated at Fort Winfield Scott 7 January 1918. Assigned to 33rd Brigade CAC, and shipped to Camp Mills New York arrived in France 21 July 1918, returned from France 19 February 1919, Demobilized at Camp Eustis March 1919. Reconstituted 1 August 1921 as the 2nd Antiaircraft Battalion and organized 4 September 1921 at Fort Totten, with HHD&CT, Search Light, Gun, Machine gun Battery as Battery C. consolidated with 167th Company HHD&CT redesignated 258th Company. Battalion expanded to a regiment 27 August 1922 with HHB, Service Battery, HH&CT 1st Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, from 9th Company Service Battery from 37th Company Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment & Combat Train 1st Battalion, from HHD 1st Battalion 62nd AA. A. Battery from 32nd Company G. Battery from 165th Company H, Battery from 167th Company Regiment Redesignated from 62nd Artillery to 62nd Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 July 1924. and reorganized. On 1 July 1939 Batteries D, G, and H activated,20 January 1941 personnel from Battery B, and Search Light Platoon Battery A. I. Battery Constituted from Battery H.16 June 1941 and assigned as part of the garrison at Bluie West, Battery transferred less personnel and equipment back to Fort Totten 26 July 1941. Battery inactivated and disbanded 12 December 1942, personnel and equipment transferred to Battery A 424th CA Battalion, Battery I transferred to Fort Totten less personnel and equipment. 3rd Battalion constituted 27 May 1942 and activated at Fort Totten 15 June 1942, Regiment moved to Camp Kilmer, NJ. and staged for overseas shipment. Sailed for United Kingdom on 6 August 1942, landed at Oran, Algeria,11 November 1942. Moved to Tunisia 10 June 1943, landed Licata, Sicily 23 July 1943 Inactivated at Palermo, Sicily 10 November 1943. Broken up as follows- HHB redesignated 80th AAA Group, 1st Battalion redesignated 62nd AAA Battalion. 2nd Battalion redesignated 893rd AAA Battalion, 3rd Battalion redesignated 331st AAA Battalion. 62nd Coast Artillery disbanded 4 December 1943, 62nd AAA Battalion moved to Italy 7 July 1944 and landed in southern France 16 August 1944. Inactivated 13 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer Redesignated 9 December 1948 as 62nd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, assigned to 2nd Armored Division 4 November 1949 Relieved from 2nd Armor 20 October 1950. This participation is symbolized by the six embattled sectors, background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 62d Coast Artillery Regiment on 21 February 1929. It was redesignated for the 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 23 August 1949 and it was redesignated for the 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 4 January 1956
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65th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 65th Air Defense Artillery was a training regiment in the United States Army. During World War I the unit was a tractor drawn unit equipped with British BL9.2 inch Howitzers, when it was reactivated in Panama in 1924 it became an anti aircraft unit equipped with the 3-inch Gun M1918. Constituted 26 December 1917 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion 65th Artillery and organized 1 January 1918 at Fort Rosecrans, demobilized 28 February 1919 at Camp Lewis, Washington. Reconstituted 1 July 1924 in the army as 1st Battalion, 65th Coast Artillery and activated at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Activated 1 June 1938 at Fort Winfield Scott, California, reorganized at Fort Ord, California and redesignated 10 May 1943 as the 65th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 26 January 1945 at Camp Hood, Texas, Concurrently, Batteries B, C, and D, redesignated 427th, 428th, activated 1 May 1949 on Okinawa. Redesignated 23 February 1955 as the 65th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, Inactivated 1 September 1959 in Japan. Consolidated 31 July 1959 with the 65th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, the regiments insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 65th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. World war I St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne Lorraine World War II Aleutian Islands United States Army Air Defense Artillery School Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments Coats of arms of U. S. Artillery Regiments This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 65th Air Defense Artillery, historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from. Volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson
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71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 71st Air Defense Artillery was a regiment in the United States Army. Constituted 2 May 1918 in the Regular Army as the 71st Artillery, organized 12 May 1918 in the Coast Defenses of Boston with headquarters at Fort Strong, Massachusetts. Returned to the continental US and demobilized 6 March 1919 at Camp Devens, the 1st Battalion activated on July 31,1940 and the 2nd Battalion on Jan. 3,1941 at Fort Story, Virginia, the 3rd Bn was activated June 15,1942. The regiment remained posted at Washington until inactivated September 1,1943, the 2nd Battalion, 71st Artillery was activated 1 March 1960 at Fort Bliss, Texas and later stationed in Korea. 2nd Battalion redesignated 1 Sept 1971 as the 2nd Battalion, 71st Air Defense Artillery, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 71st Antiaircraft Artillery Group, inactivated 25 March 1946 at Munich, Germany. Redesignated 15 September 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 71st Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, activated 30 September 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas, with organic batteries of the former 71st Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Redesignated 22 July 1953 as the 71st Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion, inactivated 1 September 1958 in the Washington -Baltimore Defense Area. Reorganized and redesignated 28 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, moved by train and ship from Ft. Bliss, TX to Taiwan and activated as an operational Nike-Hercules battalion October 26,1958. Battalion inactivated 15 August 1959 in Taiwan, inactivated 20 July 1982 in Korea. On its second tour in Vietnam the battery was attached to XXIV Corps stationed at Da Nang, 6th Battalion, 71st Artillery 29 September 1965 to 22 September 1968 The 6th Battalion of the 71st Artillery was a mobile HAWK missile battalion located first at Qui Nhon. In 1966, as part of the 97th Artillery Group, the battalion was relocated to Cam Ranh Bay, attached below and to the sides of the insignia a Gold scroll inscribed “UNDIQUE VENIMUS” in Black letters. Symbolism Scarlet and yellow are the used for Artillery. The three chevronels from the coat of arms of John Winthrop, the founder of the Boston Colony, alludes to Boston, the five projectiles are symbolic of the unit’s five battle honors awarded for service in World War II. They also commemorate the mission of the unit to attack and destroy enemy aircraft, the motto translates to “We Come From All Parts. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 71st Artillery Regiment on 21 May 1959. It was redesignated for the 71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971, blazon Shield- Gules, five high explosive projectiles palewise in chevron surmounted by three chevronels Or. Crest- On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a fixed searchlight Sable, symbolism Shield- Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for Artillery
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200th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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The 200th Coast Artillery was a United States Army unit during the first half of World War II. Today descendant elements serve with the New Mexico Army National Guard as the 200th Infantry, the 200th was originally organized 1 September 1880 in the New Mexico volunteer Militia in west-central New Mexico from independent companies as the 1st Regiment. It was expanded 18 February 1882 to form the 1st Regiment with headquarters at Socorro, the 1st Regiment was expanded 25 April 1883 to form the 1st Regiment and the 2nd Cavalry Battalion. 2nd Cavalry was reorganized and redesignated 14 September 1883 as the 1st Regiment of Cavalry and it was reorganized 10 November 1885 as the 1st Regiment of Cavalry. It was disbanded 29 December 1893 and two remaining troops attached to the 1st Regiment of Infantry, the unit was reorganized 12 September 1896 in the New Mexico Volunteer Militia as the 1st Battalion of Cavalry with headquarters at Santa Fe. The unit was redesignated in 1897 as the 1st Squadron of Cavalry, while remaining in state service the 1st Squadron of Cavalry additionally formed the 2nd Squadron, 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the Rough Riders. Troop A attached 5 February 1908 to the 1st Regiment of Infantry, the 2nd Regiment was expanded 25 April 1883 to form the 2nd Regiment and the 1st Cavalry Battalion. The 2nd Regiment was redesignated 10 November 1885 as the 1st Regiment of Infantry with headquarters at Santa Fe, location of Headquarters was changed 16 August 1886 to Albuquerque. The 1st Cavalry Battalion was reorganized and redesignated 14 September 1883 as the 3rd Battalion, the unit was expanded, reorganized and redesignated 10 November 1885 as the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry. The 1st Regiment of Infantry and elements of the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry were consolidated 24 December 1890, 1st Regiment of Infantry was consolidated in 1909 with Troop A and consolidated unit designated as the 1st Regiment of Infantry. The 143rd and 144th Machine Gun Battalions demobilized 30 April 1919 at Camp Grant and it was expanded, reorganized and redesignated 3 December 1920 as the 1st Cavalry. It was redesignated 2 May 1922 as the 111th Cavalry, Headquarters federally recognized 4 May 1924 at Santa Fe. Assigned 5 November 1923 to the 23rd Cavalry Division, relieved 15 March 1929 from assignment to the 23rd Cavalry Division. The unit was converted and redesignated 26 April 1940 as the 207th Coast Artillery Regiment, redesignated 200th Coast Artillery 1 July 1940. In August 1941, the 200th was given notice that it had selected for an overseas assignment of great importance. At about 0300 hours on 8 December 1941, the 200th went on alert when the night radio crew picked up commercial broadcasts telling of the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. It was inducted into federal service 6 January 1941 at home stations in New Mexico, the 200th doubled in size to 1800 while at Fort Bliss preparing for overseas deployment. The Arkansas 206th and the 200th competed for position deployment to either the Philippines or Alaska, the 200th, whose personnel virtually all spoke fluent Spanish were chosen to go to the Philippines in the summer of 1941, and arrived there in September 1941
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202nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 202nd Air Defense Artillery is an antiaircraft regiment of the Illinois Army National Guard. On 19 March 1921, the 6th Illinois Infantry was converted to the 1st Artillery, on 13 December 1921, redesignated as Provisional Battalion, 202nd Artillery with six companies. Redesignated to the 202nd Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps and on 26 August 1924, again, mustered into federal service on 16 September 1940 in Chicago. Arrived at Fort Bliss on September 20–21,1940, 3rd Battalion Activated 15 June 1942 at Bremerton, Washington. This was the consolidation, which brought all the colors and honors of the old 202nd Coast Artillery together under the command of the 202nd Antiaircraft Artillery Group in Chicago. The 396th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion, meanwhile, became the 693rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion, in Chicago on 13 December 1946, Then on 12 May 1949 and this time it became the 133rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion. On 28 February 1954, the 133rd and the 698th AAA Battalions were consolidated and re-designated the 698th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, four years later, the battalion was modernized and re-designated a missile battalion. The 242nd was inactivated and disbanded in June 1944 at Camp Van Dorn Mississippi, two years later, it was reorganized as the 698th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. On 1 May 1951, it was ordered to duty in Chicago to release Active Army units. C Battery joined the other three firing batteries, under the control of the 45th Artillery Brigade, two months later. It consolidated on 1 April 1963 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 202d Artillery Group, and the consolidated unit was designated as the 202d Artillery. It reorganized on 8 October 1963 to consist of the 1st Missile Battalion, on 1 January 1966 to consist of the 1st Battalion and its Federal recognition was withdrawn on 30 September 1974. Batteries E and F, 1st Battalion, 202nd Air Defense Artillery, were assigned during the 1990s to the 45th Infantry Brigade. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 202nd Air Defense Artillery, deployed to Iceland to take part in the 2001 Northern Viking exercise, attached below the shield a scroll inscribed “ARTE ET ARMIS” in Blue letters. On a wreath Or and Azure, upon a field the blockhouse of old Fort Dearborn of the first. The motto translates to “By Skill and Arms. ”Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 202d Coast Artillery on 31 October 1925. It was redesignated for the 768th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 31 July 1951 and it was redesignated for the 768th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 19 February 1957. The insignia was redesignated for the 202d Artillery Regiment on 6 January 1961 and it was redesignated for the 202d Air Defense Artillery Regiment on 6 July 1972
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213th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 213th Air Defense Artillery is a regiment in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. It appears to have established as an Air Defense Artillery Branch unit in 1989-90. The Reading Eagle of August 31,1989, advertises for personnel to join Battery B of the 1st Battalion, a new Army National Guard unit. Major General John E. Stevens led the creation of the 1st Battalion, 213th ADA from the previous 165th Military Police Battalion, by October 1,1997, it was part of the 28th Infantry Division. Constituted on 14 May 1874 as the 4th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania, organized on 30 June 1874 from existing independent companies of the 5th and 7th Divisions, Pennsylvania National Guard. Consisting of companies in Allentown, Hamburg, Columbia, Reading, Pinegrove, mustered into federal service on 8 July 1916 for Mexican border duty, and mustered out of federal service 15–26 January 1917. Mustered into federal service on 16–27 July 1917, reorganized between 9 July 1920 –8 April 1921 as 1st, 2nd and 3rd Separate Battalions of Infantry, Pennsylvania National Guard. Consolidated and redesignated 1 May 1922 as the 213th Artillery, redesignated on 1 August 1921 as the 213th Coast Artillery inducted into federal service on 15 September 1940. Reorganized on 24 March 1964 to consist of the 3rd Automatic Weapons Battalion, July 2002 the 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery deployed to the European Theater in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “THE FIRST DEFENDERS” in Blue letters, symbolism The shield is red for Artillery. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 213th Coast Artillery Regiment on 4 June 1932. It was redesignated for the 213th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 26 March 1952 and it was redesignated for the 213th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 15 December 1954. The insignia was redesignated for the 213th Artillery Regiment on 26 July 1961 and it was redesignated for the 213th Air Defense Artillery Regiment with the description revised on 8 May 1989. Shield Gules, on a maple leaf Argent between in pairle seven fleurs-de-lis Or, the dome of the United States Capitol Azure, in base, dexter a Maltese cross, motto, Shield The shield is red for Artillery. Crest The crest is that of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, the coat of arms was originally approved for the 213th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 April 1932. It was redesignated for the 213th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 26 March 1952 and it was redesignated for the 213th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 15 December 1954. The insignia was redesignated for the 213th Artillery Regiment on 26 July 1961 and it was redesignated for the 213th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on 8 May 1989. Unknown Unknown This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History
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244th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 244th Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in June 24,1799 as the 6th Regiment of Infantry. March 8,1800 6th Regiment N. Y. S. I, March 27,1805 designation changed from 6th Regiment of Infantry to 2d Regiment of Artillery, New York City. June 13,1812 designation changed from 2d Regiment of Artillery to 9th Regiment of Artillery, december 13,1813 Regiment reduced to a battalion. June 6,1816 reorganized as a regiment retaining its number, although as a battalion known as 1st Battalion, New York State Artillery. 1861-1864 during US Civil War served as the 83rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, October 6,1917 9th Coast Defense Command organized as a depot battalion and transferred to 8th Coast Artillery Command. General Order 45 Adjutant Generals Office October 8,1917 Reorganized as 9th C. A. C. N. Y. G, by transfer of it to the Veteran Corps of Artillery of the State of New York. August 7,1919 designation changed to Coast Defense Command and changes made to companies, companies Mustered into New York Guard and remarks, Field And Staff, November 19,1917. Changed to 13th Company after G. O.221919, changed to 14th Company after G. O.221919. Changed to 15th Company after G. O.221919, changed to 16th Company after G. O.221919. Changed to 17th Company after G. O.221919, changed to 18th Company after G. O.221919. Changed to 19th Company after G. O.221919, changed to 20th Company after G. O.221919. Changed to 21st Company after G. O.221919, changed to 22nd Company after G. O.221919. Changed to 23rd Company after G. O.221919, changed to 24th Company after G. O.221919, disbanded November 8,1919 after G. O.30, 13th C. D. C. On the state Color, Execution of George Hart, January 3,1812 New York Harbor June 5, to July 28,1812 West Battery, New York Harbor, May 23, to June 1,1813 Sag harbor L. I. Blazon Shield, Gules, between in fess two fleurs-de-lis a sheathed Roman sword point to base Or debruised by a cross patée Argent charged with a hurt bearing the number “9” of the second. Crest, That for the regiments and separate battalions of the New York Army National Guard, On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, symbolism, Shield, The shield is red for Artillery. A white cross patée was the badge of the 2d Division, 5th Corps, and a white disk the badge of the 2d Division, 1st Corps, of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. The disk has been made blue for contrast, conforming to the law of not placing metal on metal
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251st Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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The 251st Coast Artillery was a coast artillery regiment in the California National Guard. Constituted 1 November 1924 in the California National Guard as the 251st Coast Artillery as follows- HHB from, 746th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion inactivated 15 January 1946 at Camp Stoneman, California. Later the regiment became an air defense regiment, and was equipped with the Nike-Hercules missile, elements which were to become part of the 251st Air Defense Artillery were under control of the Regular Armys 47th Artillery Brigade, part of Army Air Defense Command. The brigades command post was at the Fort MacArthur Direction Center, in May 1959, the 720th ADA Battalion was redesigned as the 4th Missile Battalion 251st Artillery, California Army National Guard. The lineage of the headquarters company continues on in the form of the headquarters company of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Red scroll inscribed “WE AIM TO HIT” in Gold letters, symbolism The shield is red for Artillery. The six pallets couped produce a diminished bordure effect on the shield, the ship is a representation of the ship of Don Juan Rodrigues Cabrillo, a Portuguese, who discovered San Diego Harbor. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 251st Coast Artillery on 9 January 1928. It was amended to add the motto on 16 June 1928 and it was redesignated for the 746th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 7 January 1952. The insignia was redesignated for the 251st Artillery Regiment on 16 February 1961 and it was redesignated for the 251st Air Defense Artillery Regiment on 10 July 1972. List of Nike missile locations This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 251st Airdefense Artillery Regiment, james A. Sawicki, Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions of the U. S. Army 1991, ISBN 0-9602404-7-0
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63rd Coast Artillery (United States)
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The 63rd Coast Artillery is a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. Constituted and organized 10 December 1917 as 63rd Artillery at Fort Worden, shipped to Camp Mills June 1918, arrived in France 14 July 1918. and assigned to 39th Brigade CAC. returned to Camp Mills February 1919, demobilized at Camp Lewis 21 March 1919. Reactivated as 3rd Artillery Battalion, constituted 12 September 1921 and organized 16 September 1921 at Fort Winfield Scott as follows- HHD&CT Searchlight Battery Gun Battery Machinegun Battery. D Battery E Battery F Battery G Battery H Battery 63rd Artillery reconstituted and consolidated with 63rd Coast Artillery Regiment 7 March 1932, 2nd Battalion activated at Fort MacArthur 12 October 1939. Regiment reassigned to Fort Bliss 6 December 1940, composit Automatic Weapons Battery organized from elements of the regiment on 23 March 1941 and assigned to Camp Clatsop, Oregon 6 April 1941 for deployment to U. S. Naval Base Sitka. Battery disbanded at Sitka 1 July 1941, Regiment assigned to Louisiana Maneuvers 11 August 1941 to 28 September 1941. Regiment transferred to Seattle 15 December 1941 and assigned to 39th Coast Artillery Brigade, 3rd Battalion constituted and activated 27 May 1942. Reactivated 15 November 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas, redesignated 1 October 1953 as 63rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated as 63rd Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion 8 October 1957, inactivated 1 September 1958 in Germany. Not active Description A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/2 inches in height consisting of a shield blazoned, Purple a pile Or. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “AMOR PATRIAE” in Purple letters, symbolism The shield is the heraldic representation of the golden gate, the yellow opening of the setting sun and the two purple headlands and thereon are three antiaircraft winged projectiles. The motto translates to “The Love Of Country. ”Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 63d Antiaircraft Battalion on 30 January 1924. It was redesignated for the 63d Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 30 October 1951, the insignia was redesignated for the 63d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 22 May 1956. Shield Purple a pile Or, three winged projectiles one and two counterchanged, crest On a wreath of the colors Or and Purple, a dexter arm embowed Proper holding a broken lance Gules. Shield The shield is the representation of the golden gate, the yellow opening of the setting sun. Crest The crest is the crest of General Winfield Scott for whom one of the forts was named, the motto is also that of the Scott family. The coat of arms was approved for the 3d Antiaircraft Battalion on 16 December 1921. It was redesignated for the 63d Antiaircraft Battalion on 4 October 1922 and it was redesignated for the 63d Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 May 1924
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64th Coast Artillery (United States)
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The 64th Coast Artillery was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. E Battery at Jackson Barracks F Battery at Fort Crockett Supply Battery Fort Crockett, staged at Fort Upton assigned to 34th Brigade arrived in France 6 September 1918. Demobilized at Camp Eustis 1 April 1919, Hawaiian AA Regiment constituted 2 May 1921 and organized 3 June 1921 at Fort Ruger with personnel from companies of Coast Artillery Oahu. Redesignated 64th Artillery 2 June 1922, Battery F assigned to Baker Island 1 August 1943 redesignated Battery D, 751st Coast Artillery Battalion. Reactivated 11 April 1949 at Atsugi, Honshu, Japan, redesignated 17 December 1954 as the 64th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 25 September 1957 in Japan, description A round of Antiaircraft Artillery ammunition Gules winged Or. The insignia is 1 inch in height, symbolism The winged antiaircraft artillery projectiles represent the mission of the organization. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 64th Artillery Regiment. It was amended to correct the description on 10 January 1923 and it was amended to specify how it was worn on 5 November 1931. The insignia was redesignated for the 64th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 18 November 1955, shield Gules, an inescutcheon barry of eight Argent, of the field and Azure repeated. Crest On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a round of Antiaircraft Artillery ammunition Gules winged Or, shield The shield is scarlet for Artillery and bears an inescutcheon, the first quarter of the Royal Hawaiian coat of arms. Crest The winged antiaircraft artillery projectiles represent the mission of the organization, the coat of arms was originally approved for the Hawaiian Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps on 8 March 1922. It was redesignated for the 64th Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps on 10 June 1922 and it was redesignated for the 64th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 5 January 1944. The insignia was redesignated for the 64th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 18 November 1955 and this article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History. Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from, volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson
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107th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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The 107th Infantry Regiment was a regiment of the New York Army National Guard. The regiment was formed in 1917 and disestablished in 1993, the 107th traces its history to the Seventh Regiment of New York. Source,1806, Established in New York in response to the blockade of New York Bay by British ships, four companies were formed and assigned to the First Brigade of the Battalion of Artillery. 1807–1808, Reorganized as the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Artillery,1812, Redesignated 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Artillery, New York State Militia. 1812–1814, Deployed in the forts of New York. 1824, Renamed the National Guards in tribute to the Marquis de Lafayette, gray uniforms were adopted and the intention to become a regiment was declared. 1826, Redesignated as the 27th Regiment of Artillery, New York State Militia,1838, A company of cavalry, Company I, is formed and designated the First Troop, National Guard 1847, Redesignated the 7th Regiment of Infantry, New York State Militia. 1849, 7th Regiment suppresses the Astor Place riot,1852, The 7th Regiment Band is organized. 1855, The Engineers Corps is organized, later called Company K.1857,1862, Mustered into federal service in Baltimore. 1862, New York State Militia redesignated the New York National Guard,1863, Mustered into federal service in Maryland. Deployed in New York to quell the Draft Riots,1869, The 7th Regiment is deployed during the Orange Riots. 1880, The 7th Regiment Armory opens in New York City,1895, The 7th Regiment is called up during the Brooklyn Street-Car Strike. 1900, The 7th Regiment is called for duty during the Croton Reservoir labor dispute. 1916, The 7th Regiment is mustered into service to guard the Mexican Border. 1917, The 7th Regiment is drafted into federal service,1917, Redesignated the 107th Infantry and assigned to the 27th Division. 1917–1919, The 7th Infantry, New York Guard serves as the Depot Battalion, 1921–1922, Consolidates with 7th Infantry, New York Guard, and reorganized and federalized as the 107th Infantry. 1940, The 107th Infantry is redesignated the 207th Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft on 1 August,1940, 7th Regiment, New York State Guard is formed. 1957, Relieved from 107th Regimental Combat Team, assigned to 42d Infantry Division,1959, Relieved from 42d Infantry Division, reorganized as 107th Infantry, parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
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8th Coast Artillery (United States)
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The 8th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery Corps regiment in the United States Army. At that time most of its personnel were transferred to the Harbor Defenses of Portland, in early 1940 the 22nd Coast Artillery was activated to garrison the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth, and probably relieved the 8th Coast Artillery of that duty soon afterwards. Only Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, and Battery E activated, HHB for the Harbor Defenses of Portland, Maine, Battery E for the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Battery A activated at Fort Preble 1 July 1939, Battery E inactivated at Fort Constitution 1 September 1939. Battery B activated at Fort Preble 29 July 1940, 1st Battalion Headquarters and Battery C activated 10 February 1941 at Fort Preble. 2nd Battalion Headquarters and Batteries D, E, and F activated at Fort McKinley 10 February 1941, Battery G activated at Fort Preble 1 June 1941. On 11 September 1943 a third battalion was authorized, Battery E 10th Coast Artillery transferred to Portland and redesignated Battery L 8th CA26 July 1943. The 8th Coast Artillery was ordered to Camp Shelby 25 February 1944, released to Army Ground Forces, Battery B ordered to Fort Jackson. 8th Coast Artillery Regiment disbanded 31 May 1944, description A Gold metal and enamel device 1 1/8 in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned, Per fess Gules and Argent, in chief a mullet of the last, in base a pine tree Proper. Symbolism The 8th Regiment was organized under General Orders No,8,27 February 1924, on 30 June 1924, from the companies which comprised the garrison of the Coast Defenses of Portland and Portsmouth. The design is taken from the coat of arms of the old Coast Defenses of Portland, the star has a dual significance. Its five points represent the five forts in the Coast Defenses of Portland, in addition it represents the Pole Star and it is set on a field of artillery red. The pine tree is the emblem of Maine, and is on a white field symbolic of the snows among which this particular pine grows, background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 8th Coast Artillery Regiment on 24 March 1924. It was amended to add the method of wear on 10 November 1924, the insignia was redesignated for the 27th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 14 January 1952. Shield Per fess Gules and Argent, in chief a mullet of the last, crest On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a phoenix Purpure ailleroned Or rising from flames Proper. Shield The 8th Regiment was organized under General Orders No,8,27 February 1924, on 30 June 1924, from the companies which composed the garrison of the Coast Defenses of Portland and Portsmouth. The coat of arms is that of the old Coast Defenses of Portland, the star has a dual significance. Its five points represent the five forts in the Coast Defenses, in addition it represents the Pole Star and it is set on a field of artillery red
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9th Coast Artillery (United States)
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The 9th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. Constituted 27 February 1924 in the regular Army as the 9th Coast Artillery, from the following Companies. - 172nd, 59th, 113th, 120th, 136th, 137th, 177th, 178th, only Batteries HHB, A, and C, activated. Batteries A, and C, inactivated 20 February 1930, Battery A reactivated 1 July 1939 at Fort Banks and assigned to Fort Strong. Battery B activated 1 July 1940 at Fort Banks, HHB, of 1st and 2nd Battalions activated at Fort Warren and Fort Strong. Battery C activated at Fort Banks on 1 July 1940, assigned to Great Brewster Island on 19 July 1943, Batteries D, and E, activated at Fort Warren 1 July 1940. Then redesignated HHB 3rd Battalion and reassigned to Fort Ruckman Battery F activated at Fort Strong 2 October 1941, HHB 3rd Battalion activated 1 June 1941 at Fort Heath. Batteries G, and I activated at Fort Andrews 1 June 1941 Battery H activated at Fort Banks 1 June 1941 Battery K activated 1 June 1941, and assigned to various posts around Boston Harbor. On 8 March 1943 HHB 3rd Battalion, and Batteries H, I, symbolism The shield is red for the Artillery. The Mayflower tells of the background of the Boston district. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 9th Coast Artillery Regiment on 14 May 1924. It was redesignated for the 9th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 6 December 1950, blazon Shield, Gules the ship Mayflower under full sail Proper. Crest, On a wreath Argent and Gules, an arm embowed habited gray with white ruff grasping a staff with the flag of Bunker Hill attached all Proper. Symbolism, The shield is red for the Artillery, the Mayflower, the crest and the motto all tell of the historic background of the Boston district. Background, The coat of arms was approved for the 9th Coast Artillery Regiment on 6 May 1924. It was redesignated for the 9th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 6 December 1950, none none Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments Coats of arms of U. S. Artillery Regiments Distinctive unit insignia This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 9th Coast Artillery Artillery, historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from. Volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson
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10th Coast Artillery (United States)
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The 10th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. It primarily served as the Regular Army coast artillery component of the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Constituted 27 February 1924 as 10th Coast Artillery, and organized 1 July 1924 at Fort Adams from the following Companies- 173rd, 52nd, 97th, 102nd, 110th, 129th, 147th, only Headquarters and Headquarters Battery activated. Batteries C, D, E, and F activated 10 February 1941 at Fort Adams, Battery C assigned to Fort Greene. Batteries D, E, and F assigned to Fort Church, 1st and 2nd Battalions and HHB activated on 25 April 1941. Battery G activated 6 January 1941 at Fort Adams, as searchlight battery, symbolism The blue cross indicates the Civil War service of Battery B, 5th Coast Artillery. It served in the 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps during this conflict, the triton with bow and arrow symbolizes danger rising from the sea, against which the Coast Artillery in its forts must guard. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 10th Coast Artillery Regiment on 27 February 1926. It was redesignated for the 10th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 13 June 1952, crest On a wreath Or and Gules, a triton torque drawing a bow and arrow aimed bendwise Or, above a sea wave Vert in front of a Latin cross couped Azure. Shield The red of the shield signifies Artillery, the anchor is taken from the coat of arms of the old Coast Defenses of Narragansett Bay. Battery D, 10th Coast Artillery claims parentage from Batter C, the latter has no coat of arms but the addition of a canton is made to indicate this parentage, but divided since one battery can claim this parentage. Crest The blue cross indicates the Civil War service of Battery B and it served in the 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps during this conflict. The triton with bow and arrow symbolizes danger rising from the sea, the coat of arms was originally approved for the 10th Coast Artillery on 27 February 1926. It was redesignated for the 10th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 13 June 1952, none none Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments Coats of arms of U. S. Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from, volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson. Lineage page 123 http, //fortwiki. com/Battery_212 Coast Artillery Journal January 1927 Page 73 Stanton, world War II Order of Battle
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11th Coast Artillery (United States)
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The 11th Coast Artillery is a coast artillery regiment in the United States Army. Constituted 27 February 1924 as the 11th Artillery and organized 1 July 1924 at Fort H. G. 2nd Battalion HHB, battery F activated 1 August 1940. Attached above the shield on a wreath Or and Gules an osprey’s head of the third, attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “AUDAX ET VIGILANS” in Black letters. Symbolism The shield is that of the old 56th Artillery, C. A. C. of which three batteries of the 11th Coast Artillery were a part, Headquarters A and C Batteries, the silver triangle was the insignia for the 56th Artillery in France. The fleur-delis was taken from the coat of arms of the old Province of Ile de France where the Regiment first went into action, the crest is taken from the old Coast Defenses of Long Island Sound. The motto translates to “Daring and Vigilant” and is applicable to a Coast Artillery Regiment and is symbolic of the fish hawk. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 11th Coast Artillery Regiment on 11 November 1924. It was redesignated for the 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 8 August 1951, the insignia was redesignated for the 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion on 31 August 1956. Shield Gules a bend cottised Or between in chief a triangle voided point up Argent and in dexter base a fleur-de-lis of the second. Crest On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, an osprey’s head erased Proper. Shield The shield is that of the old 56th Artillery, C. A. C. of which three batteries of the 11th Coast Artillery were a part, Headquarters A and C Batteries, the silver triangle was the insignia for the 56th Artillery in France. The fleur-delis was taken from the coat of arms of the old Province of Ile de France where the Regiment first went into action, crest The crest is taken from the old Coast Defenses of Long Island Sound. The motto is applicable to a Coast Artillery Regiment and is symbolic of the fish hawk. The coat of arms was approved for the 11th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 November 1924. It was redesignated for the 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 8 August 1951, the insignia was redesignated for the 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion on 31 August 1956. Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 11th Coast Artillery Artillery, http, //www. history. army. mil/html/forcestruc/lh. html World War I Order of Battle
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12th Coast Artillery (United States)
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The 12th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. On 25 November 1929 A battery designated Mine Battery, Battery C designated Battery, Regiment inactivated and transferred to Canal Zone,29 April 1932. Regiment disbanded 14 June 1944 Description A gold griffin statant wing wings elevated and addorsed within a red ring bearing the motto IMPIGER ET ANIMOSUS in gold. Due to the lack of artwork, tools, drawings and having no sample, symbolism The griffin is a fictitious heraldic animal noted for watchfulness and strength, half eagle and half lion, and emphasizes the motto which translates to Alert and Courageous. Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 10 November 1924 and it was rescinded on 14 March 1975. Blazon Shield, Gules a fess dancette Sable fimbriated Argent in chief two fleurs-de-lis Or, crest, On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a griffin statant with wings elevated and addorsed Or. Two batteries, the 112th Company now Headquarters Battery of this Regiment, and these two batteries are represented by the two fleur-de-lis. Crest, The crest is the griffin, fictitious heraldic animal noted for watchfulness and strength, half eagle and half lion, also emphasized in the motto Alert. Background, The coat of arms was approved on 1 November 1924 and it was rescinded on 14 March 1975. Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments Coats of arms of U. S, Artillery Regiments This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 12th Coast Artillery Artillery. Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from, volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson. Lineage page 123 http, //www. northamericanforts. com/East/Virginia/Hampton_Roads/harbor. htm Coast Artillery Journal March 1927 Page 253 http, //www. history. army. mil/html/forcestruc/lh. html
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13th Coast Artillery (United States)
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The 13th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. Batteries HHB, and A battery assigned to Fort Barrances, Battery B assigned to Fort Pickens Battery D assigned to Fort Moultrie. Arrived Bora Bora 27 February 1942, HHB, and Batteries F, and H inactivated 5 October 1942 personnel transferred to 276th Coast Artillery Battalion. Battery D inactivated 23 April 1942 Personnel transferred to 263rd Coast Artillery, Battery A redesignated Battery C 13th CA Battalion. Battery B redesignated Battery B 181st Coast Artillery Battalion, Battery C redesignated Battery B 13th Coast Artillery Battalion. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “QUOD HABEMUS DEFENDEMUS” in Black letters, symbolism The red of the shield signifies Air Defense Artillery. The outline in gold of the saltire or diagonal cross denotes that the Regiment was organized in the south, viz, The Coast Defenses of Charleston, Pensacola, Key West and Galveston. The saltire is taken from the flag of the Confederacy and, as only its outline appears on the shield. The fleur-de-lis stands for the service in France of the 121st Company, the motto translates to What We Hold We Will Defend. ”Background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 13th Coast Artillery Regiment on 11 August 1924. It was redesignated for the 13th Artillery Group on 20 November 1967, the insignia was amended to add the motto on 20 November 1967. It was redesignated for the 13th Air Defense Artillery Group on 4 April 1972, shield Gules on a saltire Or voided of the field a fleur-de-lis of the second. Crest On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a saltire Gules charged with three cannon paleways Or, shield The red of the shield signifies Artillery. The outline in gold of the saltire or diagonal cross denotes that the Regiment was organized in the south, viz, The Coast Defenses of Charleston, Pensacola, Key West and Galveston. The saltire is taken from the flag of the Confederacy and, as only its outline appears on the shield. The fleur-de-lis stands for the service in France of the 121st Company, crest The red saltire represents the Regiment being organized in the south and the three cannons symbolize Artillery. The coat of arms was approved on 9 August 1924, none none Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments Coats of arms of U. S. Artillery Regiments This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 13th Coast Artillery Regiment, historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from. Volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson
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14th Coast Artillery (United States)
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The 14th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. HHB, and Batteries A, D and G activated, Battery D inactivated 20 September 1930. and Inactivated 8 May 1944. Regiment broken up 18 October 1944 as follows- Battery K Redesignated Battery A, Hq & Hq Battery Redesignated Hq & Hq Detachment, 14th 1st Battalion Coast Artillery Battalion,17 October 1944. Hq & Hq Battery Redesignated Hq & Hq Detachment, 169th 2nd Battalion Coast Artillery Battalion,17 October 1944, Hq & Hq Battery Redesignated Hq & Hq Detachment, 170th Coast Artillery Battalion,17 October 1944. Battery A Redesignated Battery B, 170th Coast Artillery Battalion,19 October 1944, Battery B Redesignated Battery A, 14th Coast Artillery Battalion,17 October 1944. Battery C Redesignated Battery B, 14th Coast Artillery Battalion,17 October 1944, Battery D Redesignated Battery B, 169th Coast Artillery Battalion,17 October 1944. Battery F Redesignated Battery A, 169th Coast Artillery Battalion,17 October 1944, Battery G Redesignated Battery C, 170th Coast Artillery Battalion,17 October 1944. Battery H Redesignated Battery A, 170th Coast Artillery Battalion,17 October 1944, description A gold metal and enamel device 1 inch in height overall the head of a northern lynx cropped facing forward silver gray. Attached below and to the ending in ribbons behind the lynx’s ear is a red scroll inscribed “SEMPER VIGILANS” in gold letters. Symbolism The lynx is characteristic of the country, the motto translates to “Always Watchful. ”Background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 14th Coast Artillery Regiment on 21 November 1924. It was redesignated for the 14th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 30 April 1952, crest On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, the head of a northern lynx caboshed Proper. Shield The Regiment was organized in the Coast Defenses of Puget Sound, the flaunches of ermine recall “Astoria” and the fur trade in the early days and by their outline on the shield indicate the contour of the straits. Crest The large, gray, northern lynx is characteristic of the country, the coat of arms was originally approved for the 14th Coast Artillery Regiment on 18 November 1924. It was redesignated for the 14th Coast Artillery Battalion on 18 December 1944, the insignia was redesignated for the 14th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 30 April 1952. None none Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments Coats of arms of U. S, Artillery Regiments This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 14th Coast Artillery Artillery. Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from, volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson. Lineage page 123 http, //www. cdsg. org/HDPSdata/14thCAR. htm Coast Artillery Journal May 1927 page 455 http, //www. history. army. mil/html/forcestruc/lh. html
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15th Coast Artillery (United States)
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The 15th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. Constituted and organized October 1918 at Fort Crockett, but demobilized in November 1918, constituted 27 February 1924 as 15th Artillery Coast Artillery, and organized 1 July 1924 at Fort Kamehameha from the following Companies- 185th 125th, 91st, 143rd, 184th, 86th, and 95th. Only HHB, and Batteries A, B, and C activated, attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “LITTORE SISTIMUS” in Blue letters. Symbolism The shield is red for the Artillery and the chevron is in the colors of the old royal Hawaiian flag, which also appeared in the arms of the Coast Defenses of Pearl Harbor. The motto translates to “We Take Our Stand On The Shore. ”Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 15th Coast Artillery Regiment on 17 April 1925. It was redesignated for the 15th Artillery Group on 2 June 1966, shield Gules, a chevron paly of eight Argent, of the field, Azure and repeated, the ordinary fimbriated Or. Crest On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a cannon palewise Gules, shield The shield is red for the Artillery and the chevron is in the colors of the old royal Hawaiian flag, which also appeared in the arms of the Coast Defenses of Pearl Harbor. Crest The crest shows the big gun supported by the dolphins - the king of fishes - indicating the command of the coast, the coat of arms was approved for the 15th Coast Artillery Regiment on 16 April 1925. It was rescinded/cancelled on 26 December 1974, unknown unknown Coats of arms of U. S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments Coats of arms of U. S. Artillery Regiments This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document 15th Coast Artillery Artillery, historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from. Volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia, lineage page 123 Coast Artillery Journal June 1927 Page 541 Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907-50 http, //www. history. army. mil/html/forcestruc/lh. html
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document "11th Field Artillery Regiment".