ARMY LINEAGE SERIES 

AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Compiled by 

J anice E. McKenney 

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY 

UNI TED STATES ARMY 

WASHINGTON, D.C., 2000 
U.S. Anny Center of Milita?)l Hist01y 

Brig. Gen. Doug las Kinnard, USA (Re t.), Chief of Military Histor y 

Chicr Historian 

Chief, Hiswrical Services Division 

Ediwr in Chid 

David F. Trask 

Col. David L. Lemon 

J ohn W. Elsberg 

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 

McKenney, .J anice E., 1942-

Air derense anillery. 

(Army lineage series) 

Includes bibliographies. 

I. Anti-aircrart artille ry-United States- Histo ry. 

2. United States- Air defenses, Milit a ry- History. 

I. Title. II. Series. 

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Foreword 

Air defense artillery units have a proud heritage dating back to the 

dawn of this country's history when the colonists erected fortifications and 

emplaced artillery pieces to defend against attack from the sea. Seacoast 

defense continued to be the primary mission of "foot" artillery units (as 

opposed to mounted field a rtillery units) until World War 1, when a new 

dimension in warfare eme rged-attack from the air. Through World War 

II, the Korean War, and Vietnam, air defense artillery units served as an 

indispensable part of the armed forces of the United States. 

The lineages, honors, and heraldic items included in this volume 

should increase the historical awareness of air defense artillery soldiers as 

well as their pride in their units. Successful military organizations are 

founded upon the positive attitude of their members-soldiers with a 

strong sense of belonging to their unit and enthusiastic about its being 

their own . It is our hope that this volume will contribute to the espirit de 

corps of the air defense artillery. 

Because of a desire to make the Army Lineage Series available to 

soldiers in the field as quickly as possible, this book does not contain the 

narrative history of the arm that previous volumes included. We hope that 

the volume will prove as useful and popular as earlier works in the series. 

Washington, D.C. 

I December 1983 

D ouGLAS KINNARD 

Brigadier General, USA (Ret.) 

Chief of Military History 

Ill 

Preface 

Air cl~fe se artillery troops are those who fight with weapons and 

equipment designed to combat air targets from the ground. This volume 

on air defense artillery in the United States Army deals with the organization of such units at the level of regiments and below. Air defense artillery 

groups and brigades will be covered in a subsequent volume in the Army 

Lineage Series. 

This volume gathers in compact form the official historical records of 

all air defense artillery regiments in the United States Army in order to 

perpetuate and publicize their traditions, honors, and heraldic entitlements. It includes the lineage and honors of the twenty-four Regular 

Army and ftve Army National Guard air defense artillery regiments in the 

force structure at the end of' 1982. The lineages include the Regular Army 

and Army Reserve elements of each regiment that have been active since 

the inception of the Combat Arms Regimental System in 1957 . The lineage and honors certificate of a unit is an outline history in a 

highly stylized format. The unit lineages in this volume are adapted from 

the official certificates. The data has been compressed to save space, but 

the information is the same, which accounts for the technical la nguage. 

used. A Glossary of Lineage T erms appears at the end of the volume to 

assist the reader in understanding that language. The lineage begins with 

the official designation o f the unit, followed by its special designation, as 

approved by the Center. The events in the life of a unit are restricted to a 

few specific actions, such .as activation, inactivation, and redesignation. 

Campaigns and decorations for each battalion under the Combat Arms 

Regimental System include a ll the honors of the parent regiment. 

Asterisks appearing in the list of honors indicate the honors for which a 

particular unit is the emning mgcmiz.ation. This d istinction means that 

either the unit itself or a unit from which it is directly descended earned 

the honor. For batteries and detachments (those that have not been used to 

form battalions), only the honors for which the batteries or detachments 

are the eaming ttnits are listed. In these instances, asterisks are not used 

since all of the honors are ea rned. General orders announcing decorations 

arc shown parenthetically for parent regiments and for those decorations 

or their components for which the elements are the eam.ing units. 

The Organizational History Branch is responsible for the determination of official unit lineages and honors, and the lineages that appear in 

this volume are the result of research clone by many members of the 

branch, past and present. The compiler brought all the lineages up to date 

and prepared the unit bibliographies with the assistance of Mr. Charles E. 

Dornbusch's comprehe nsive bibliography e ntitled Histories, Personal 

v 
Narrative, United States A1·my (Cornwall ville, N.Y.: Hope Farm Press, 1967) 

and the U.S. Army Military History Institute's similar work-compiled by 

Colonel George S. Pappas-entitled United States A1·my Unit Histories (Carlisle Barracks, 197 1 ). Most of the unit histories cited are unofficia l works 

that were prepared outside the Department of the Army. They are, 

nevertheless, valuable sources of additional information about the units. 

Descriptions of coats of anns and distinctive insignia approved for air 

defense artillery regiments are included with the lineages. These descriptions and the color illustrations of the heraldic items were furnished by 

T he Institute of Heraldry, U.S. Army; the compiler is especially grateful 

to Dr. Opal Landrum and Mrs. Adele Richey for their assistance. Ms. 

Barbara I-I. Gilbert of the Center's Editorial Branch prepared the manuscript for publication. Minor changes in heraldic material have been 

made to meet the need for brevity in this volume. At the beginning of the 

color illustrations is a brief account of the evolution of these items. 

Since the Center of Military History is responsible for the determination and publication of unit lineages and honors under Army Regulation 

870-5, comments are invited and should be addressed to the Center, 

Washington, D.C. 20314-0200. 

Washington, D.C. 

I December 1983 

Vl 

.J ;\NICE E. M c i<F.NNEY 
Contents 

HERALDIC lTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

1st Air Defense Artillel)' .............................. . .. . .. , . . . . . . . 5 

2d Air Defense ATtilleJ)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

3d Ai1· Defense ArtilleJ)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

4th Air Defense Artillel)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

5lh Air Defense Artille1)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 

6th Mr Defense Mtilltny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 

7th Ai1· Defense Mtille1y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 

43d Ai1· Defense 1\rtillety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 

44th Air Defense Artillel)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 

51st Air Defense Artillery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 

52d. Ail· D~feuse Artillery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 

55th Air Defense ATtillet)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 

56th Air Dlfense Artillet)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 

57th Air Defense Artillet)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 

59th Air Defense Arti!Let)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 

60th Air Defense Artilt111)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 

6 I st Ail· Defense M tillel)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 

62d Ai-r Defense Artille1y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 

65th Ah· Defense l\rtil/e1y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 

67th Air Defense Artillery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 

68th Ah· Defense Artil!ety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 

71 st Air Defntse A rtillm)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 

11/th Air Defense Artillety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 

174t!t Air Defense Artille1y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 

200th Air Defense Artillel)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 

263d Air Defense Artillet)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 

265lh Air Defense Artillel)' . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 

517th Air Defense Arti!lel)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 

562d Air Defense Mtillel)' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 

GLOSSARY OF LINEAGE TERMS................................. 427 

VII 

AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Heraldic Items 

Herald ic items for Army organizations reflect history, tradition, ideals, 

and accomplishments. Coats of arms, historic badges, and distinctive insignia have been so designed that each is distinctive to the organization for 

which approved. They serve as identifying devices, an inspiration, and an 

incentive for unity of purpose. 

A coat of arms or a historic badge and a distinctive insignia are authorized for each regiment. The designs of these items are based on the 

lineages and battle honors of the organizations. 

While the custom of bearing various symbols on shields, helmets, and 

flags existed in antiquity, hera ldry was not introduced until the Middle 

Ages. The use of he raldic devices became more prevalent with the 

increased use of armor and the requirements for insignia to assist in 

distinguishing friend from foe on the battlefield. The symbols selected for 

use on these devices were commemorative of incidents of valor, mythological beasts, and, later, other symbols to which specific symbolism was 

ascribed. These heraldic bearings were placed on a surcoat worn over the 

armor, from which the term coat of arms was derived. Gradually a formal 

system of heraldry evolved, complete with rules for design, use, and 

display. These rules or principles were for the purpose of facilitating 

designs that would be distinctive and easily recognized. Present-day heraldic devices stem from this heraldic system which was established during 

the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. 

A complete coat of arms consists of a shield, a crest, and a motto. The 

shield, the most important portion of the arms, contains the field or 

ground on which the charges arc placed. T he crest as originally used was 

placed upon the top of the helmet of the chief or leader to enable his 

followers to distinguish him during battle. The crest is placed upon a 

wreath of six skeins or twists composed of the principal metal and principal color of the shield , alternately, in the order named. This wreath (or 

torse) represents the piece of cloth which the knight twisted around the 

top of his helmet, and by means of which the actual crest was attached. 

Mottoes have been in use longer than coats of anns, many of the older ones 

having originated from war cries. They usually are of an idealistic nature 

and sometimes allude to a well-known event in the history of the organization. 

Some organizations are authorized historic badges of a symbolic composition in lieu of coats of arms. These badges are not shield-shaped, but 

they include mottoes. 

The elements of the coal of arms or the badge, as applicable, are 

embroidered on the organizational Rag- the central element of which is 

the American eagle. The shield of the coat of arms is on the eagle's breast; 
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a scroll bearing the motto is held in his beak; and the crest is placed above 

his head. On flags of those organizations which have historic badges in lieu 

of coats of arms, the badge is placed above the eagle's head and the sc roll 

bearing the motto is in his beak. 

Distinctive insignia, manufactured in metal and e namel and worn on 

the uniform by all personnel of the regiment, usually are based on elements of the design of the coat of arms or historic badge. Thus the 

organizational Aag (color) and the distinctive insignia include the same 

design elements. 

Heraldic items today, as in the past, serve to distinguish specific organizations and their members. 
rst Air Defense Artillery 

2d Air Defense Artillery 
3d Air Defense Artillery 

4th Air Defense Artillery 
5th Air Defense Artillery 
6th Air Defense Artillery 
7th Air Defense Artillery 
43d Air Defense Artillery 

44th Air Defense Artillery 
srst Air Defense Artillery 

52d Air Defense Artillery 
55th Air Defense Artillery 

56th Air Defense Artillery 
57th Air Defense Artillery 

59th Air Defe7tse Artillery 
6oth Air Defense Artillery 

6JSt Air Defense Artillery 
6:ul Air Defense Artillery 

65th Air Defense Artillery 
67th Air Defense Artiller)t 

68th Air Defense Artiller·y 
71 st A ir Defense Artillery 

rrrth Air Defense Artiller'' 
174th Air Defense Artillery 

2ooth Air Defense Artillery 
263d Atr . Defense Artillery 

265th Air D e f ense Artillery 
51 7th Air Defense Artillery 

56:ul Air Defense Artillery 
1st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: 

Crest: 

Motto: 

Symbolism: 

Gules, two pallets argent, overall a cubit arm habjted in the 

artillery uniform of 1861 erased holding aloft a burning 

torch or, between two of a snake vert, lipped and eyed of 

the third above and behind a prickly pear cactus a ll proper, 

fesswise. 

On a wreath of the colors, argent and gules, a palmetto tree 

vert behind an arm embowed habited in the artillery uniform of 1861 issuing from the upper portion of an embattled tower and grasping a rammer staff fessways all or. 

Primus Inter Pares (First Among Equals). 

The shield is scarlet for artillery. With two white stripes, 

alluding to the campaign streamer of the War of 1812, the 

age of some of the units of the regiment is depicted. The 

snake and cactus, from the State Seal of Mexico, represent 

the Mexican War. The hand holding the torch of loyalty 

commemorates the defense of Fort Pickens, the only fort 

south of Fort Monroe that remained !oyal to th e federal 

government throughout the Civil War. 

T he arm and rammer staff rising out of a tower in front of a 

palmetto tree indicate participation in the Civil War at Fort 

Sumter. The palmetto tree is taken from the State Seal of 

South Carolina. 

DISTINCTIVE I NSIGNIA 

The distinctive insignia is an adaptation of the crest and motto of the 

coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND HoNoRs 

LINEAGE 

Constituted I June 1821 in the Regular Army as the 1st Regiment of 

Artillery and organized from existing units with Headquarters at Fort 

Independence, Massachusetts. Regiment broken up 13 February 1901 

and its elements reorganized and redesignated as separate numbered 

companies and batteries of Artillery Corps. Reconstituted I July 1924 in 

the Regular Army as the lst Coast Artillery and partially organized with 

Headquarters at Fort de Lesseps, Canal Zone. (lst Battalion activated I 

June 1926 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone; inactivated 31 July 1926 at Fort 

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6 AI R DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Randolph, Canal Zone; I st and 2d Baualions activated 15 April 93~ at 

Forts She rman and Randolph, Canal Zone, respectively; 3d Battalion 

activated I 5 March I 940 at Fon Randolph, Canal Zone; I st and 2d 

Battalions inactivated 30 March 1941 at Fons Randolph and Sherman, 

Canal Zone, respectively; lst and 2d Battalions activated 17 April 1942 at 

Fort Shennan, Canal Zone.) Regiment broken up I November 1944 and 

its elements reorganized and t·edesignated as follows: Headquarters and 

Headquarte rs Battery as Headquarters a nd Headquarters Battery, I st 

Coast Artillery Group; remainde r of regime nt as the I st Coast Artillery 

Battalion. 

Headquarters and H eadquartet·s Battery, 1st Coast Artillery Group, 

redesignated 2 J anuary 1945 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

Harbor Defenses of Cristobal. Inactivated 15 J anuary 1947 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. Redesignated 21 J une 1950 as Headquarters and Headqua rters Batte ry, lst Antia ircraft Artillery Group. Consolidated 18 

November 1952 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, I st AntiairCI·aft Artillery Group (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as 

Headquarters and H eadquarters Battery, I st Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group. Activated 15 April 1953 in Germany. Inactivated 26 December 

1957 in Germany. 

1st Coast Artillery Battalion disbanded I February 1946 a t Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. Reconstituted 21 June 1950 in the Regular Army and 

redesignated as the lst Coast Artillery, consisting of the 1st and 2d Battalions; I st and 2d Battalions concurrently redesignated as the lst and 

54th Antiaircra ft Battalions, respectively. 

1st Antiaircraft Battalion redesignated 17 March 1955 as the lst Antiaircraft Anillery Missile Battalion. Activated 15 April 1955 at Irwin, 

Pennsylvania. Inactivated I September J 958 at Irwin, Pennsylvania. 

54th Antiaircraft Battalion redesignated 15 December 1954 as the 54th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion and activated at the U.S. Army 

Chemical Center, Maryland. Inactivated I September 1958 at the U.S. 

Army Chemical Center, Maryland. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Bauery, J st Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group; 1st and 54th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalions; and I st Field 

Artillery Banalion (organized in 1907) consolidated , reorganized, a nd 

redesignated 19 March 1959 as the lst Artillery, a parent regiment under 

the Combat Arms Regimenta l System. 

1st Artillery (less former 1st Field Artillery Battalion) re01·ganized and 

redesignated l September 1971 as the lst Air Defense Artillery, a parent 

regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System (former 1st Field 

Artillery Battalion concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 1st 

Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 5 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquaners Battery, lst Amiaircraft Artillery Automatic 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 7 

Weapons Group. Activated 17 August 1942 al Fort Bliss, T exas. Redesignated 31 December 1943 as Headq uarters ancll-leaclquarters Battery, 1st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Disbanded 13 February 1945 in France. 

Reconstitu ted 18 November 1952 in the Regular Army. 

CAMI'/\ I CN P A RT IC I PATI ON C R EDIT 

Wnr of 1812 

Canada 

Indian War., 

Seminoles 

Texas 1859 

Mexican Wtll' 

l';alo AILo 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Contreras 

Chu rubusco 

Chapullepec 

T;unaulipas 1846 

Vera Cruz 1847 

Mexko 1847 

Civil War 

Sumter 

(lull Ru n 

Mississippi River 

Peninsula 

Manassas 

Antie tam 

D ECOR ATIONS 

None . 

Fredericksburg 

Cl•anccllorsvill e 

Geuysburg 

Wilderness 

SpotS)'Ivania 

Cold Ha rbor 

Petersburg 

Shenaudoah 

AppomatLox 

Florid<• 1861 

Florida 1862 

Flord ia 1864 

South Carolina 1862 

South Carolina 1863 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

West Virginia 1863 

Louisiana 1864 

W()r/d Wm· /1 

American T heaLer. SLreamer without 

inscription 

T unisia 

Sicily 

Rome-Arno 

Rhine land 
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1st BATTALION, 1st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

Constituted 27 April 1798 in the Regular Army as a company in the 2d 

Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. Organized in May 1798 as Capt. 

Lemuel Gates' Company, 2d Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. 

Redesignated 3 March 1799 as Capt. Lemuel Gates' Company, 4th Battalion, 2d Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated 1 April 

1802 as Capt. Lemuel Gates' Company, Regiment of Artillerists. Redesignated in 1807 as Capt. j ohn Walbach's Company, Regiment of Artillerists. 

Redesignated 11 J anuary 1812 as Capt. John Walbach's Company, lst 

Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated 12 May 1814 as Bvt. Maj. J ohn 

Walbach's Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated 17 May 1815 as 

Bvt. Maj. J ohn Walbach's Company, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated 17 June 1816 as Company A, 2d Battalion, Corps of 

Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated 1 J une 1821 as Company I, lst 

Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 8th Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artill ery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 8th 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 1 July 1916 as the 9th 

Company, Fort Grant [Canal Zone]. Redesignated 31 August [917 as the 

9th Company, Coast Defenses of Balboa. Redesignated 30 June 1922 as 

the 8th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery A, 1st Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Canal Zone. Activated 1 June I 926 at Fort Randolph, Canal 

Zone. Inactivated 31 July 1926 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. Activated 

15 April1932 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. Inactivated 30 March 1941 at 

Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. Activated 17 April 1942 at Fort Sherman, 

Canal Zone. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1944 as Battery A, I st 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 1 February 1946 aL Fort Sherman, 

Canal Zone. Reconstituted 2 1 J une 1950 in the Regular Army as Battery 

A, 1st Coast Artillery; concurrently redesignated as Battery A, I st Antiaircraft Battalion. Redesignated 17 March 1955 as Battery A, 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Activated 15 April 1955 at Irwin, 

Pennsylvania. 

Inactivated l September 1958 at Irwin, Pennsylvania; concurrently 

consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Howitzer 

Battalion, 1st Artillery (active) (organized in 190 1), and consolidated unit 

designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, I st Howitzer Battalion, 1st Artillery (organic elements constituted and activated 15 May 

1958). Redesignated I May 1966 as the 1st Battalion, 1st Artillery. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

1st Howitzer Battalion, 1st Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the I st Bat-
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 9 

talion, lst Air Defense Artillery, and inactivated at West Point, New York 

(former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, I st Howitzer Battalion, 

1st Artillery, concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 1st Field Artillery-hereafter sepa1·ate lineage). lst Battalion, 1st 

Air Defense Artillery, activated I 3 September 1972 in Germany. 

CAMI'AICN PARTICIPATION C REDIT 

War of 1812 

Canada 

ludian IVars 

*Seminoles 

Texas 1859 

Mexica11 War 

Palo AllO 

Resa<:a de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Com reras 

*Churubusco 

*Molino del Rey 

*Chapultcpec 

Tamaulipas 18'16 

*Vera Cruz 1817 

Mexko 18117 

CiviiWM 

Sumter 

*Bull Run 

Mississippi Rive•· 

*Peninsula 

Manas~as 

*Antietam 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

*Frcderi<:ksbu•·g 

*CI•anccllorsville 

*Gcuysburg 

*Wilderness 

*Spotsylvania 

*Cold ll arbor 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

* Appommwx 

Florida 1861 

Florida 1862 

Florida 186'1 

*Virginia 1861 

*Vi•·ginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

South Carolina 1862 

South C:n·olina 1863 

West Virginia 1863 

Louisiana 1864 

World War II 

*American Theater, Streamer without 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Romc-Arno 

Rhim:land 
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2d BATTALION, 1st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted I I J anuary 1812 in the Regular Army as a company in the 

3d Regiment of Artillery. Organized in july 1812 as Capt. Ichabod B. 

Crane's Company, 3d Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated 12 May 18 14 as 

Capt. Ichabod B. Crane's Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated 17 

May 1815 as Capt. Ichabod B. Crane's Company, Corps of Artille ry, 

Northern Division . Redesignated 17 June 1816 as Company D, 2d Battalion, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated l.J une 1821 as 

Company B, lst Regiment of Artille ry. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 2d Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 2d 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 18 J uly 1916 as the 1st 

Company, Fort Ruger [Hawaii]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as the 11th 

Company, Coast Defenses of Oahu. Redesignated in February 1921 as the 

4th Company, Coast Defenses of Honolulu. Redesignated 30J une 1922 as 

the 2d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Inactivated 1 J uly 1922 at Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery B, 1st Coast Artillery. Activated J 

.June 1926 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. Inactivated 3l .J uly 1926 at Fort 

Randolph, Canal Zone. Activated 15 April 1932 at Fort Randolph, Canal 

Zone. Inactivated 30 March 1941 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. Activated 

17 April 1942 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1944 as Battery B, 1st 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 1 February 1946 at Fort Sherman, 

Canal Zone. Reconstituted 21 .J une 1950 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 

1st Coast Artillery; concurrently redesignated as Battery B, 1st Antiaircraft Battalion. Redesignated 17 March 1955 as Battery B, lst Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Activated 15 April 1955 at Irwin, 

Pennsylvania. Redesignated 26 October 1956 as Battery B, 74th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Inactivated 1 September 1958 at Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania; concurrently consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d 

Howitzer Battalion, 1st Artillery (active) (organized in 1901), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d 

Howitzer Battalion, 1st Artillery, an element of the 4th Infantry Division 

(organic elernents constituted and activated 1 April 1957). Inactivated l 

October 1963 at Fort Le>vis, Washington, and relieved from assignment to 

the 4th Infantry Division. Redesignated 14 J uly 1966 as the 2d Battalion, 

1st Artillery. Activated 24 August 1966 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

2d Howitzer Battalion, lst Artillery) I September 1971 as the 2dl Battalion, 

1st Air Defense Artillery, and inactivated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma (former 
LI NEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 11 

I leadquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 1st 

Artillery, concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 2d Baualion, 

I st Field Artille ry-hereafter separate lineage). 2d Battalion , 1st Air 

Defense Artillery, activated 13 September 1972 in Get·many. 

CAMPAIGN P ARTICIPATIO 

War of 1812 

*Canada 

Indian Wmo 

*Seminoles 

Texas 185!) 

Mtxiam War 

*Palo Alto 

*Resaca de Ia Palma 

~lonterey 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Cordo 

*Contreras 

*Churubusco 

*Chapuhepec 

Tarnaulipa~ 18411 

*Vera Cnal 1847 

*Mexico 1847 

CiviiiVar 

Sumter 

L3ull Run 

Mississippi River 

Peninsula 

Manassas 

Anticlam 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

CREDIT 

Fredericksburg 

Chanccllorsvllle 

Gcuysburg 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

*Cold llarbor 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

*A pp0111<1llOX 

Florida 186 I 

Floa·ida 18()2 

*Florida I 1:!64 

*South Carolina 1862 

*South Carolina 1863 

Virginia 1863 

*Virginia 186 1 

West Virginia 1863 

Louisiana 1864 

World Wtll II 

*American Thcatea·, Streamer without 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicil)' 

Rome-J\ rno 

Rhineland 
12 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d BATTALION, 1st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized in 18 15 in the Regular Army at Plattsburgh Ba rracks, New 

York, as Capt. Francis Stribling's Company of Light Artillery (under the 

command of Lt. Nelson Freeland), Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 1 May 1816 as Bvt. Maj. Alexander S. Brooks' Company of Light 

Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 22 May 18 16 as 

Company C, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 1 J une 1821 as 

Company C, 1st Regime nt of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 3d Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artille ry Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 3d 

Company, Coast Anillery Corps. Redesignated 1 July 1916 as the 2d 

Company, Fort H amilton [New York]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as 

the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of Southern New York. 

Reorganized and redesignated I J anuary 1918 as Battery C, 59th 

Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally designated 30 June 1922 as 

the 3d Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 

I July 1924.) Inactivated 30 September 1922 at Fort Mills, Philippine 

Islands. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery C, I st Coast Artillery. Activated 15 

April 1932 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone . Inactivated 30 March 1941 at 

Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. Activated 17 April 1942 at Fort Sherman, 

Canal Zone. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1944 as Battery C, 1st 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 1 February 1946 at Fort Sherman, 

Canal Zone. Reconstituted 21 J une 1950 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 

I st Coast Artillery; concurrently redesignated as Battery C, lst Antiaircraft Battalion. Redesignated 17 March 1955 as Battery C, 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Activated 15 April 1955 at Irwin, 

Pennsylvania. 

Consolidated 1 September 1958 with Battery C, 1st Field Artillery 

Battalion (organized in 1898), and consolidated unit reorganized and 

redesignated as Headquarters a nd Headquarters Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 1st Artillery (organic elements constituted 12 August 1958 and 

activated 1 September 1958). Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 3d 

Battalion, I st Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated (less former Battery C, 1st Field Artillery Battalion) 1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 1st Air Defense 

Artillery (former Battery C, 1st Field Artillery Battalion concurre ntly 

redesignated as the 3d Battalion, lst Field Artillery-hereafter separate 

lineage). 3d Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery, inactivated 30 August 

1974 at Irwin, Pennsylvania. 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN P A RT I CIPATI ON C Rt::orr 

War of 1812 

Canada 

Indian Wars 

*Seminoles 

*Texas 1859 

Mexiwu War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

*Monterey 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Contreras 

Churubusco 

Chapultepec 

Tamaulipas 1846 

Vera Cruz 1847 

Mcxiw 1847 

Ciuil War 

Sumter 

Bull Run 

Mississippi River 

Manassas 

Antietam 

Fredericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

Gcu ysblll·g 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Cold l larbor 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Appomattox 

Florida 1861 

Florida 18(i2 

Florida 1864 

*North Carolina 1862 

South Carolina 1862 

*Soul11 Carolina 1863 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

West Virginia 1863 

Louisiana 1864 

World War/ 

*St. Mihicl 

*Meuse-Argonnc 

*Lorraine 1918 

World Wllr II 

*American Theate•·, Streamer without 

inscrip1 ion 

T unisia 

Sicily 

Rome-Amo 

Rhineland 

13 
14 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th BATTALION, 1st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

LI NEAGE 

RA 

(none! i visional) 

Orga nized in 1815 in the Regular Army at Fort Adams, Rhode Island, 

as Capt. J ohnS. Peyton's Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light 

Artille ry. Redesignated in March 1816 as Capt. J ohn L. Eastman's Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 22 May 

18 16 as Company G, Regiment of Ligh t Artillery. Redesignated 1 June 

1821 as Company D, 1st Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 4th Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 4th 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesig nated 5 August 19 16 as the 13th 

Company, Fort Mills [Philippine islands). Redesignated 3 1 August 19 17 

as the 13th Company, Coast Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays. Redesignated 30 J une 1922 as the 4th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery D, 1st Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Philippine Isla nds. Activated 15 Aprill 932 at Fort Randolph, 

Canal Zone. Inactivated 30 March 1941 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. 

Absorbed 1 November 1944 by the I st Coast Artillery Battalion. (1st 

Coast Artillery [less H eadquarte rs and H eadquarters Battery] 

reorganized a nd redesignated 1 Novembe r 1944 as the 1st Coast Artillery 

Battalion; disbanded 1 February 1946 at Fon Sherman, Canal Zone.) 

Former Battery D, I st Coast Artillery, reconstituted 2 1 June 1950 in the 

Regular Army and redesignated as Battery D, J st Antiaircraft Battalion. 

Redesig nated 17 March 1955 as Battery D, 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Activated 15 April 1955 at Irwin, Pennsylvania. Redesignated 26 October 1956 as Battery D, 74th Antia ircraft Artille ry Missile 

Battalion. 

Consolidated I September 1958 with Battery D, 1st Field Artillery 

(organized in 1792), and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated 

as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion , I st 

Artillery (organic elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated 

I. September 1958). Redesig nated 20 December 1965 as the 4th Battalion, 

1st Artille ry. 

Reorganized and redesignated (less former Battery D, lst Field Artillery) l September 197 1 as the 4th Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery 

(former Battery D, I st Field Artillery, concu rrently redesignated as the 

4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery- he reafter separate lineage). 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMP/\ IC:N P A RT I.C.II>J\TI ON CREDIT 

War of /812 

Canadil 

Indian Wars 

*Seminoles 

Texas 1859 

Mexican Wor 

*Palo Al.to 

*Resac;t de Ia Palma 

*Momere)' 

Vera Cru7. 

Cerro Gordo 

*Contre ras 

*Churubusco 

*Chapultepec 

*Tamaulipas 18•16 

*Vera Cruz 1847 

*Mexico 184 7 

Civil War 

Sumter 

Bull Run 

Mississippi River 

Peninsula 

Manassas 

An tietam 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

Fredericksburg 

Chatt cellorsl'iilc 

Geuysburg 

*Wild e rness 

Spotsylvania 

*Cold Harbor 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Appomattox 

Florida 18() I 

Florida 1862 

Florida 1864 

*Soul h Carolina 1862 

South Carolina 1863 

Virginia 1863 

*Virginia 1864 

West Virgini;t J 863 

Lousiana 1864 

World War II 

*Ame rican Theater. Streamer without 

inscription 

T unisia 

Sicily 

Rome-A 1'11 o 

Rhineland 

15 
16 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATTALION, 1st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LtNEAGE (inactive) 

Constituted 3 March 1847 in the Regular Army as Company M, 1st 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized I October 1847. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 1Oth Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the lOth Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated l8July 1916 as 

the 1st Company, Fort DeRussy [Hawaii). Redesignated 31 August 191 7 as 

the 9th Company, Coast Defenses of Oahu. Redesignated 21 February 

192 1 as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of Honolulu. Redesignated 30 

June 1922 as the lOth Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated l July 1924 as Battery E, 1st Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated 30 March 194 I at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. Activated 17 Aprill942 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. Inactivated 20 August 

1943 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone . 

Absorbed l November 1944 by the 1st Coast Artillery Battalion. ( lst 

Coast Artillery [less Headquarters and H eadquarters Battery] 

reorganized and redesignated I November 1944 as the Lst Coast Artillery 

Battalion; disbanded 1 February 1946 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone.) 

Former Battery E, 1st Coast Artillery, reconstituted 21 J une 1950 in the 

Regular Army and redesignated as Battery A, 54th Antiaircrafl Battalion. 

Redesignated 15 December 1954 as Battery A, 54th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Missile Battalion, and activated at the U.S. Army Chemical Center, Maryland. Redesignated I August 1956 as Battery A, 602d Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Consolidated I Seprember 1958 '>vith Bauery E, 1st Field Artillery 

(organized in 18 12), and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated 

as Headquarters and H eadquarters Battery, 5th Missile Battalion, 1st 

Artillery (organic elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated I 

September 1958). Redesignated 20 August 1965 as the 5th Battalion, I st 

Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated (less former Battery E, lst Field Artillery) l September 1971 as the 5th Battalion, I st Air Defense Artillery 

(former Battery E, 1st Field Anillery, concurrently redesignated as the 5th 

Battalion, 1st Field Artille ry-he reafter separate lineage). 5th Battalion , 

1st Air Defense Artillery, inactivated 13 September 1972 in Germany. 
LI NEAGES J\ND HERALDIC DATA 

CA?.II'A I(;N P,\RTI C II'ATIO 

\V11r of /8 12 

Canada 

/11(/um \Van 

Seminoles 

*Texas 1859 

i\Jit xirnll War 

l'alo 1\lto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Contreras 

Churubusco 

Chapultcpec 

·nm1aulipas 184() 

Vera Cn•Y. 1847 

Mexico 18'17 

Ciuil War 

Sumte•· 

13ull Run 

Mississippi River 

Peninsula 

Manassas 

A111 ietam 

Fredericksburg 

D ECOR ATI ONS 

None. 

Ctu:orr 

Chanccllm·s,·ille 

Gcuysburg 

Wildemess 

SpotS)•Ivania 

*Cold llarbor 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

*Appomattox 

Florida 1861 

Flo•·ida 1862 

*Florida 1864 

*South Carolina 18G2 

South Carolina 1863 

Virginia 1863 

*Vi•·ginia 18G4 

West Virginia 1863 

Louisiana 18!i4 

WIJrld War I/ 

*Ame rican Theate r, Streamer without 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Rome-Arne) 

Rhineland 

17 
18 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 1st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LtNEJ\GE 

Constituted 11 January 1812 in the Regu lar Army as a company in the 

3d Regiment of Artillery. Organized in February 1812 as Capt. Robert G. 

Hite's Company, 3d Regiment of Artillery, at Governor's Island, New 

York. Redesignated 12 May 1814 as Capt. Robert G. Hite's Company, 

Corps of Artillery. Redesignated 17 May 1815 as Capt. Robert G. Hite's 

Company, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated 27 July 

1815 as Bvt. Maj.James H . Boyle's Company, Corps of Artillery, Northern 

Division. Redesignated 12 March 1816 as Capt. Moses Swett's Company, 

Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated 17 June 1816 as 

Company B, 4th Battal ion , Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. 

Redesignated I J une J 821 as Company F, 1st Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February J 90 Las the 5th Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesig nated 2 February 1907 as the 5th 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 1 July 1916 as the 2d 

Company, Fort Williams [Maine]. Redesignated 21 July 1917 as Battery H, 

6th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artille1·y Corps. Redesignated 5 February 

J 918 as Battery I-I, 51st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Redesignated 7 

August 1918 as Battery F, 43d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 17 August 1921 at Camp Eustis, Virginia. (Additionally designated 1 

june 1922 as the 5th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 1 j uly 1924.) 

Redesignated ! j uly 1924asBatteryF, lstCoastArtillery. Activated 15 

April 1932 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. Inactivated 30 March 194 1 at 

Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. Activated 17 April 1942 at Fort Sherman, 

Canal Zone. 

Absorbed I November 1944 by the I st Coast Artillery Battalion. ( lst 

Coast Arti llery [less 1-leadquarters a nd 1-l eadquartC J"S Battery] 

reorganized and redesignated I November 1944 as the 1st Coast Artillery 

Battalion; disbanded I February 1946 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone.) 

Former Battery F, lst Coast Artillery, reconstituted 21 Ju ne 1950 in the 

Regular Army and redesignated as Battery B, 54th Antiaircraft Battalion. 

Redesignated 15 December 1954 as Battery B, 54rh Antiaircraft Artillery 

Missile Battalion, and activated at the U.S. Army Chemical Center, Marylane!. Inactivated 1 September I 958 at Cronhardt, Maryland. 

Consolidated 17 March 1959 with Battery F, l st Field Artillery (organized in 1861 ), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 6th Rocket Howitzer Battalion, lst Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, a llotted to the Army 

Reserve, and assigned to the 79th I nfantry Division (organic clements 

concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 6 Ap1·il I 959 at Harrisburg, 

Pennsylvania. Inactivated 15 February 1963 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 19 

and relieved from assignment to the 79th Infantry Division. Redesignated 

24 November 1967 as the 6th Battalion, 1st Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve, allotted to the Regular Army, assigned to 

the 6th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 

Inactivated 21 July 1969 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and relieved from 

assignment to the 6th Infantry Division. 

Redesigna ted (less former Battery F, 1st Field Artillery) 1 September 

1971 as the 6th Battalion, I stAir Defense Artillery (former Batte ry F, l st 

Field Artillery, concurre ntly redesignated as the 6th Battalion, 1st Field 

Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

CAMPAIGN P A RT I CI PAT ION CREDIT 

War of 18 12 

*Canada 

l nt/i(lll Wm:5 

*Seminoles 

T exas 1859 

Meximn War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Momcre)• 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Comreras 

*Citu rubusco 

*Chapultcpcc 

Tamaulipas 1846 

*Vera Cruz 1847 

*Mexico 1847 

Civil War 

Sumter 

Hull Run 

*Mississippi River 

Peninsula 

Manassas 

Antietam 

Fredericksburg 

Dt CO A" rJON S 

None. 

Chanccllorsville 

Geuysburg 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petct·sburg 

Shenandoah 

Appomauox 

*Florida 1861 

*florida 1862 

Florida 1864 

South Carolina 1862 

Somh Carolina 1863 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

West Virginia 1863 

*Louisiana 1864 

World War I 

*St. Mihiel 

*Meusc-Argonnc 

World War II 

*American Theater, Streamer without 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicil)• 

Rome-A rno 

Rhineland 
20 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

7th BATTALION, 1st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

AR 

LI NEAG£ (inactive) 

Organized in 1814 in the Regular Army as Lt. Francis Stribling's 

Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 

30 J une 1814 as Capl. Francis Stribling's Company of Light Artillery, 

Regiment of Light Artillery. Consolidated in June 1815 with Capt. Adam 

Larrabee's Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery 

(organized in 1814), and Capt. Thomas Ketcham's Company of Light 

Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery (organized in 1814), and consolidated unit redesignated as Bvt. Lt. Col. Nathan Towson's Company of 

Light Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 22 May 1816 

as Company D, Regimant of Light Artillery. Redesignated 1 J une 1?21 

as Company H, lst Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February I 90 I as the 7th Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 Febrt,ary 1907 as the 7th 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 30 June 1916 as the 1st 

Company, Fort Banks [Massachusetts]. Redesignated 21 July 1917 as 

Battery K, 6th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 

7 March 19 18 as the 6th Battery, Howitzer Regiment, 30th Brigade, Coast 

Artillery Corps. Redesignated 7 August 1918 as Battery D, 44th Artillery 

(Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally designated J J unc 1922 as the 7th 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished I July 

1924.) 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Headquarte rs Battery, 

1st Coast Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated l November I 944 as Headquarters 

Battery, 1st Coast Artillery Group. Redesignated 2J anuary I 945 as H eadquarters Battery, Harbor Defenses of Cristobal. Inactivated 15 J anuary 

1947 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. Redesignated 2 I June 1950 as Headquarters Battery, 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Consolidated 18 November 1952 with Headquarters Battery, 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Group 

(see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters Battery, 

1st Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Activated 15 April 1953 in Germany. 

Inactivated 26 Decembe r 1957 in Germany. 

Consolidated 19 March 1959 with Headquarters Batte1·y, 1st Field 

Artillery Battalion (organized in 19 16), a nd consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7th Howitzer Battalion, lst Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, 

allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to the 83d Infantry Division 

(organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 20 March 

1959 with Headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio. Redesignated 15 April 1963 

as the 7th Battalion, I st Artillery. Inactivated 31 December I 965 at 

Cleveland , Ohio, a nd relieved [rom assignment to the 83d Infantry Division. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DAT A 21 

Redesignated (less former Headquarte rs Battery, 1st Field Artillery 

Battalion) 1 September 1971 as the 7th Battalion, 1st Air Defe nse Artille ry 

(former Headquarte rs Batte ry, 1st Field Artillery Battalion, conc urrently 

redesignated as the 7th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery-hereafter separate 

lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 5 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters Battery, I st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Group. 

Activated 17 August 1942 at Fon Bliss, T exas. Redesignated 31 December 

1943 as Headquarters Battery, 1st Anti aircraft Artille ry Gro up. Disbanded 13 February 1945 in France. Reconstituted 18 November 1952 in 

the Regular Army. 

CAMPA I GN P A RT IC IPATI O N C REDI T 

Wurof /8 12 

*Canada 

lmlia11 Wrm 

*Seminoles 

Texas 1859 

Mexica11 Wttr 

Palo Aho 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Comre1·as 

*Churubusco 

*Chapultepec 

Tamaulipas 1846 

*Vera Cruz 1817 

*Mexico 1817 

Civil War 

*Sumter 

Bull Run 

Mississippi River 

*Peninsula 

Manassa~ 

Antietam 

*F1·edcricksburg 

*Chancellorsville 

*Gettysburg 

D ECORATI ONS 

None. 

*Wilderness 

*Spotsylvania 

*Cold !!arbor 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Appomattox 

Florida 1861 

Florida 1862 

Florida 18(l4 

South Carolina 1862 

South Carolina 1863 

*Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

West Virginia 1863 

Louisiana 1864 

World W11r I 

*St. Mihiel 

*Alsace 19 18 

*Lorraine HJ 18 

World War// 

*American Theater, Streamer without 

inscription 

*Tunisia 

*Sicily 

*Rome-Arno 

*Rhineland 
22 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

8th BATTALION, lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 2 March 1899 in the Regular Army as Battery N, lst 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized in April 1899 at St. Francis Barracks, 

Florida. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 11th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 11th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 August 1916 as 

the 9th Company, Fort Mills [Philippine Islands]. Redesignated 31 August 

1917 as the 9th Company, Coast Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays. 

Redesignated 30 June 1922 as the ll th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery G, 1st Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated 31 May 1926 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. Activated 1 November 1938 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. 

Absorbed 1 November 1944 by the 1st Coast Artillery Battalion. (1st 

Coast Artillery [less Headquarters and Headquarters Battery] 

reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1944 as the 1st Coast Artillery 

Battalion; disbanded 1 February 1946 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone.) 

Former Battery G, lst Coast Artillery, reconstituted 21 June 1950 in the 

Regular Army and redesignated as Battery C, 54th Antiaircraft Battalion. 

Redesignated 15 December 1954 as Battery C, 54th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Missile Battalion, and activated at the U.S. Army Chemical Center, Maryland. Inactivated 1 September 1958 at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. 

Consolidated 9 September 1960 with Battery G, 1st Field Artillery 

(organized in 1939), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 8th Missile Battalion, lst Artillery (organic 

elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 24 September 

1960 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 30 June 1968 as the 8th Battalion, 

1st Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated (less former Battery G, lst Field Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the 8th Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery 

(former Battery G, 1st Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 

8th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery- hereafter separate lineage). 8th Battalion, lst Air Defense Artillery, inactivated 12 june 1973 at Oakland 

Army Air Base, California. 
LI NEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PART I CIPATI ON CREOIT 

W(lr of 1812 

Canada 

/udirm Wars 

Seminoles 

Texas 1859 

Mexietm War 

Palo Alto 

Res;H:a de Ia Palma 

Momerey 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Comreras 

Churubusco 

Chapultepec 

Tamaulipas 1846 

Vera Cruz 1847 

Mexico 184 7 

Ciuil WM 

Sumter 

l~ull Run 

Mississippi River 

Peninsula 

Manass<ts 

Antietam 

Ot-:CORJ\TIONS 

None. 

fredericksburg 

Chanccllorsville 

Gcuysburg 

\Nilderness 

Spotsylvani<t 

Cold l larbor 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Appomauox 

Florida 1861 

Florida 1862 

Florida 1864 

South Carolina 1862 

South Carolina 1863 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1861 

West Virginia 1863 

Louisiana 18()4 

Wm'id War II 

*American Thcmer, Streamer without 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Rome-Amo 

Rhineland 

23 
24 AIR DEFENSE A RTILLERY 

9th BATTALION, 1st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted I .July 1924 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, lst 

Battalion, I st Coast Artillery. Activated I .June 1926 at Fort Randolph, 

Canal Zone. Ill activated 3 J July J 926 at Fon Randolph, Canal Zone. 

Activated 15 April 1932 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. (Headquarters 

Battery, I st Battalion, lst Coast Artillery, constituted 21 J anuary 1935 in 

the Regular Army and activated at Fo rt Randolph, Canal Zone.) Headquarters a nd Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, lst Coast Anillery, 

inactivated 30 March 1941 at Fo n Sherman, Canal Zone . Activated 17 

April 1942 at Fon Sherman, Canal Zone. 

Consolidmecl I November 1944 with Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Baualion, lst Coast Artillery (organized in 1932), :and consolid ated unit reorganized and redesignated as Headqua rters and I leadquarters Battery, I sL Coast Artille ry Baualion. Disbanded I February 1946 at 

Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. Former Headquaners and Headquarters 

Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Coast Artillery, reconstituted 21 .June 1950 in 

the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, Jst Antiaircraft Baua lion (fo rmer Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Battalion, 1st Coast Artillery, concurrently reconstituted 

in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and I leadqua rters Battery, 54th Antiaircraft Battalion-he reafter separate lineage). 

Redesig nated 17 Ma1·ch 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters Baue ry, 

lst Anti?tin:raft Artille ry Missile Battalion. Activated 15 April 1955 at 

Irwin, Pe nnsylvania. inactivated I September 1958 at Irwin, Pennsylvania. 

Consolidated 14J unc 1961 with Headquancrsand HeadquanersBattery, lst Baualion , lst Field Artillery (organized in 1907), a nd consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters a nd Headquarters Batte ry, 9th 

Howitze r Baualion, I st Artillery (organic elements concune ntl y constituted). Battalion assigned I .July l96lto the 25th Infantry Division and 

activated ill Hawaii. Relieved 17 .J uly 1963 from assignment. to the 25th 

Infantry Division. Inactivated 5 August J 963 in Hawaii. Redesignated 

I 0 May 1967 as the 9th Battalion, I st Artille ry. Activated 25 August 1967 

at Fort Carson, Colorado. Inactivated 26 August 1968 at Fort Carson, 

Colorado. 

Redesignated (less former lleadquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

I st Battalion, I SL Field Anillcry) I September 197 1 as the 9th Battalion, lst 

Air Defense Artillery (forme r Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

I st Battalion, I st Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 9th 

Battalion , I st Field Artillery- hereafte r sepa rate lineage). 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMI'AICN P ARTICII'ATION CREDIT 

ll'aroj IH/2 

Cauacla 

/111/irm ll'a11 

Seminole~ 

Texas 185!) 

Mrxira11 \I'm 

Palo Aho 

RcsaGt clc Ia l'altmt 

1\ I mil c rC)' 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Corclo 

Comrcras 

Churubusro 

Chapuhcpcc 

Tatttaulipas 18'1() 

Vc.!ra Cruz l !l-17 

1\kxiro 18117 

(;it,il War 

Sunttcr 

Bull Run 

I\ I ississippi Riv(•r 

l'cuinsu la 

1\lanas~a~ 

t\nticlam 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

Frcdcricksbu I'!{ 

Chanccllors,•illc 

Gcttysbuq.;-

Wildcrncss 

Spotsyh·ania 

Cold llarhor· 

Petersburg 

Shcnaucloah 

A ppomauox 

Florida IIlli I 

Florida 1862 

Florida 18(i4 

South Carolina I !l(i2 

Sout h Carolina I !lli:~ 

Virginia IHlrl 

Virginia l!lli11 

West Virginia 181i:1 

l.ouisi;ula 1864 

World War II 

*Amcric;111 Thcattr. Stn·atucr wit hout 

inscriptiou 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Ronic-Arno 

Rhine land 

25 
26 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

16th DETACHMENT, 1st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 1 J uly 1924 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 3d 

Battalion, 1st Coast Artillery. (Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, I st 

Coast Artillery, constituted 2 1 January 1935 in the Regular Army.) Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 1st Coast Artillery, 

activated 15 March 1940 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. Disbanded I 

November 1944 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. 

Reconstituted 12 August 1958 in the Regular Army and redesignated 

as the 16th Detachment, 1st Artillery. Activated l September 1958 in 

Germa ny. Inactivated 20 July 1960 in Germany. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 16th Detachment, lst Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

None. 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

1ST AIR DEFI::NSE ARTILLERY Bl Bl.lOGRAPI-IY 

Babcock, D.S. "History of Battery 'D,' 1st Field /\rtillery- 1792- 1934." 

Field A1·tillery journal 24 (September 1934):483-504. Pet-tains to the 

former Battery E, I st Regiment of Artillery. 

Blossy, Henry J. 'The Climb Toward Perfection." Field A?·tille1yjoumal38 

(September-October 1948):227-30. Contains information about 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, I st Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group. 

Dyer, Frederick. " 1st Regiment of Artillery." A ComjJendium ofthe Wa,-ofthe 

Rebellion. New York: T homas Yoseloff, 1959. 

Finley, Charles R. "The Coast Artillery in Panama." Coast A1·tillery journal 

83 (1940):522-27. 

Has kin, William Lawrence. "The First Regiment of Artillery, 182 1- J 876." 

The Anny of the United States. Edited by Theophilus F. Roden bough and 

William L. Haskin, 301-11. New York: Maynard, Merrill and Company, 1896. Originally published injounwloftheMilitmySenJice lnstitution of the United States 15 ( 1894): 1321-31. 

---· The Histmy of the First Regiment of A1·tille1y; F1·om 01ganization in 1821 

to janua1y 1st, 1876. Portland, Maine: B. ThurstOn and Company, 

1879. 

Hist01y of the 4th lnfcmt?y Division and Brief Histories of Its CmnfJonents. Fort 

Lewis, Washington , 1958. Contains information about the current 2d 

Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 27 

History of Organization, 1784-1926. San Antonio, Tex., 1926. 

Reed, Louis. Illustrated Review of the United States Army in Oahu, T.H. Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Company, 191 I. 

Sprague, J ohn T. The Origin, Progress, and Conclusion of the Florida War. 

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1848. Reprint. Gainesville, 

Fla.: University of Florida Press, 1964. 

Wilson, William H., john B. McClure, and .John McLaren. A Histo·ry of the 

Sixth Company, Coast Artillery, Late Battery "G," Fint United States A1·tillery, 

1808-1906. Hampton: Houston Printing and Publishing Company, 

1906. 

2d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERA LDIC I TEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: 

Crest: 

Motto: 

Symbolism: 

Paly of f1rtccn , gules and argent, two Indian arrows saltirewise or, behind a serpent vert, lipped and eyed of the third, 

coiled around and above a prickly pea r cactus proper. 

On a wreath or the colors, argent and gules, an eagle close 

o r sitting on and at the intersection or a sal tire azlll-e fimbriated argent. 

Fidus Ult·ra Finem (Faithful Beyond the F.nd). 

The shield is sca rlet for artillery. The fifteen stripes, representative of the United States national flag of 18 14, allude 

to the baule of Fort McHenry in which a compan y o f the 

regiment participated. T he snake and cactus commemorate service in the Mexican War. The arrows refer lO the 

Indian Wars. 

The American eagle, centered on the sal tire from t he battle 

flag of the Confed eracy, depicts the defense of Fort Pickens, the only fon south of Fort Monroe that remained loyal 

to the rede ral govemment throughout the Civil War. 

DISTINCTIVE I NSI<;NIA 

The distinctive insignia is an adaptatio n of the crest and motto of the 

coaL of arms. 

Ll E1\GE AN D H O ORS 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted I June 182 1 in the Regular Army as the 2d Regime nt of 

Artillery and organized from existing units with Headquarters at Baltimore, Maryland. Regiment broken up 13 February 190 I and its e lements 

reorga ni zed and red esignated as separate numbered companies and batteries of Artillery Corps. Reconstituted 1 July 1924 in the Regular Army as 

the 2d Coast Artillery (Baueries £, G, a nd H active in the Canal Zone). 

(Battery C activated 30 April 1926 at Fo rt Sherman, Canal Zone; Battery 

G concun·ently inactivated al Fort Sherman, Canal Zone; Battet-ies C, E, 

and H inactivated 15 April 1932 at Fort Sherman , Canal Zone.) Regimental headquarters and Batteries C, E, and H activated 30 April 1932 at Fort 

Monroe, Virginia. (Battery A activated 1 September 1935 at Fort Monroe, 

Virginia; Battery H concurrently inactivated at Fort Mo nroe, Virginia; 

Baueries B and D activated I November 1938 at Fort Monroe, Virginia; 

Battery F activated I February 1940 at Fort Monroe, Virg inia; remainder 

29 
30 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

of 1st and 2d Battalions activated 1 August 1940 at Fort Monroe, Virginia; 

Battery G activated 1 March 1941 at Fort Monroe, Virginia; remainder of 

regiment activated 30 April 1942 at Fort Monroe, Virginia.) 

Regiment broken up 1 October 1944 and its elements reorganized and 

redesignated as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery and 

Batteries A, B, C, G, H, and l as the 2d Coast Artille ry Battalion; Batteries 

D, E, and F as elements of the I 75th Coast Artillery Battalion (inactivated 

20 july 1946 at Fort Monroe, Virginia). 2d Coast Artillery Battalion 

inactivated 1 April 1945 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Activated 1 August 

1946 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. Inactivated 25 November 1946 at 

Fort Winfield Scott, California. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Coast Artillery Battalion, consolidated 28 June 1950 with Headquarte rs and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Group (see ANNEX 1), and consolidated 

unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Activated 10 J une 195 1 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. Reorganized and redesignated 20 March 1958 as Headquarters and H eadquarters Battery, 2d Artillery Group. Inactivated 

15 December 196 J at Lockport Air Force Station, New York. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, I st Battalion, 2d Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion; concurrently Battery A, Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay (formerly Battery A, 2d Coast Artillery Battalion), Batteries Band C, 2d Coast 

Artillery Battalion, a nd Battery F, 2d Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay 

(formerly Battery A, !75th Coast Artillery Battalion), red esignated as 

Batteries A, B, C, and D, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Baualion, respectively. 

2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion redesignated 27 February 1951 as the 

2d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and assigned to 

the I st Armored Division. Activated 7 March 195 J at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Consolidated 20 March 195 1 with the 434th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (see ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit designated 

as the 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Redesignated 20 May 1953 as the 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 

15 February 1957 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and reli eved from assignment 

to the I st Armored Division. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Battalion, 2d Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, J 2th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion; concurre ntly Batte ries B, C, D, and E, Harbor Defenses of 

Chesapeake Bay (formerly Batteries E, F, G, and H, 2d Coast Artillery), 

redesignated as Batteries A, B, C, and 0, 12th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion, respectively; battalion concurrently consolidated with the I 36th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (see ;\NNEX 3), and consolidated unit 

designated as the 12th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 

J 3 March 1952 as t.he 12th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC OAT A 31 

8 Aprill952 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. Redesignated 15 May 1953 as 

the 12th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 December 1957 at 

New York, New York. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 2d Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery F, 2d Coast Artillery Battalion, Battery E, !75th 

Coast Artillery Battalion, and the 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 4) and consolidated unit designated as the 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an 

element of the 9th Infantry Division. Redesignated 25 May 1954 as the 

42d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 1 December 1957 at Fort 

Carson, Colorado, and relieved from assignment to the 9th Infantry 

Division. 

Headquarters and H eadquarters Battery, 2d Artillery Group; 2d, 

12th, and 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions; a nd 2d Field Artillery 

Battalion (organized in 1907) consolidated, reorganized, a nd redesignated 15 December 1961 as the 2d Artillery, a parent regiment under the 

Combat Arms Regimental System. 

2d Artillery (less former 2d Field Artillery Battalion) reorganized and 

redesignated 1 December 1971 as the 2d Air Defense Artillery, a parent 

regiment under the Combat Anus Regimental System (former 2d Field 

Artillery Battalion concu rrently reorganized and redesignated as the 2d 

Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX l 

Constituted 5 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarte rs and Headquarters Battery, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Group. Activated 17 August 1942 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 26 May 1943 as Headquarters a nd Headquarters Battery, 2d AntiaircraCt Artillery Group. Inactivated 26 October J 945 at Camp Kilmer, 

New j ersey. 

ANN£X 2 

Constituted 3 1 J anuary 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 

434th Coast Artille ry Battalion. Activated 1 March 1942 at Camp Hulen , 

Texas. Redesignated 5 December 1943 as the 434th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion. Disbanded 14 J an uary 1945 in Italy. 

Reconstituted 20 March 195 1 in the Regular Army. 

ANNEX 3 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 

!36th Antia ircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 15 j une 1943 at 

Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. Inactivated 12 December I 945 at Camp 

Myles Standish, Massachusetts. 

ANNEX 4 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 
32 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

795th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 20 April 1943 at Camp Stewart, 

Georgia. Redesignated 30 April 1943 as the 795th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 3 1 December 1945 in Germany. Redesignated 25 June 1948 as the 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division. 

Activated 12 July 1948 at Fort Dix, New J ersey. 

CAMPAIGN PART ICIPAT ION Ciu::orr 

War of /812 

Can ad;• 

Indian Wars 

Seminoles 

Mexican War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Momerey 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Contrc•·as 

Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

Chapultepec 

Tamaulipas 1846 

Puebla 1847 

Ci11il Wm· 

Bull Run 

Peninsula 

Antietam 

fredericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

Gettysburg 

Wilde rness 

Spotsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Appomauox 

Florida 1861 

DECO RAT I ONS 

Florida 1862 

Virginia 1861 

Vi•·ginia 1862 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1865 

Maryland 1863 

World War// 

Tunisia 

Naples-foggia 

Anzio 

Rome-Arm> 

Normauc.ly 

Northern France 

Nonh Apennines 

Rhineland 

A rdennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

England 1944 

Vil'tnam 

Counteroffensive, Phase II 

Counteroffensive. Phase Ill 

Tet Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

CounterofTensive, Phase VI 

Tel 69/CounterofTensive 

Summer- fall 1969 

Winter-spring 1970 

Sanctuar)' Coumeroffcnsivc 

Counteroffensive, Phase VII 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967-1968 (5th Battalion, 2d Artillery, cited; DA GO 70, 1969) 

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Streamer embroidered KOREA 

1978-1981 (1st Battalion, 2d Air Defe nse Artillery, cited; DA GO 8, 1982) 
LIN EAGES AND HERALDIC DAT A 33 

1st BATTALION, 2d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(i nactive) 

LI Nt:ACE 

Constituted 27 April 1798 in the Regular Army as a company in the 

2d Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. Organized in June 1798 in 

Rhode Island as Capl. j ohn Henry's Company, 2d Regiment of Artillerists 

and Engineers. Redesignated 3 March 1799 as Capt. john Henry's Company, 4th Battalion, 2d Regimem of Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated in August I 800 as Capt. William Steele's Company, 4th Battalion, 2d 

Regimenl of Artillerists and Engineers. (Captain Steele joined company in 

J anuary J 80 1.) Consolidated l April 1802 with Capt. Lloyd Beall's Company, 3d Battalion, 2d Regiment of Artillerists a nd Enginee rs (constituted 

27 April 1798 in the Regular Army and organized in 1799 at Georgetown, 

District of Columbia), and consolidated unit redesignated as Capt. Lloyd 

Beall's Company, Regiment of Artillerists. Redesignated in july 1810 as 

Capt. J ames House's Company, Regiment of Anillerists. Redesignated 

II J an uary 1812asCapLJ ames House's Company, lst Regime ntofArtillery. Redesignated 16 August 1813 as Capl. Julius F. Heileman's Company, I st Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated 12 May 18 14 as Capt. 

Julius F. Heileman's Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated 17 May 

I 815 as Capt. j ulius F. Heileman's Company, Corps of Artillery, Northern 

Division. Redesignated I7 June 18I6asCompany L, 1st Battalion, Corps 

of Artillery, Northern Division. Red esignated I June 182 I as Company D, 2d egim en~ of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 l as the 15th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 15th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in J uly 1916 as 

the 3d Company, Fort Randolph [Canal Zone]. Redesignated 3 1 August 

1917 as the 9th Company, Coast Defenses or Cristobal. Redesignated 

30 J une 1922 as the 15th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated l July 1924 as Battery D, 2d Coast Artillery, and inactivated at Cristobal, Canal Zone. Activated I November 1938 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated l October I 944 as Battery A, I 75th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 1 April 1945 as Battery F, Harbor 

Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. Inactivated 20 j uly 1946 at Fort Monroe, 

Virginia. Redesignated 28 J une 1950 as Battery 0 , 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion . Redesignated 27 February 195 1 as Battery D, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, a n element of the 1st 

At·morcd Division. Activated 7 March 195 1 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Consolidated 20 March 195 I with Battery D, 434th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as 

Battery 0, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Batta lion. 

Redesignated 20 May I 953 as Battery D, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Bat-
34 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

talion. Inactivated 15 February 1957 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and relieved 

from assignment to the 1st Armored Division. 

Consolidated 15 December I 961 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, lst Howitzer Battalion, 2d Artillery (active) (organized in 

1907), a nd consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headqua rters Battery, lst Howitzer Battalion, 2d Artillery, an element of the 8th Infantry Division (organic elements constituted and activated 1 August 

1957). Redesignated 1 April 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 2d Artillery. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headqua1·ters Battery, 

1st Howitzer Battalion, 2d Artillery) l September 197 J as the I st Battalion, 2d Air Defense Artillery; concurrently inactivated in Germany and 

relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division (former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Howitzer Battalion, 2d Artillery, concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 2d Field 

Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). I st Battalion, 2d Air Defense 

Artillery, activated 13 September 1972 in Korea. Inactivated 15 July 1981 

in Korea. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 3 J J anuary 1942 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery D, 434th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated I March 1942 at 

Camp Hulen, Texas. Redesignated 5 December 1943 as Battery D, 

434th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Disba nded 

14 J anuary 1945 in Italy. Reconstituted 20 March 1951 in the Regular 

Army. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PART I C IPAT I ON CREDIT 

War of 1812 

Canada 

Indian W(ll:s 

*Seminoles 

*New Mexico 1855 

Mrxicrw War 

Palo Alw 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

:.tomerey 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gordo 

·~Co mreras 

*Churubusco 

*Molino del Rey 

*Chapultepec 

Tamaulipas 1846 

*Pucbla 1847 

Civil Wr1r 

*Bull Run 

*Peninsula 

*Antietam 

• frcdcricksbu rg 

*Citancellorsvillc 

*Gcn ysbu rg 

DECORATIONS 

*Wildcmess 

*Spotsylvania 

*Cold ll;u·bor 

*Petersburg 

*Shenandoah 

Appomattox 

Florida 186 1 

Florida 1862 

Virginia 1861 

Virginia 1862 

*Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1865 

*Marylaud 1863 

World War II 

*Tunisia 

*Naples-foggia 

Anzio 

*Rome-Arno 

Normandy 

Northern France 

*North Apennines 

Rhineland 

Ardenncs-Alsace 

Ccmral Europe 

England 1944 

35 

*Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Streamer embroidered KOREA 

1978- 1981 ( lst .Battalion , 2d Air Defense Artillery, cited; DA GO 8, 1982) 
36 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 2d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

Constituted 11 January 1812 in the Regular Army as a company in the 

2d Regiment of Artillery. Organized in March 1812 as Bvt. Lt. Col. 

Nathan Towson's Company, 2d Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated 

12 May 1814 as Bvt. Lt. Col. Nathan Towson's Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated 17 May 1815 as Bvt. Lt. Col. Nathan Towson's Company, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated in june 1815 as 

Capt. William Gates' Company, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. 

Redesignated 17 June 18 16 as Company I, 1st Battalion, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated J june 182 1 as Company B, 

2d Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 13th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 13th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 20 july 1916 as 

the 1st Company, Fort Miley [California). Redesignated 3 1 August 1917 

as the 18th Company, Coast Defenses of San Francisco. Redesignated 

16 September 1918 as Battery E, 40th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 30 December 19 J 8 as the 18th Company, Coast Defenses of 

San Francisco. Redesignated 1 June 1922 as the 13th Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 july 1924 as Battery B, 2d Coast Artillery, and inactivated at San Francisco, California. Activated I November 1938 at Fort 

Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated I October 1944 as Battery B, 2d Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Inactivated l July 1945 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. Inactivated 

25 November 1946 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. Redesignated 

28 June 1950 as Battery B, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 27 February 1951 as Battery B, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion, an element of the lst Armored Division. Activated 

7 March 195 I at Fort Bliss, Texas. Consolidated 20 March 1951 with 

Battery B, 434th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 2d Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Redesignated 20 May 1953 as 

Battery B, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 February 

1957 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and relieved from assignment to the lst 

Armored Division. 

Consolidated 15 December 1961 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 2d Artillery (active) (organized in 

1901 ), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 2d Artillery (organic elements constituted2 June 1958 and activated 25 June 1958). Redesignated 15 March 

1968 as the 2d Battalion, 2d Artillery. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 37 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

2d Howitzer Battalion, 2d Artillery) I September 197 1 as the 2d Battalion, 2d Air Defense Artillery, and inactivated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma 

(former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 

2d Artillery, concurremly reorganized and redesignated as the 2d Battalion, 2d Field Artillery- hereafter separate lineage). 2d Battalion , 

2d Air Defense Artillery, activated 13 September 1972 in Germany. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 3 1 January 1942 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery B, 434th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated I March 1942 at 

Camp Hulen, Texas. Redesignated 5 December 1943 as Battery B, 

434th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Disbanded 

14 J an uary 1945 in Ita ly. Reconstituted 20 March 195 1 in the Regular 

Army. 

CAMPAIGN PART ICIPATION CREOIT 

War of 1812 

*Canada 

*Chippewa 

*Lundy's Lane 

Inc/ian Wars 

*Seminoles 

i\11 t.~ium War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gor·do 

Contrer;ls 

Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

Chapultepec 

Tamaulipas 1846 

*Puebla 1847 

Civil War 

lhdl Run 

*Peninsula 

*Amietam 

*Fredericksburg 

*Chanccllorsvillc 

*Gettysburg 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

*Wilderness 

*Spotsylvania 

*Cold Harbor 

*Peter·sburg 

*Shenandoah 

Appomauox 

Florida 186 I 

Florida 1862 

*Nonh Carolina 1861 

*Virginia 1861 

*Virginia 1862 

*Virginia 1863 

Virginia 18()5 

*Mar·y1and 1863 

World War II 

*Tunisia 

*Naples-Foggia 

*Anzio 

*Rome-Arno 

Normandy 

Northern France 

*North Apennines 

Rhineland 

Ardenncs-Aisace 

Central Europe 

England 19'1-1 
38 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d BATTALION, 2d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LiNEAGE 

Constituted 27 April 1798 in the Regular Army as a company in the 

2d Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. Organized 14 July 1798 at Fort 

Fayette, Pennsylvania, as Capt. J ames Read's Company, 2d Regiment of 

Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated 3 March 1799 as Capt. James 

Read's Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Regiment of Artillerists and 

Engineers. Redesignated I April 1802 as Capt. George W. Carmichael's 

Company, Regiment of Artillerists. Redesignated 6 March 1806 as Capt. 

J ames House's Company, Regiment of Artillerists. Redesignated 15 February 1807 as Capt. George Armistead's Company, Regiment of 

Artillerists. Redesignated 11 January 1812 as Capt. George Armistead's 

Company, 1st Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated 12 May 1814 as Capt. 

Thomas Bennett's Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated J 7 May 

1815 as Capt. Nathaniel N. Hall's Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated 17 May 1815 as Capt. Nathaniel N. Hall's Company, Corps of 

Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated 17 June 18 16 as Company H, 

4th Battalion, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated I June 

1821 as Company H, 2d Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 18th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 August 1916 as the 

12th Company, Fort Mills (Philippine Islands]. Redesignated 31 August 

1917 as the 12th Company, Coast Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays. 

Redesignated 30 June 1922 as the 18th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated I July 1924 as Battery H , 2d Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated I 5 Apt·il 1932 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. Activated 30 April 1932 at Fon Monroe, Virginia. Inactivated 1 September 

1935 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Activated 30 April J 942 at Fort Monroe, 

Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1944 as Battery E, 2d Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Redesignated I April 1945 as Battery E, Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. Inactivated 20 .J uly .1 946 at Fort Story, Virginia. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Battery D, !36th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit redesignated as 

Battery D, 12th Antiaircraft Artillery Baualion. Redesignated 13 March 

1952 as Battery D, 12th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 

8 April 1952 at Fort Hancock, New Jersey. Redesignated 15 August 1953 

as Battery D, 12th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 

20 December 1957 at Fon Hancock, New J ersey. 

Redesignated I 1 February 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Automatic Weapons Battalion, 2d Artillery (organic elements 

concurrently constituted). Batta lion activated 17 March 1958 at Fort 

Riley, Kansas. Inactivated 5 May J 959 at Fort Riley, Kansas. Redesignated 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 39 

3 February 1962 as the 3d Battalion, 2d Artillery, and assigned to Lhe 1st 

Armored Division. Activated 1 March 1962 at Fort Hood, Texas. Inactivated 25 March 1969 at Fort Hood, Texas, and relieved from assignment 

to the 1st Armored Division. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d 

Battalion, 2d Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery D, I 36th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 15 June 

1943 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. Inactivated 12 December 1945 at 

Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. 

CAMPAIGN P ARTI C IPATION CREDI T 

Wm·llf / 812 

C;mada 

lndimt Wars 

*Seminoles 

J\1/exican War 

Palo Alw 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Momerey 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Contreras 

*Churubusco 

*Molino del Rcy 

*Chapultepec 

Tamaulipas 1846 

*Puebla 1847 

Civil War 

Bull Run 

Peninsula 

i\ n t ieta m 

Fredcrkksburg 

Cltanccllorsville 

Geuysburg 

Wildemess 

DECORATIONS 

Spotsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Appomattox 

*Florida 1861 

*Florida 1862 

Virginia 1861 

Virginia 1862 

Virginia 1863 

Virgin ia 1865 

Maryland 1863 

World War II 

Tunisia 

Na pies-Foggia 

Anzio 

Rome-1\rno 

Normand)' 

*Nonlwrn France 

North Apennines 

*Rhine land 

*Ardcnncs-Aisacc 

*Cenll·;,} Eun>pc 

England 1944 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (136th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in 

defense of ANTWERP (I 36th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in 

defe nse of ANTWE R P 1-J.'\RBOR ( l36th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 
40 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th HOWITZER BATTALION, 2d AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LI NEAGE 

Organized in 1810 in the Regular Army at Fort Washington , Maryland, as Capt. Lloyd Beall's Company, Regiment of Artillerists. Redesignated II .January 1812 as Capt. Lloyd Beall's Company, 1st Regiment of 

Artillery. Redesig nated in 18 13 as Capt. Samuel T. Dyson's Company, 

1st Regiment of Artillery (unde r the command of 3d Lt. Moses M. Russell). Redesignated in 18 14 as Capt. Frederick Evans' Company, 1st Regime nt of Artillery. Redesignated 12 May 1814 as Capt. Frederick Evans' 

Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated 17 May 18 15 as Capl. Isaac 

Roach, J r.'s Company, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated in 1815 as Capt. j ames Reed's Company, Corps of Artille ry, Northern Division (under the comma nd o f' Capl. Thomas Rand a ll). 

Redesignated 17 .June 18 16 as Company C, 3d Baualion, Corps of Anillery, Northern Division. Redesigna ted I June 182 1 as Com pa ny C, 

2d Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 14th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 Februa ry 1907 as 

the 14th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 30 J une 1916 as 

the 1st Company, Fort Greblc [Rhode Island]. Redesignated 3 I August 

19 17 as the 7th Company, Coast De fe nses of Na rragansett Bay. Redesignated I june 1922 as the 14th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesig nated 1 J uly 1924 as Batte ry C, 2d Coast Artillery, and inactivated at Fort Greble, Rhode Isla nd. Activated 30 April1 926 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. l nactivated 15 Aprill932 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. 

Activated 30 April I 932 at Fon Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated I October 1944 as Battery C, 2d Coast 

Artille ry Battalion. Inactivated I April I 945 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. Inactivated 

25 November I 946 at ForL Winf'ield Scoll, Californ ia. Redesig nated 

28 J une 1950 as Battery C, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 27 April 1951 as Battery C, 2d Antiaircrart Artillery Auwmatic 

Weapons Baualion, an elemen1 of the 1st Armored Division. Activated 

7 March 195 1 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Consolidated 20 March J 95 1 with 

Ballery C, 434th Antiaircraft Anillery Automa1ic Weapons Battalion (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Banery C, 2d Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Redesignated 20 May 1953 as 

Battery C, 2cl Antiaircra ft Anillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 Februa ry 

1957 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and relieved from assignment to the I st 

Armored Divisio n. 

Consolidated 29 April1959 with Battery C, 2d Field Artillery Batta lio n 

(organized in I 907), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters 
LI NEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 4 1 

and H eadquarters Battery, 4th Howitzer Battalio n, 2d Artille ry; concurrently withd rawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, 

and assigned to the 96th In hmtry Division (organic elemen ts concu rrently 

constituted). Battalio n activated 1 .J u ne 1959 with Headqua rters at Twin 

Falls, Idaho. Inactivated 15 March 1963 at Twin Falls, Ida ho, a nd relieved 

from assignment w the 96th Infantry Divisio n. 

Redesignated (less forme r Battery C, 2d Field Artillery .Battalio n) 

1 Septembe r 1971 as the 4th Howitzer Battalion, 2d Air Defense Artillery 

(former Battery C, 2d Fie ld Artillery Battalion, concurrently redesignated 

as the 4th Howitzer Battalion, 2d Field Artillery-hereafter sepa r ate lineage). 

ANNI::X 

Constituted 3 1 .Janua t·y 1942 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery C, 434th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated I March 1942 at 

Camp H ulen, Texas. Red esignated 5 December 1943 as Battery C, 434th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Au tomatic Weapons Battalion. Disband ed 14 J an uary 1945 in Ita ly. Reconstituted 20 March 195 1 in the Regular Army. 

CAMPAI GN PARTICIPATION C REDIT 

Warof /S/2 

· Canada 

*McHenry 

Indian W(lrs 

*Seminoles 

i\1/exican War 

*Palo Alto 

*Resa<:a de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Got·do 

*Contreras 

*Churubusw 

*Moliuo del Rey 

*Chapultcpec 

*Tanwulipas 1816 

*Puebla 18•17 

Civil Wta 

Hull Run 

Peninsula 

AllliClam 

Fredcricksbut·g 

Chanccllot·sville 

Gettysburg 

Wilderness 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

Spotsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

A ppomau.ox 

*Florida 1861 

Fl ri d<~ 1862 

VirginiCI 186 I 

Virginia 1862 

Vit·ginia 1863 

Virgiuia 1865 

*Louisi;ma 1863 

Maryland 186:~ 

World W(lr II 

*Tunisia 

*Naples-Foggia 

*A nzio 

*Romc-Arno 

Normandy 

Northern France 

*North i\pcunines 

Rhineland 

Ardenttes-Aisacc 

Central Europe 

Englaud 1944 
42 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATTALION, 2d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 3 March 1847 in the Regular Army as Company M, 

2d R.egiment of Artillery. Organized 12 March 1847. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 22d Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 

22d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 6 July 1916 as the 1st 

Company, Fort Barrancas [Florida]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as the 

5th Company, Coast Defenses of Pensacola. Redesignated 1 August 1920 

as the 3d Company, Coast Defenses of Pensacola. Redesignated 1 J une 

1922 as the 22d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 july 1924 as Battery A, 2d Coast Artillery, and inactivated at Pensacola, Florida. Activated 1 September 1935 at Fort Monroe, 

Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1944 as Battery A, 2d Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Redesignated l April 1945 as Battery A, Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. Inactivated 20 July 1946 at Fort Story, Virginia. Redesignated 28 June 1950 as Battery A, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Redesignated 27 February 1951 as Battery A, 2d Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, a n element of the 1st Armored 

Division. Activated 7 March 195 1 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Consolidated 

20 March 1951 with Battery A, 434th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Redesignated 20 May 1953 as Battery A, 2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Inactivated 15 February 1957 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and relieved from 

assignment to the 1st Armored Division. 

Redesignated 20 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 5th Automatic Weapons Battalion, 2d Artillery (organic elements 

concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 in Germany. Inactivated 2 1 March 1960 in Germany. (Headquarte1·s and Headquarters Battery, 5th Automatic Weapons Battalion, 2d Artille r y, 

consolidated 15 December 1961 with Battery A, 2d Field Artillery Battalion [organized in 1901], and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Automatic Weapons Battalion, 

2d Artillery.) Redesignated 25 April 1966 as the 5th Battalion, 2d Artillery. Inactivated 23 June 197 I at Fort Lewis, Washington. Redesignated 

(Jess former Battery A, 2d Field Artillery Battalion) 1 September 197 I as 

the 5th Battalion, 2d Air Defense Artillery (former Battery A, 2d Field 

Artillery Battalion, concurrently redesignated as the 5Lh Battalion, 

2d Field Artillery- hereafter separate lineage). 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 43 

ANNEX 

Constituted 31 J anuary 1942 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery A, 434th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 1 March 1942 at 

Camp Hulen, Texas. Redesignated 5 December 1943 as Battery A, 434th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Disbanded 14 J anuary 1945 in Italy. Reconstituted 20 March 1951 in the Regular Army. 

CAMPAIGN PART ICIPAT ION CREDIT 

War of 18 12 

Canada 

Indian Wa.rs 

Seminoles 

Mexican War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Momerey 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Contreras 

Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

Chapultepec 

Tamaulipas 1846 

Pucbla 1847 

Civil War 

*Bull Run 

*Peninsula 

*Antietam 

*F der icksburg 

*Chancellors ville 

*Geuysburg 

*Wilderness 

*Spotsylv;mia 

Cold 1-larbor 

*Petersburg 

*Shenandoah 

*A ppomauox 

Florida 186 1 

Florida I 862 

D ECORATIONS 

Virginia 186 1 

*Virginia 1862 

*Virginia 1863 

*Virginia 1865 

*Maryland 1862 

*Maryland 1863 

World Wm·fl 

*Tunisia 

*Naplcs-foggia 

Anzio 

*Romc-Arno 

Normandy 

Northern france 

*Nonh Apennines 

Rhineland 

Ardenncs-Alsace 

Central Europe 

England 1944 

\liet1uw1 

*Cou lllerolfensive, Phase I I 

*Coun teroffensive, Phase Ill 

*Tet Coumeroffensivc 

*Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

*Counteroffensive, Phase V 

*Counteroffensive, Phase VJ 

*TeL 69/CoumeroiTensive 

*Summer·-fall 1969 

*Wir1tcr-spring I 970 

*Sancwary Counteroffensive 

*Cou ntcroffcnsive, Phase VI I 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967-1968 (5th Battalion, 2d Artillery, cited; DA GO 70, 1969) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered ViETNAM 1966-1967 (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

5th Battalion, 2d Artille ry, a nd Battery C, 5th Battalion, 2d Artillery, 

cited; DA GO 31, 1969, as amended by DA GO 43, 1969. Battery A, 

5th Battalion, 2d Artille ry, cited; DA GO 21, 1969, as amended by DA GO 

38, 1970. Battery B, 5th Battalion, 2d Artille ry, cited; DA GO ~18, 1971) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered V I ETNAM 1967-1969 (5th Battalion, 2d Artillery, cited; DA GO 60, 

1969) 
44 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

*Re public of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer 

embroidered Vl.ETNAM 1966-1971 (5th Battalion, 2d Artillery, cited ; DA 

GO 5 1, 1971 , as amended by DA GO 54, 1974. Batte ry A, 5th Battalion, 

2d Artillery, cited; DA GO 53, 1970. Battery C, 5th Battalio n, 2d Artille ry, cited; DA GO 59, 1969) 

Battery A additionally cmiLied to Valorous Unit Award, Streamer 

embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969 (Batteries A and B, 5th Batta lion , 

2d Artillery, cited; DA GO 43, 1970) 

Battery B additionally entitled to Valorous Unit Award, Streamer 

embroidered V I ETNAM 1968-1969 (Batteries A and B, 5th Battalion , 

2d Artille ry, cited; DA GO 43, 1970), and Republic of Vietnam Cross of 

Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered V I ETNAM 1969-1970 (Battery B, 5th Battalion, 2d Artillery, cited ; DA GO 5, 1973) 

Battery C additionall y entitled to Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry \vith Palm, Streamer embroide red V I ETNAM 1969 (Battery C, 

5th Battalion, 2d Artillery, cited; DA GO 59, 1969) 

Battery D additionally entitled to Meritorious Unit Commendation, 

Streamer embroidered V I ETNAM 1968-1969 (Battery D, 5th Battalion, 

2d Artillery, cited ; DA GO 59, 1969) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

6th MISSILE BATTALION, 2d AIR DEFENSE 

ART ILLERY 

45 

RA 

Ll NEAGE (inactive) 

Constituted ll J anuary 18 12 in the Regula r Army as a company in the 

3d Regiment of Artillery. Organized in September 18 12 as Capt. Thomas 

Stockton's Company, 3d Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated 1 October 

1813 as Capt. Benjamin K. Pierce's Company, 3d Regiment of Artillery. 

Redesignated 12 May 1814 as Capt. Benjamin K. Pie1·ce's Company, 

Corps of Artillery. Reclesigmned 17 May 18 15 as Capl. Benjamin K. 

Pierce's Company, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated 

17 J une 18 16 as Company 0, 1st Battalion, Corps of Artillery, Northern 

Division . Redesig nated J Ju ne 1821 as Company I, 2cl Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated 1 3 February J 901 as the 19th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 19th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 7 September 

1916 as the 1st Company, Fort Caswell [North Carolina]. Redesignated 

31 August 1917 as the I sL Company, Coast Defenses of Cape Fear. 

Redesignated 1 June 1922 as the 19th Company, Coast Artille1·y Corps. 

Redesignated I july 1924 as Battery I, 2d Coast Artillery, and inactivated at Fort Caswell, North Carolina . Activated 30 April 1942 at Fort 

Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated I October J 944 as Bau ery F, 2d Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 1 April 1945 at Little Creek, Virginia. 

Consolidated 28 june 1950 with Battery A, 42d Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit 

designated as Battery A, 42d Antiaircraft Artillery AuLOmatic Weapons 

Battalion, an element of' the 9th Infantry Division. Redesignated 25 May 

1954 as Battery A, 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 

I December l 957 at Fort Carson, Colorado, and relieved from assignment 

to the 9th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 11 February 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 6th Automatic Weapons Battalion, 2d Artillery (organic elements 

concurre ntly constituted). Baualion activated 24 February 1958 at Fort 

Hood, Texas. Inactivated 25 September 1958 at Fort Hood , Texas. 

Redesignated 4 April 1960 as the 6th Missile Battalion, 2d Artillery. Activated 20 April 1960 al Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico. Inactivated 

25 june 1960 at Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 6th Missile Battalion, 2d Air Defense Artillery. 

ANN£X 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery A, 795th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 20 April 1943 at 

Camp Stewart, Georgia. Redesig nated 30 April 1943 as Battery A, 
46 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

795th Amiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 

31 December 1945 in Germa ny. Redesignated 25 June 1948 as Batte ry A, 

42d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an eleme nt of 

the 9th Infantry Division. Activated 12 July 1948 at Fort Dix, New J ersey. 

CAMPAIGN P A RTIC IPA TION CREDIT 

Wm· of 1812 

*Canada 

indian Wars 

Seminoles 

Mexictm Wflr 

Palo Alto 

Resaca cle Ia Palma 

Monte rey 

*Vera Cru~ 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Contre ras 

*Churubusco 

*Molino d el Rey 

*Chapuhepec 

Tamaulipas 1846 

*Pucbla 1847 

Civil War 

Bull Run 

Peninsula 

Antie tam 

Fredericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

Geuysburg 

Wilderness 

D ECORA"rJONS 

None. 

Spotsylvania 

Cold llarbor 

Pe tersburg 

Shenandoah 

Appomattox 

Florida 1861 

Florida 1862 

Virginia 1861 

Virgini<1 1862 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1865 

Mal')•land 86:~ 

World War /I 

Tunisia 

Naples-Foggia 

An~io 

Rome-Arno 

* ormandy 

*Northern FrarH:e 

North Apennines 

*Rhine land 

Arderrncs-Aisacc 

*Centr;rl Europe 

England 1944 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 47 

7th BATTALION, 2d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 1 June 1821 in the Regular Army as Company E, 2d Regiment of Artillery. Organized in July 1821 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 16th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 16th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in J uly 1916 as 

the 5th Company, Fort Sherman [Canal Zone). Redesignated 31 August 

1917 as the 5th Company, Coast Defenses of Cristobal. Redesignated 

30 June 1922 as the 16th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery E, 2d Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated 15 April 1932 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. Activated 30 April 1932 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1944 as Battery B, I 75th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 1 Aprill945 as Battery B, Harbor 

Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. Inactivated 20 July 1946 at Fort Story, 

Virginia. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Battery A, !36th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit redesignated as 

Battery A, 12th Antiai1·craft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 March 

1952 as Battery A, 12th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 

8 April1952 at Fort H ancock, New J ersey. Redesignated 15 Aprill953 as 

Battery A, 12th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 e~ember 

1957 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. 

Redesignated 1 November 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 7th Missile Battalion, 2d Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 27 November 1960 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

(Headquarters and Headquarters Battery; 7th Missile Battalion, 2d Artillery, consolidated 15 December 1961 with Battery E, 2d Field Artillery 

[organized in 1907], and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 7th Missile Battalion, 2d Artillery.) Redesignated 10 J anuary 1966 as the 7th Battalion, 2d Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated (less former Battery E, 2d Field Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the 7th Battalion, 2d Air Defense Artillery 

(former Battery E, 2d Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 7th 

Battalion, 2d Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 7th Battalion, 

2d Air Defense Artillery, inactivated 13 September 1972 in Korea. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery A, 136th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 15 June 

1943 al Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. Inactivated 12 December 1945 at 

Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. 
48 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

War of 1812 

Canada 

h1ditm W(ll·s 

*Seminoles 

Mexica11 War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Momerey 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Got·do 

Conu·eras 

Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

Chapultepec 

Tamaulipas 1846 

Puebla 1847 

Civil War 

*Bull Run 

*Peninsula 

*Manassas 

*Antietam 

*F•·edericksburg 

Chanccllorsville 

Cell ysbu rg 

Wilderness 

Spotsyh·ania 

Cold Ha1·bor 

DECORATIONS 

AIR DEFENSE ART I LLERY 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

i\ ppomat wx Florida 186 I 

Florida 18()2 

Virginia 18() I 

Vi•·ginia 1862 

Virginia 86:~ 

Vi•·ginia 1865 

Marylimcl 1863 

*Mississippi 1863 

*Tennessee 1863 

War With Spain 

*Samiago 

World War // 

Tunisia 

Naplcs-Foggia 

i\m:io 

Romc-i\rno 

Normandy 

*Northern France 

Nonh Apennines 

*Rhineland 

*Ardcnncs-Aisace 

*Central Europe 

England 194<1 

*Be lgia n Fourrage rc L940 (I 36th Antia ircraft Anille r y G un Battalio n 

cited; DA GO 43, I 950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in 

defense of ANTWERP ( l36th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the O rder of the Day of the Belgian Army fo r action in 

defense of ANTWERP II ARBOR (! 36th An tiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 49 

16th DETACHMENT, 2d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LI NEAGE: 

Constituted 25 february 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery C, 795th Coast Anillery Battalion. Activated 20 April 1943 at 

Camp Stewart, Georgia. Redesignated 30 April 1943 as Battery C, 795th 

Antiaircraft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Batta lion. Inactivated 

31 December 1945 in Germany. Redesignated 25 June 1948 as Battery C, 

42d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion , an e lement of 

the 9th Infantry Division. Activated 12 July 1948 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. 

Allotted 28 .June 1950 to the Regular Army. Redesignated 25 May 1954 as 

Bauery C, 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated I December 

1957 at Fort Carson, Colorado, and relieved from assignment to the 9th 

Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 7 August 1958 as the 16th Detachment, 2d Artillery. 

Activated 25 August 1958 in Korea. Inactivated 25 J anuary 1959 in 

Korea. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 16th Detachmem, 2d Air 

Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN P ARTI C IPATI ON CRE:DI T 

IVol'ld IVai'II·£1\AI£ 

Normandy 

Northern France 

Rhinehmd 

Central Europe 

DECORATI ONS 

None. 

2D Am DEFENSE ARTILLERY B IBLIOGRAPHY 

Birkhimer, William E., et al. "Historical Sketch of the Second United 

States Artillery." joumal of the J\1/ilila?y Service Institution of the United 

States 14 ( 1893): 1040-42. 

Dyer, Frederick. "2d Regiment of Artillery." A Comjmuliwn oftht> Wm· of the 

Rebellion. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. 

8t.h lnfanl1)1 Division, 50t.h Anniversa?)l. Germany, 1968. Contains information about the lst Batta lion, 2d Air Defense Artillery. 

finley, Charles R. "The Coast Artillery in Panama." Coast Artille?y journal 

83 (1940):522-27. 

lsi Anno1·ed Division, Fort flood, Texas. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy 

Publishing Company, 1963. Contains information about the 3d Battalion, 2d Air Defense Artillery. 

The 1/istorical Record of the 136lh Antiaircraft A1·tillery Gun Battalion (Mobile). 

Antwerp: De Yos-Yan Klcef, 1945. 
50 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Lossing, Benson John. Memoi1· of Lieutenant Colonel john T. Oreble of the 

United States Anny. Philadelphia, 1870. 

Murphy, j ohn G. "Activities of the Ninth Army Antiaircraft Artillery." 

Antiaircraft A1·tilleryjou·rnal 90 (May 1949):3- 13. 

Ott, David Ewing. Field Artillery, 1954- 1973. Vietnam Studies. Washington: Gove rnment Printing Office, 1975. Contains information 

about the 5th Battalion, 2d Air Defense Artillery. 

Reill y, James. "An Artilleryman's Story." journal of the Militmy Service 

Institution of the United States 33 (1903): 438- 46. 

Rice, josiah. A Cannoneer in Navajo Countty:j mtrnal ofP1'ivatej osiahM. Rice, 

185 1. Edited by Richard H. Dillon. Denver: Old West Publishing 

Company, 1970. 

Simpson, W.A. "The Second Regiment of Artillery." The A1'1ny of the United 

States. Edited by Theophilus F. Rodenbough and William L. Haskin, 

312- 27. New York: Maynard, Merrill and Company, 1896. 

Sprague, John T. The 01·igin, P1·og-ress, and Conclusion of the FL01·ida War. 

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1848. Reprim. Gainesville, 

Fla.: University of Florida Press, 1964. 

Weaver, Erasmus M. "History of the 2d Artillery." jounwl of the Military 

Service Institution of the United States 14 (J 893): 1258- 60. 
3d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: 

Motto: 

Symbolism: 

Or, on a chevron gules above an imperial Chinese d ragon 

of the like armed azure three mullets argent, on a chief of 

the second two pallets of the fourth an arrow in fess counterchangcd. 

Out of a mural crown or masoned gules a garland the 

dexter branch cactus the sinister palm proper encircling a 

sun in splendor argent. 

Non Cedo Fer'io (I Yield Not, 1 Strike). 

Scarlet is used for artillery. T he two white stripes on the 

sca rlet chief, the colors of the campaign streamers for the 

War of J 812, commemorate the participation of several 

companies of the regiment. T he arrow alludes to tlhe Indian 

Wars. The chevron and stars indicate service in the Civil 

War. The stars also refe1· lO the numerical designation of 

the regiment. The dragon represents service in China; the 

claws a nd teeth are blue to indicate that elements of the 

regiment served in the China Relief Expedition as inf~tntry. 

The mural crown, cactus, and palm signify the regiment's 

participation in the Mexican War and elements or the regiment in the Philippine Insurrection. The sun in its glory 

commemorates the laurels earned by the regiment during 

its days of glory. 

DISTINCTI VE I NSIGN I A 

The distinctive insignia is an adaptation of the crest and motto of the 

coat of arms. 

LI NEAGE /\ND HONORS 

L INEA(;£ 

Constituted J June 1821 in the Regular Army as the 3d Regiment of 

Artillery and organized from existing units with H eadquarters at Fort 

Washington, Maryland. Regiment broken up 13 February 1901 and its 

elements reorganized and redesignated as separate numbered companies 

and batteries of Artillery Corps. Reconstituted I July 1924 in the Regular 

Army as the 3d Coast Anillery and organized (less Batteries C, F, and G) 

with Headquarters at Fort MacArthur, California. (Batteries A and B 

inactivated J March 1930 at San Pedro and Fort MacAnhur, California, 

51 
52 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

respectively; Batteries A and F activated 1 july 1939 at Fort MacArthur, 

California, and Fort Stevens, Oregon, respectively; Batteries D and F 

inactivated I February 1940 at Fort Rosecrans, California, and Fort Stevens, Oregon, respectively; Batteries C, D, and F activated 2 December 

1940 at Fort Rosecrans and Fort MacArthur, California; Battery G activated I j une I 941 at Los Ange les, California; Battery G inactivated 

29 August 1941 at Los Angeles, California; Battery G activated 14 February 1942 at Fort MacArthur, California.) Regiment broken up 18 October 

1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery as Battery B, 52 1st Coast Artillery 

Battalion; 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions as the 520th, 52Jst, and 522d Coast 

Artillery Battalions, respectively. 

Battery B, 521 st Coast Artillery Battalion, disbanded 15 September 

1945 at Fort MacArthur, California. Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the 

Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Amiaircraft Artillery Group. Activated I I J une I 95 1 at Camp 

Stewart, Georgia. Redesignated 20 March 1958 as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Batte ry, 3d Artillery Group. Inactivated J 5 December 

196 I at Norfolk, Virginia. 

520th Coast Artillery Battalion redesignated I Decembe r I 944 as the 

3d Coast Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 15 September 1945 at Fort MacArthur, California. Reconstituted 20 January 1950 in the Regular Army; 

concurrently consolidated with the 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 1), and consolidated unit designated as the 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an 

element of the 3d Infantry Division. Redesignated 15 April 1953 as the 

3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 1 J uly 1957 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and relieved from assignment to the 3d Infantry Division. 

52 1st Coast Artillery Battalion disbanded 15 September I 945 at Fort 

MacArthur, California. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army 

and redesignated as the 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 March 1952 as the 18th Antia'ircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. 

Activated 2 May 1952 at Fort Custer, Michigan. Redesignated 24 july 

1953 as the 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 15 June 

1957 as the 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 1958 at Detroit, Michigan. 

522d Coast Artillery Battalion disbanded 15 September 1945 at Huntington Beach, California. Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular 

Army; concurrently consolidated with the 43d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 2), a nd consolidated unit 

designated as the 43d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the lOth Infantry Division. Redesignated 15 June 

I 954 as the 43d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Relieved 16 May 1957 

from assignment to the J Oth Infantry Division. I nactivated 14 Novembe r 

I 957 in Germany. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Artillery Group; 18th 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 53 

Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion; 3d and 43d Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalions; and 3d Armored Field Artillery Battalion (organized in 1907) 

consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 15 December 1961 as the 3d 

Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. 

3d Artillery (less former 3d Armored Field Artillery Battalion) 

reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Air Defense 

Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System 

(former 3d Armored Field Artillery Battalion concurrently reorganized 

and redesignated as the 3d Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX l 

Constituted 6July 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 534th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 15 July 1942 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 12 December 1943 as the 534th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 19 October .1. 945 at Camp Patrick 

Henry, Virginia. Redesignated 9 December 1948 as the 3d Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army. 

Activated 15 January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Assigned 22 November 

1949 to the 3d Infantry Division. 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted 5 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 2d 

Battalion, 504th Coast Artillery. Activated I J uly 1942 at Camp Hulen, 

Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 20 J anuary 1943 as the 630th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 12 December 1943 as the 630th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 26 September 1945 in Italy. Redesignated 18 J une 1948 as the 43d Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and assigned to the lOth Infantry 

Division. Activated 1 July 1948 at Fort Riley, Kansas. 
54 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

War of 1812 

C;matla 

indian Wm;s 

Seminoles 

Washington 1858 

Mexican War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

Buena Vista 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Contrents 

Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Spotsylvania 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Mississippi 1863 

Tennessee 1863 

Tennessee 1864 

Virginia 1863 

World War 1/ 

Naples-Foggia (with an·owhead) 

Anzio (with arrowhead) 

Rome-Arno 

Southern france (with arrowhead) 

North Apennines 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Cemral Europe 

Po Valley Chapultepec 

Puebla 1847 Korean War 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

Amietam 

fredericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

Gettysburg 

Wilderness 

DECORATI ONS 

CCf intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN 

TliEATER (630th Antiaircraft Artillery Automa tic Weapons Battalion 

cited; GO 103, Headquarters, Fifth Army, 19 August 1945) 
LI NEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 55 

1st BATTALION, 3d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(I 0 I st Airborne Division) 

L INEAGE 

Constituted 27 April 1798 in the Regular Army as a company in the 

2d Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. O rganized in 1799 as Capt. 

J ohn Lillie's Company, 2d Regiment of Artille rists and Engineers. 

Reorga nized and redesignated 1 April 1802 as Capt. George Izard's 

Company, Regiment of Artill erists. Redesignated in J une 1803 as Capt. 

Howell Cobb's Company, Regiment of Anillerists. Redesignated 1 

February 1806 as Capl. William Yates' Company, Regiment of 

Artille1·ists. Redesignated in 1807 as Capt. Addison B. Armistead's 

Company, Regiment of Artille rists. Reorganized a nd redesignated 11 

J an uary l8 12 as Capt. Addison B. Armistead's Com pany, 2d Regiment of 

Artille ry. Reorganized and redesignated 12 May 18 14 as a company in 

the Corps of" Artille ry. Redesignated 17 May 1.8 l5 as a company in the 

Corps of Artillery, Southern Division. Redesignated 2 1 August 1816 as 

Company I, 1st Battalion, Corps of Artillery, Southe rn Divisio n . 

Consolidated I j une 1821 with Company 1, Regiment of Lig ht Artille ry 

(see ANNEX 1 ), a nd consolidated u nit reorgan ized and redesig nated as 

Company E, 3d Regime nt of Artille ry. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated 13 Februa ry 190 1 as the 28th Company, Coast Artille ry, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 28th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated J 2 J uly 19 16 as 

the 1st Company, Fort Rosecrans LCaliforniaj. Redesignated 3 1 August 

1917 as the 1st Company, Coast. Defenses of San Diego. Consolidated 

13 October 19 19 with the 2d Com pany, Coast Defenses of San Diego (see 

ANNEX 2), and consoljdated unit designated as the J st Company, Coast 

Defenses of San Diego. Redesignated I J une 1 22 as the 28th Com pa ny, 

Coast Artill ery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated I j uly 1924 as Battery E, 3d Coast 

Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as 13atte •·y /\, 520th 

Coast Artillery Battalio n. Redesig nated I December 1944 as lhttt ery A, 3d 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Rcdcsignar.ed 15 September 1945 as Bauery B, 

Harbor Defenses of Los Ange les. Inactivated 30 J une 1946 at Fo rt MacArthur, Californ ia. Consolidated 20 J anuary 1950 with Battery A, 3d 

Antiaircral"t Artillery Automatic Weapons Baualion (active) (see 1\ NEX 3), 

and consolidated unit designated as Battery /\, 3d Ant ai ·c ~ft Artille ry 

Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of" the 3d Infantry Divisio n. 

Redesigll atcd 15 April 1953 as Battery A, :~cl Antiaircraft Artill ery Battalion. Inactivated I Jul y 1957 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and relieved 

from assignmerll to the 3d in fantry Division. 

Consolidmed I J anuary 1960 with Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 1st l lowitzcr Battalion, 3d Artillery (active) (organized in 1794), 
56 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

and consolidated unit designated as Headquaners and lleadquarters 

Battery, 1st Howitzer Baualio n, 3d Artillery, an clement of the 2d 

Armored Division (organ ic clements constituted 2 1 J une 1957 and activated I .July 1957). Redesig nated I December 1963 as the lst Battalion, 3d 

Artillery. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarte rs and Headquarte •·s Battery, 

1st Howitzer Baualion, 3d Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the lst Bat-

'ta lion, 3d Air Defense Artillery; concurrently inactivated in Germany and 

relieved from assignment to the 2d Armored Division (former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, I st Howitzer Battalion, 3d Artillery, concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Batta lion , 3d Field 

Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). Jst Baualion, 3d Air De fe nse 

Artillery, ac ti va ted I 0 .July 1972 a t Fort Bliss, T exas. Assigned 

4 December 1972 to the I 0 I st Airborne Division. 

ANNEX I 

Organized in 18 13 in the Regular Army at Greenbush, New York, as 

Capt. George W. Mclven's Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light 

Artillery. Redesig nated in 18 15 as Bvt. Lt. Col. Nathan Towson's Company of Light Artille•·y (under the command of 2d Lt. George E. Wells), 

RegimenL of Light Artillery. Redesignated in 18 15 as Capt. Henry K. 

Craig's Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 22 May 18 16 as Company I, Regiment of Light Artillery. 

ANNEX 2 

Organized 23 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 4th Company, Fo rt 

Rosec rans [Californial Redesignated 3 1 August 19 17 as the 4th Company, Coast Defenses of San Diego. Redesignated I J anuary 19 18 as the 

2d Company, Coast Defenses of San Diego. 

ANN EX 3 

Constituted 6 July 1942 in the Army of the United States as Battery A, 

53 4th Coast Artillery Batta lion. Activated 15 July 1942 at Fort Bliss, 

T exas. Redesignated 12 December 1943 as Batte ry /\, 534th Antiaircraft 

Artille ry Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 19 October 1945 at 

Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia. Redesignated 9 December 1948 as Battery A, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 15 J an uary 1949 as an element of the 

3d Infantry Division. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Wm· of 1812 

*Canada 

Indian Wars 

*Seminoles 

WashingLOn 1858 

Mexican War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

*Monterey 

*Buena Vista 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Contreras 

Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

Chapultepcc 

*Tamaulipas 1846 

Pucbla 1847 

Civil War 

*Bull Run 

Peninsula 

Antietam 

Fredericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

Gettysburg 

Wilderness 

SpoLS)•Ivania 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

DECORATIONS 

*South Carolina 1862 

*South Carolina 1863 

Mississippi 1863 

Tennessee 1863 

Tennessee 1864 

Virginia 1863 

*Virginia 1864 

*Florida 1864 

*North C<~rolina 1865 

World Wttr 11 

Naplcs-foggi<~ (with arrowhead) 

*Anzio (with arrowhead) 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France (with arrowhead) 

Not:th Apennines 

*A rdennes-Aisace 

*Central Europe 

Po Valley 

Koremt Wat 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN coumeroffcnsivc 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean wintct· 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Korean wintct· 

*Korea, summer 1953 

57 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN 

THEATER 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

UIJONGBU CORRIDOR (3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion cited; 

DA GO 20, 1953) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential U nit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

IRON TRIANGLE (3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 29, 

1954) 

*Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece), 

Streamer embroidered KOREA (3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion cited; 

DA GO 2, 1956) 
58 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 3d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LI NEAGE (inactive) 

Constituted l l J anuary 18 12 in the Regular Army as a company in the 

3~ Regiment of Artillery. Organized in J uly 18 12 at Sacket's Ha rbor, New 

York, as Capt. Roger J ones' Company, 3d Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated in February 1814 as Capt. A.C.W. Fanning's Company, 3d Regiment of Artille ry. Redesignated 12 May 1814 as Capt. A.C.W. Fanning's 

Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated in 1815 as Capt. Roger J ones' 

Company, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated 17 J une 

1816 as Company E, 3d Battalion, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. 

Redesignated 1 J une 1821 as Company A, 3d Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 25th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 Februar y 1907 as 

the 25th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in July 19 16 as 

the 2d Company, Fort Miley [California]. Redesignated 31 August 19 17 

as the 19th Company, Coast Defenses of San Francisco. Redesignated 

25 October 19 18 as Battery C, 18th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 2 December 19 18 as the 19th Company, Coast Defenses of 

San Fra ncisco. Redesignated 1 J une 1922 as the 25th Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery A, 3d Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated 1 March 1930 at San Pedro, California. Activated 

1 J uly 1939 at Fort MacArthur, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 Octobe r 1944 as Battery C, 520th 

Coast Artillery Battalion . Redesignated 1 December 1944 as Battery C, 3d 

Coast Artillery Bt;tttalion. Disbanded 15 September 1945 at Fort MacArthur, California. Reconstituted 20 J an uary 1950 in the Regular Army; 

concurrently consolidated with Batte ry C, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEx), and consolidated u nit designated as Battery C, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons 

Battalion, a n element of the 3d In fantry Division. Redesignated 15 April 

1953 as Battery C, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated ! .July 

1957 at Fort Benning, Georgia, a nd relieved from assignment to the 3d 

Infantry Division. 

Consolidated I J anuary 1960 with Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 3d Artillery (active) (organized in 1812), 

and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headqua rters 

Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 3d Artillery, an element of the 3d 

Armored Division (organic elements constituted 30 August 1957 and 

activated 1 October 1957). Redesignated 1 September 1963 as the 2d 

Baualion, 3d Artillery. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters a nd Headquarters Battery, 

2d Howitzer Battalion, 3d Artillery) 1 September 197 1 as the 2d Battalion, 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 59 

3d Air Defense Artille ry; concurrently inactivated in Ge rmany a nd 

relieved from assignment to the 3d Armored Division (former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 3d Artille ry, concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 2cl Battalion, 3d Field Artillery-hereafter sepa rate lineage). 2d Battalion, 3d Air Defense Artillery, 

activated 13 September 1972 at Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan. Inactivated 30 September 1974 at Selfridge Air Force Base, Mich igan. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 6 J uly 1942 in the Army of the United States as Battery C, 

534th Coast Artillery Battalion . Activated 15 July 1942 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated 12 December 1943 as Battery C, 534th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. I nactivated 19 October 1945 at 

Camp Patrick He nry, Virginia. Redesignated 9 December I 948 as Battery 

C, 3d Antiaircraft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Battalion, and allotted to 

the Regular Army. Activated 15 J an uary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas, as an 

element of the 3d Infantry Division. 

CAMPAIGN P ARTtCI I'ATION CREDIT 

War of 1812 

*Canada 

Indian Wars 

*Seminoles 

*Washington 1858 

Shenandoah 

Mississippi 1863 

Tennessee 1863 

Tennessee .1864 

Vi1·giuia 1863 

\ife.~ica11 War 

*P;do Alto 

China Uelief ExfJetlitilm 

*Res;H;a de Ia Palm<t 

*Monterey 

Buena Vis1a 

*Vera Cruz 

"'Cerro Gordo 

Contreras 

Churubusco 

Moliuo del Rey 

Chapultcpe<: 

*Puebla 1847 

*Tiax<:ala 1847 

Civil War 

Pe ninsula 

Amietem 

Fredericksburg 

Chancello rs ville 

Genysburg 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Petersburg 

*Streamer without insc ri ption 

PhilifJ!Jine Insurrection 

*Streamer without inscription 

World War// 

*Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead ) 

*A nzio (wiLh arrowhead) 

*Rome-A rno 

*Southe rn France (with anowhcad) 

North Apennines 

*Ardennes-Aisace 

*Cemral Europe 

Po Valley 

Korean War 

*CCF intcrvemion 

*First UN counteroffen sive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winte1· 

*Korea. summer- fall 1952 

*Third Korean winte1· 

*Korea, summer 1953 
60 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

DECORATIONS 

Meritorio us Unit Comme ndation, Streamer embroidered EU ROPEAN 

THEATER 

*Republic of Ko rea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

Ul.JONGBU CORRIDOR (3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 

20, 1953) 

*Republic o f Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

IRON TRIANGLE (3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 29, 

1954) 

*Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Brave ry Gold Med? l of Greece), 

Streamer embroidered KOREA (3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion cited; 

DA GO 2, 1956) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 61 

3d BATTALION, 3d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 11 January 1812 in the Regular Army as a company in the 

2d Regiment of Artillery. Organized in April 1812 at Petersburg, Virginia, 

as Capt. George W. Russell's Company, 2d Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated 12 May 1814 as Capt. George W. Russell's Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated in late 1814 as Capt. JohnS. Peyton's Company, Corps of 

Artillery. Redesignated 17 May {815 as Capt. John S. Peyton's Company, 

Corps of Artillery, Southern Division (commanded by 2d Lt. Peter A. 

Dennis). Redesignated in September 1815 as Capt. Hippolite H. Villard's 

Company, Corps of Artillery, Southern Division. Redesignated 21 August 

1816 as Company 0, 2d Battalion, Corps of Artillery, Southern Division. 

Redesignated 1 June 1821 as Company I, 3d Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 31st Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 31st 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in September 1916 as the 2d 

Company, J.<ort Caswell [North Carolina]. Redesignated 19 July 1917 as 

Battery L, 8th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 

5 February 1918 as Battery L, 53d Artillery (Coast Artiller y Corps). 

Redesignated 6 August 1918 as Battery E, 53d Artillery (Coast Artillery 

Corps). (Additionally designated 1 June 1922 as the 31st Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 1 July 1924.) 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery C, 3d Coast Artillery, and inactivated at San Diego, California. Activated 2 December 1940 at Fort Rosecrans, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery A, 522d 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 15 September 1945 as Battery D, 

Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles. Inactivated 30 J une 1946 at Fort MacArthur, California. Redesignated 28 J une 1950 as Battery A, 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 March 1952 as Battery A, 18th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 2 May 1952 at Fort Custer, 

Michigan. Redesignated 24July 1953 as Battery A, 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 15 j une 1957 as Battery B, 504th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Missile Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 1958 at Newport, Michigan. 

Consolidated 1 January 1960 with Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Howitzer Battalion, 3d Artillery (active) (organized in 1861), 

and consolidated unit designated as Headquartei·s and Headquarters Battery, 3d Howitzer Battalion, 3d Artillery (organic elements constituted 

2 J une 1958 and activated 25 J une 1958). Redesignated 1J uly 1968 as the 3d 

Battalion, 3d Artillery. Inactivated 30 June 1971 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

3d Howitzer Battalion, 3d Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 
62 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d Air Defense Artillery (forme r Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

3d Howitzer Battalion, 3d Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 

3d Baltalion, 3d Field ArLillery-hereafter sepa rate lineage). 

CAMPAIGN P A RT I C lPA'f'ION CREDIT 

War of 18 12 

Canada 

hulian Wars 

*Seminoles 

Washington 1858 

il'ltxiam War 

*Palo AJLO 

*Resaca de Ia Palma 

Momerey 

13uena Visw 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

*Co mreras 

*Churubusco 

*Molino del Rey 

*Chapultepcc 

*Vera Cruz 1847 

l'ucbla 1847 

Civil War 

l'cninsula 

Antietam 

Fredericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

Geu ysburg 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Mississippi 1863 

Tennessee 1863 

D ECORATIONS 

Tennessee 1864 

Virginia 1863 

China llelitf Exptdition 

*Streamer without inscription 

Philippine lnsurrtction 

*Streamer with inscription 

World War I 

*St. Mihiel 

*Meuse· Argonne 

*Lorraine 19 18 

World Wttr 1/ 

Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead) 

Anzio (with ;uTowh'.!ad) 

Rome-Arno 

Southern France (with arrowhead) 

North Apennines 

Ardcnnes-Aisace 

Cemral Eur·ope 

Po Valley 

Korean W<lr 

CCF intervemion 

First UN cou nteroiTcnsivc 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offe nsive 

Second Ko rean winter· 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Meritorious UniL Commendatio n, Streamer embroide red EUROPEAN 

'I'll EA'I'IO:R 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 63 

4th BATTALION, 3d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 9 May 1794 in the Regular Army as the 3d Company, 4th 

Battalion, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Organized 7 August 1794 at 

West Point, New York, as Capt. Michael Kalteisen's 3d Company, 4th 

Baualion, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated 27 April 1798 

as Capt. Michael Kalteisen's Company, 2d Battalion, 1st Regiment of 

Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated 1 April 1802 as CapL Michael 

Kalteisen's Company, Regiment o[ Artillerists. Redesignated 3 November 

1807 as Capt. George Peter's Company, Regiment of Artillerists. Redesignated in May 1808 as Capt. Clarence Mulford's Company, Regiment of 

Artillerists. Redesignated II January 1812 as Capt. Clarence Mulford's 

Company (under the command of 2d Lt. Samuel Champlain), 1st Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated in February 1812 as Capt. William 

Wilson's Company, lst Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated 12 May 1814 

as Capt. William Wilson's Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated 

17 May 1815 as Capt. William Wilson's Company, Corps of Artillery, 

Southern Division. Redesignated 2 1 August 1816 as Compan y B, 2d 

Battalion, Corps of Artillery, Souther-n Division. Redesignated I June 

1821 as Company B, 3d Regiment or Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated J 3 February 1901 as the 26th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 26th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated l6July 1916 as 

the 1st Company, Fort Flagler [Washington]. Redesignated 31 August 

J 917 as the 13th Company, Coast Defenses of Puget Sound. Redesignated 

1 J une 1922 as the 26th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery B, 3d Coast 

Artiller)'. Inactivated I March 1930 at Fort MacArthur, California. Activated I July 1940 at Fort MacArthur, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery B, 520th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated J December J 944 as Batte ry B, 3d 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 15 September 1945 as Battery C, 

Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles. Inactivated 30 .June I 946 at Fort MacArthur, Californ ia. Consolidated 27 February 1950 with Battery B, 3d 

Antiaircraft A1·tillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), 

and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 3d Infantry Division . 

Redesignated 15 April 1953 as Battery B, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 1 July 1957 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and relieved 

from assignment to the 3d In fantry Division. · 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 3d Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Detroit, Mich-
64 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

igan. (Headquarters and Headquarters Batte ry, 4th Missile Battalion, 3d 

Artille ry, consolidated I .Ja nuary 1960 with Battery B, 3d Armored Field 

Artillery Baualion [organized in I 898], and consolidated unit designated 

as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 3d 

Artillery.) Inactivated 23 December I 960 at Detroit, Michigan. Redesignated 22 j anuary 1962 as the 4th Battalion, 3d Artillery, and assigned to 

the 1st Armored Division . Activated 3 Februa ry 1962 at Fort H ood, Texas, 

Inactivated 5 May 1971 at Fort Hood, T exas, and relieved from assignment to the 1st Armored Division. 

Redesignated (less former Battery B, 3d Armored Field Artillery Battalion) 1 September 197 1 as the 4th Batta lion, 3d Air Defense Artillery 

(forme r Battery B, 3d Armored Field Artillery Battalion, concurrently 

redesignated as the 4th Battalion, 3d Field Artillery-hereafter separate 

lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 6 .July 1942 in the Army of the United States as Battery B, 

534th Coast Artillery Batta lion. Activated 15 july 1942 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated 12 December 1943 as Battery B, 534th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 19 October 1945 at 

Camp Patrick Henry, Vit·ginia. Redesignated 9 December 1948 as Battery B, 3d Antia ircraft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas, as 

a n element of the 3d Infantry Division. 

CAM J>J\ JGN PARTICJPATIO 

Wm- of 1812 

Canada 

fmli111t Wars 

*Seminoles 

*Oregon 185() 

*'..Vashington 1858 

M l'xican IVar 

Palo Alto 

Resaca clc Ia Palma 

*M<mtercy 

IJuena Vista 

*Vera Crm 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Com reras 

*Churubusco 

*~ olino del Rcy 

*Chapuhcpec 

*l'uchla 1847 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

Antietam 

Fredericksburg 

Chanccllorsville 

Gcnysbmg 

Wilderness 

C R EDIT 

Spmsylvania 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Mississippi 186:1 

Tennessee 1863 

Tennessee 1864 

Virginia 8(i~l 

\II orltl ll'ar II 

*Naplcs-Foggia (with arrowhead) 

*J\m.io (with arrowhead) 

*Rome-A rno 

*Southern France (with arrowhead) 

North Apennines 

* Ardennes-Aisacc 

*Central Eumpe 

Po Valley 

Kort>an iVar 

*CCF imer"ention 

*First UN coumcroffcnsi\'c 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN sunnner-l;ttl offensive 

*Second Korean winte1· 

*Korea, sum1ncr- fall 1952 

*Third Korean wintc1· 

*Kore;1. summer 1953 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 65 

DECORATIONS 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered J::UROPEAN 

Ti l EATER 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

Ul.J ONCBU CORRIDOR (3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 

20, 1953) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroide red 

IRON TRIANGLE (3d Amiaircraft Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 29, 

1954) 

*Chryssou n Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece), 

Streamer embroidered KOREA (3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion cited; 

DA GO 2, 1956) 
66 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATTALION, 3d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 9 May 1794 in the Regular Army as the 4th Company, 2d 

Battalion, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Organized in August 1794 

at West Point, New York, as Capt. Donald G. Mitchell's 4th Company, 2d 

Battalion, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated 27 Aprill798 

as Capt. Donald G. Mitchell's Company, 3d Battalion, 1st Regiment of 

Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated 6 August 1798 as Capt. 

Nehemiah Freeman's Company, 3d Battalion, 1st Regiment of Artillerists 

and Engineers. Redesignated I Aprill802 as Capt. RichardS. Blackburn's 

Company, Regiment of Artillerists. Redesignated 30 April 1803 as Capt. 

John Saunder's Company, Regiment of Artillerists. Redesignated 3 June 

1809 as Capt. William Wilson's Company, Regiment of Artillerists. 

Redesignated II .January 1812 as Capt. William Wilson's Company, 1st 

Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated 29 February 18 12 as Capt. Hannibal 

M. Allen's Company, 1st Regiment of Artillery. Redesignated 16 August 

1813 as Capt. Hopley Yeaton's Company, 1st Regiment of Artillery. 

Redesignated 12 May 1814 as Capt. Hopley Yeaton's Company, Corps of 

Artillery. Redesignated 17 May 1815 as Capt. Hopley Yeaton's Company, 

Corps of Artillery, Southern Division. Redesignated 2 1 August 1816 as 

Company K, 2d Battalion, Corps of Artillery, Southern Division. Redesignated 1 August 182 1 as Company D, 3d Regiment.of Anillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 27th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 27th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in j uly 1916 as 

the 7th Company, Fort Winfield Scott [California]. Redesignated 

3 1 August 1917 as the 7th Company, Coast Defenses of San Francisco. 

Redesignated 22 December 1917 as the 4th Separate Antiaircraft Battery. 

Disbanded 22 J anuary 1919 at Fort Totten, New York. Reconstituted 

1 june 1922 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 3d 

Company, Coast Defenses of Los Angeles (active) (organized 1 February 

1918 at Los Angeles), and consolidated unit redesignated as the 27th 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated I july 1924 as Battery D, 3d Coast 

Anillery. Inactivated 1 February J 940 at Fort Rosecrans, California. Activated 2 December 1940 at Fort MacArthur, California. Inactivated 

1 October 1942 at Fort MacArthur, California. Disbanded 18 October 

1941. 

Reconstituted 27 February 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery D, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEx), and consolidated unit designated as 

Battery D, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battali on, an 

clement of the 3d Infantry Division. Redesignated 15 April 1953 as Bat-
LI 1£AGES AND HERALDIC DATA 67 

Le•·y D, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated ljuly 1957 at Fort 

en nin g, Georgia , and relievccll'rom assignment to the 3d l nfa.ntry DiviSIOn . 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 5th Missile Battalion, 3d Artillery (organic clements concurrentl y 

constituted). Bana l ion activated I September 1958 at Pittsburg h, Pe nnsylvania. (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Missile Bawtlion, 3d 

Artillery, consolidated I J anuary 1960 with Battery D, 3d Field Arti lle ry 

[organized in 1798], and consolidated unit desig nated as Headquarters 

and Headqua n ers Batte ry, 5th Missile Battalio n, 3d Artillery.) Inactivated 

18 October 1963 at Oakdale, Pennsylvania. Redesignated 24 November 

1967 as the 5th Battalion, 3d Artillery, assigned to the 6th 1 nfantry 

Di vision, and activated at Fort Campbell, Ke ntucky. Inactivated 24 July 

1968 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and relieved from assignment to the 

6th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated (Jess former Baucry 0 , 3d Field Artillery) 1 September 

1971 as the 5th Battalion, 3d Air De fense Artillery (former Batte ry 0 , 3d 

Field Artillery, concurrently redesig nated as the 5th Battalio n, 3d Field 

Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 6 J uly 1942 in the Army of the United States as Battery D, 

534th Coast Artillery Baualion. Activated 15 .J uly I 942 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated I 2 December 1943 as Battery D, 534th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Baua lion. Inactivated J 9 Octobe•· 1945 at 

Camp Patrick Hcqry, Virginia. Redesignated 9 December 1948 as Battery D, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, a nd allotted to the Regular Army. Activat ed I 5 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, T exas, as 

an element of the 3d Infantry Division. 
68 

CAM I'A I ( :N PARTICI J>AT ION CREDIT 

War of 1812 

Canada 

Indian \Van 

*Seminoles 

AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Mississippi I !lt):l 

Tennessee 1863 

Tennessee I H6<1 

Virginia 1863 

Washingwn I H5!l Cltina Hrlt~J H.vfmlition 

Mexim11 Wflr 

P;1 lo Aho 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

Buena Vista 

*Vera Cru1 

*Cerro Cordo 

Conu·era~ 

Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

Chapuhepec 

l'uchla I!H7 

Cit~il W11r 

Peninsula 

Amietam 

Fredericksburg 

Chanccllo1willc 

Ceuysburg 

Wilderness 

Spmsylvania 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

D ECORATIO s 

*Streamer without inscription 

PltilifJ/Jine l n.II/ITl'rlioll 

*Streamer without inscription 

Wm'itl War // 

*Naplcs-Foggia (with arrowhead) 

*Anzio (with arrowhead) 

*Rome-1\ nw 

*Southern France (with aiTowhead) 

k orth i\ pennines 

*Ardennes-Aisace 

*Central l·:uropc 

Po Vall ey 

Korra11 War 

*CCF intervent ion 

*First UN counteroiTensi\'C 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensi,•e 

*Sen)lld Korean wimcr 

*Korea. summer- fa ll 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea. summer 1953 

MeriLOrious Unit Commendation, StJ·eamer embroidered t::UROI'EAN 

TI IEATER 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroide red 

IJ O~GB U coRRIDO R (3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 

20, 1953) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

IRO TRIA GLE (3d Antia it·craft Artillery Battalion cited ; DA GO 29, 

1954) 

*Chryssoun Aristion And rias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece), 

Streamer embroidered KOREA (3d Antiaircral't Artillery Battalion cited; 

DA GO 2, 1956) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

6th MISSILE BATTALION, 3d AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

69 

RA 

(inactive) 

LtNEAGE 

Constituted 3 March 1847 in the Regular Army as Company M, 3d 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 1 October 1847. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 34th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 34th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in July 1916 as 

the lst Company, Fort Stevens [Oregon]. Redesignated 3 I August J 917 as 

the 1st Company, Coast Defenses of the Columbia. Redesignated 1 june 

1922 as the 34th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 july 1924 as Battery F, 3d Coast Artillery, and inactivated at Fort Stevens, Oregon. Activated l July 1939 at Fort Stevens, 

Oregon. Inactivated 1 February 1940 at Fort Stevens, Oregon. Activated 

2 December 1940 at Fort MacArthur, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery C, 522d 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 15 September 1945 at Fort MacArthur, California. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; 

conc.urrently consolidated with Battery C, 43d Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEx), and consolidated unit 

designated as Battery C, 43d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons 

Battalion, an element of the lOth Infantry Division. Redesignated 15 J une 

1954 as Battery C, 43d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. (43d Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion relieved 16 May 1957 from assignment to the lOth 

Infantry Division.) Inactivated 14 November 1957 in Germany. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 3d Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Arlington Heights, 

Illinois. (Headquarters and H eadquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 

3d Artillery, consolidated I J anuary 1960 with Battery F, 3d Field Artillery 

[organized in 1898], and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 3d Artillery.) Inactivated 

1 June 1965 at Chicago, Illinois. 

Redesignated (less former Battery F, 3d Field Artillery) 1 September 

1971 as the 6th Missile Battalion, 3d Air Defense Artillery (former Battery 

F, 3d Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 6th Missile Battalion, 3d Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 5 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as Battery G, 

504th Coast Artillery. Activated 1 July 1942 at Camp Hulen, Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 20 J anuary 1943 as Battery C, 630th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 12 December 1943 as. Battery C, 
70 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

630th An tiaircraft Artillery Au tomatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 

26 September 1945 in Italy. Red esignated 18 J une l 948as Batte ry C,43d 

Antiaircraft Artillery Au tomatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 

lOth I nfan try Division. Activated 1 July 1948 at Fort Riley, Kansas. 

CAM PAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

War of 1812 

Canada 

hulian Wars 

Seminoles 

*California 1850 

*Washingwn 1858 

Mexican War 

Palo Alto 

Resa"• d e Ia Palma 

Monterey 

Buena Vista 

Vera Cruz 

Spotsylvania 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

*Mississippi 1863 

*Tennessee 1863 

*Tennessee 1864 

Virginia 1863 

World Wt1r ll 

*Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead) 

Anzio (with arrowhead) 

*Rome-Arno 

Southern France (with arrowhead) 

*North Apennines 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

*Po Valley 

Cerro Gordo 

Contreras 

Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

Chapultepcc 

Puebla 1847 

Korean War 

Civil War 

*Peninsula 

*Antietam 

*Fredericksburg 

Cha••ccllorsville 

Ceuysburg 

*Wilderness 

DECORATIONS 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean wimer 

Korea, summer- fall 1952 

Thin! Korean wirHer 

Korea, summer 1953 

*Meritorious Unit Com mend atio n, Streamer embroid ered EUROPEAN 

THEATER (630th An tia ircraft Artill e ry Automatic Wea po ns Batta lio n 

cited ; GO 103, Head q uarters, Fifth Army, 19 August 1945) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 71 

7th BATTALION, 3d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 2 March 1899 in the Regular Army as Battery N, 3d 

R.egiment of Artillery. Organized in April 1899 at Ange l Island, Califo rma. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 35th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 35th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 1 July 19 16 as the 

1st Company, Fort Monroe [Virginia]. Redesignated 3 I August 19 17 as the 

I st. Company, Coast Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. Redesignated 1 June 

1922 as the 35th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated I July 1924 as Battery G, 3d Coast Artillery, and inactivated at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Activated I June 194 1 as Los Angeles, 

Ca lifornia. Inactivated 29 August 194 1 at Los Angeles, California . Activated 14 February 1942 at Fort MacArthur, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery A, 52 lst 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 15 September 1945 as Battery E, 

Harbor Def'enses of Los Ange les. Inactivated 30 June 1946 at Fort MacArthur, California. Redesignated 28 J une 1950 as Battery B, 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 March 1952 as. Batte ry B, 

18th Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalio n. Activated 2 May 1952 at Fort 

Custer, Michigan. Redesignated 24 July I 953 as Battery B, 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 15 June 1957 as Battery D, 85th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion . Inactivated J Septembe r 1958 at 

Newport, Michigan. 

Redesignated 24 July 1959 as Headquarters and 1-Ieaclquartc rs Battery, 7th Howitze r Battalion, 3d Artillery; concurrenr.ly 'vv ithd ravm f'rom 

the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to the Fif'th 

United States Army (organic elements concurre ntly constill.lted). Battalion activated l October 1959 with Headquarters at Evanston, lllinois. 

Location of 1-Ieadquaners changed I March 1963 to Chicago, Illinois. 

Redesignated I October J 963 as the 7th Battalion, 3d Artillery. Inactivated I September 197 1 at Chicago, Illinois; concu rrently redesig nated as 

the 7th Battalion, 3d Air Defense Artille ry. 
72 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDJT 

War of 1812 

Canada 

Indian Wan 

Seminoles 

Washingwn 1858 

Mexican War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

i'vlon1e1·ey 

Buena Vista 

Vera Cnll 

AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Spotsylvania 

Petersburg 

Shemutdoah 

Mississippi 1863 

Tennessee 1863 

Tennessee 1864 

Virginia 1863 

World War II 

Naples-Foggia (with a rrowhead) 

Anzio (with arrowhead) 

Rome-Arno 

Southern France (with arrowhead) 

NOI'Lh Apennines 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

Po Valley 

Cerro Gordo 

Contreras 

Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

Chapultepec 

Puebla 1847 Korean War 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

Amiewm 

Fredericksbu rg 

Chancellorsvillc 

Gettysburg 

Wildemcss 

DECOR ATIONS 

CCF imervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean winLer 

Korea, summer- fall 1952 

Third Kot·ean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered EURO PEAN 

T HF:ATER 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 73 

8th BATTALION, 3d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 2 March 1899 in the Regular Army as Battery 0 , 3d 

Regiment of Artille ry. Organized in 1899 at the Presidio of San Francisco, 

California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 36th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 36th Company, Coast Artitlery Corps. Redesignated in .J uly 19 16 as 

the 5th Company, Fort Mills [Philippine Islands). Redesignated 3 1 August 

1917 as the 5th Company, Coast Defenses of Manila a nd Subic Bays. 

Redesignated 30 J une 1922 as the 36th Company, Coast. Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J uly 192LI as Headquarters Battery, 

3d Coast Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery B, 52 1 st 

Coast Artillery Batta lio n. Disbanded 15 September 1945 at Fort MacArthur, California. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

Headquarters Battery, 3d Antiaircraft Artille ry Group. Activated 11 june 

1951 at Camp Stewart, Georgia. Redesignated 20 March 1958 as Headquarte rs Battery, 3d Artillery Group. 

Inactivated 15 December 1961 at Norfolk, Virginia; concurrently consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Batte ry, 8th Missile Battalion, 3d ArtiJJery (active) (organized in 19 16), and consolidated unit 

designated as Headquarters and Headquarters 13attery, 8th Missile Battalion, 3d ArtiiJery (organic clements constituted 16 J anuary 196 I a nd 

activated I February 196 I). Redesignated 30 June 1968 as the 8th Battalion, 3d Artillery. 

ReOJ-ganized and redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Batte ry, 8th Missile Battalion , 3d Artillery) I September 197 I as 

the 8th Battalion, 3d Air Defense Artillery (former Headquarters and 

lleadquarters Battery, 8th Missile Battalion, 3d Artille ry, concurrently 

redesignated as the 8th 13attalion, 3d Field Artillery- hereafter separate 

lineage). 8th Battalion, 3d Air Defense Artillery, inactivated 12 June 1973 

at Oakland Army Base, Calirornia. 
74 

CAMPA IGN P A RT I C I PATI ON C REDIT 

War of /812 

Canada 

1m/ian Wars 

Seminoles 

vVashingtou 1858 

Mexiam War 

Palo i\lw 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

~lontcrey 

lluena Vista 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Coutn:ras 

Churubusco 

Moliuo del Re)' 

Chapultepcc 

Puebla 1847 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

Antietam 

Ft·cdcricksbttrg 

Chancellorsvillc 

Gctt )'Shm·g 

Wilderness 

Spmsylvauia 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

DECORATIONS 

AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

Mississippi 1863 

Tennessee 1863 

Tcnnessc~: 18(i1 

Virginia 1863 

China Relief Expetlitioll 

*Streamer without inscription 

Philipphte f11surrection 

*Streamer without inscription 

\Vorlti\Var II 

Naples-F'oggia (with arrowhead) 

Anzio (with armwhea<l) 

Rome-i\mo 

Southern Fraucc (with arrowhead) 

1 orth Apenniues 

A rdennes-Aisacc 

Centntl Europe 

Po Valley 

Korea11 War 

CCF interventiou 

First UN counteroiTcnsive 

CCF spriug offcusive 

UN sunllncr- fall offc11sive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, stmuner f;~ll 1952 

Third Kore;~n winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Meritorious UniL Cornmcndation, Streamer embroide red E U ROPEAN 

T i l E/\'I'ER 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 75 

16th DETACHMENT, 3d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 5 May 1942 in the Anny of the United States as H eadquarters Battery, 2d Battalion, 504th Coast Artille ry. Activated 1 J uly 1942 at 

Camp Hule n, Texas. Reorganized and redesignated 20 J anuary 1943 as 

Headquarters Battery, 630th Coast Artillery Batta lion. Redesignated 

12 December 1943 as Headquarters Battery, 630th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion . Inactivated 26 September 1945 in ·Italy. 

Redesignated 18 J une 1948 as Headquarters Battery, 43d A ntiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 1Oth In fan try 

Division. Activated 1 July 1948 at Fort Riley, Kansas. Redesignated 

15 June 1954 as Headquarters Battery, 43d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. (43d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion relieved 16 May 1957 from 

assignment to the I Oth Infantry Division.) Inactivated 14 November 1957 

in Germany. 

Redesignated 7 August 1958 as the 16th Detachment, 3d Artillery. 

Activated 1 September 1958 on Okinawa. I nactivated 25 October 1961 on 

Okinawa. Redesignated 1 September 197 1 as the 16th Detachment, 3d Air 

Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War 11-EAiv/E 

Naplcs-Foggia (with arrowhead) 

Rome-Arno 

North Apennines 

Po Vall ey 

DECORATIONS 

Meritorio us Unit Commendation for action in the EUROPEAN T H EATER (630th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; 

GO 103, Headquarters, Fifth Army, 19 August 1945) 

3D AlR D EFENSE ART ILLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Anderson, Robert. An A·rtillery Officer· in the Mexica·n War, 1846-7. New 

York and London : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1911. 

Birkhi.me r, William E. "The Third Regiment of Artille ry." The Anny of the 

Unzted States. Edited by Theophilus F. Rodenbaugh a nd William L. 

Haskin, 328-50. New York: Maynard, Merrill and Company, 1896. 

Originall y published in j oumal of the Militmy Se·rvice Institution of the 

United States 14 (1893):458-90. 

Dutchak, Eugene, eel. 2d Annor·ed Division, Fort Hood, Texas, 1961- 1962. 

Topeka : J osten Military Publications, 1962. Contains in formation 

about the 1st Batt~ li on, 2d Air Defense Artillery. 

Dyer, Frederick. "3d RegimentofArtillery." A ComfJendiu.mofthe War~{the 
76 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

Rebellion. New York: Thon1as Yoseloff, 1959. 

1st Armored Division, Fort 1/oocL, Texas. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy 

Publishing Company, 1963. Contains information about the 4th Battalion, 3d Air Defense Artillery. 

Halpern, Norman G. "A J3altery's Flying Tackle ." Antiai1·cmft Artille1)1 

j ou?"'nal94 (November- December 1951): 15-16. 

Harbor· Defenses of Los Angeles, Fort MacATthw·, 1941. BaLOn Rouge: Army 

and Navy Publishing Company, 1941. 

llm·bor· Defenses of Los Angeles in Wodd Wm· II. Los Angeles, 1946. 

Hawley, Donald C. Thin! Coast A1·tille1y. San Pedro, Calif., 1942. 

Kip, Lawrence. Anny Life on the Pacific; A j ournal of the ExfJedition Against 

Nm·them Indians; The Tribes of the Coew· D'Alenes, Spolums, and Pelouzes, in 

the SummeT of 1858. Redfield, N.Y., 1859. 

Mahon, John K. History of the Second Seminole Wa·r, 1835- 1842. Gainesville: 

University of Florida Press, 1967. 

Marqual, William F. "Automatic Artillery in Korea." AntiaiTcrajt ATtille1)1 

journal 93 (November- December 1950):2-9; 94 (January-February 

195 1):2- 12; (March- April 1951):2-5; (May- J une 195 1):2-6; 

(July-August 1951 ):2-9; (September-Ocwber 195 1):2-5; (November-December 195 1):2-6; 95 Uanuary-February 1952):2-5; 

(March-April 1952):8- 10; (May-June 1952): 12- 15. 

Moomaw, Otho A. "Divisional Organic Antiaircraft Artillery : Sum and 

Substance." Antiaircmft Artilleryjoumal96 (July 1953):2-7. 

---·"Up Front wit.h the 3d Antiaircraft Artillery." Antiai?·craft A1·tille1y 

j ouma.l96 (March 1953):20- 2 1. 

Nu rre, H.J . "D" Batte1)1, 53 4th AAA (AW) Battalion. Nuremburg, Germany, 

1945. 

2d Armored Division "Hr'll on Wheels," Fort Hood, Texas, 1965. Baton Rouge: 

Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1965. Contains information 

about the 1st Battalion, 3d Air Defense Anillcry. 

Sprague, .John T. The 01igin, P1·ogress, and Conclusion of the Flo-rida War. 

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1848. Reprint. Gainesville, 

Fla.: University or Florida Press, 1964. 

The Third Coast Artille1y, A 1-Jistm·ical Sl<etch. N.p., 1943. 
4th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: 

Mollo: 

Symbolism: 

Gules, two pallets argent, on and over a fess vert between in 

chief overall five rays beveled counter beveled issuant fanwise blended from base blue through green and yellow to 

orange and in base a Lorraine Cross or, an escallop of the 

last charged with a Spanish castle of the first and between 

two cannon palewise of the second. 

On a wreath of the colors, or and gules, a sheaf of twelve 

arrows argent behind a ga rb pierced by a fishhook fesswise, 

hook to sinister and base, or. 

Audacia (By Daring Deeds). 

The shield is scarlet for artillery and with the two white 

stripes, representative of the campaign streamer or the War 

of 1812, depicts the age of some of the units of the regiment. The green fcss refers to Mexican War service, and 

the two silver cannon allude to those lost without dishonor 

and regained with glory during that war. The escallop, the 

emblem of St. J ames, with the Spanish castle, represents the 

battle of Santiago, Cuba, in which elements of the regiment 

participated. The Lorraine Cross signifies the service of a 

battery of the regiment in Lorraine during World War I. 

The five rays, indicative of the aurora borealis, denote the 

service of' batteries of the regiment in Alaska. 

The garb and fishook commemorate participation in the 

battle of Gettysburg in the wheat field, the fishhook being 

the shape of the federal battle line. The arrows denote the 

Indian campaigns. 

DtS'I'l NCTIVE I NS IGN IA 

T he distinctive insignia is an adaptation of the crest and motto of the 

coat or arms. 

L I NEAGE AND H oNoRs 

LINEAGE 

Constituted I .J une 182 I in the Regular Army as the 4th Regiment of 

Artillery a nd organized from new and existing units with Headq uarters at 

Pensacola, Florida. Regiment broken up I 3 February 190 l and its elements reorganized and redesignated as separate numbered companies 

77 
78 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

and batteries of Artillery Corps. Reconstituted 1 July 1924 in the Regular 

Army as the 4th Coast Artillery. Activated 18 August 1924 (less Batteries 

B, E, and F) in the Canal Zone. (Battery C inactivated 31 J uly 1926 at Fort 

Amador, Canal Zone; Batteries B, C, and F activated 15 April 1932 at Fort 

Amador, Canal Zone; Battery E activated I Febi'Uary 1938 at Fort 

Amador, Canal Zone; Battery 0 activated 15 March 1940 in the Canal 

Zone; Bauerics M and N activated 14 October J 940 in the Canal Zone; 

Battery L activated 27 J an uary 1941 in the Canal Zone.) Regiment (less 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery) disbanded 3 October 1944 in 

the Canal Zone. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Coast Artillery, 

reorganized and redesignated I November 1944 as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 4th Coast Artillery Group. Reorganized and 

redesignated 2 J a nuary 1945 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

Harbor Defenses of Balboa. 1 nactivated 15 J an uary 1947 at Fort Amador, 

Canal Zone. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Antia ircraft Artillery Croup (see ANNEX 1), and 

consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquaners Battery, 

4th Antiaircraft Artillery Croup. Activated I September 1951 at Ladd Air 

Force Base, Alaska. Inactivated 15 J anuary 1958 at Ladd Air force Base, 

Alaska. 

Regiment (less Headquarters and Headqua n e rs Batte ry) reconstituted 

12 October 1944 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 

4th Coast Artillery Battalion (constituted 3 October 1944 in the Army of 

the United States) and consolidated unit designated as the 4th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Activated I November 1944 in the Canal Zone. Disbanded (less Batteries A and D) I February 1946 in the Canal Zone 

(Batterjes A and D concurrently redesignated as Batteries A a nd D, Harbor Defenses of Balboa; inactivated 15 J anuary 1947 and 15 May L950, 

respectively, in the Canal Zone). 4th Coast Artillery Battalion (less Batteries A and D) reconstituted 28 .J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently batta lion and Batteries A and D, Harbor Defenses of Balboa, 

redesignated as the 4th Coast Artillery (less Headquarters and Headquarters Battery). 

1st Batta lion, 4th Coast Artillery, consolidated 28 June 1950 with the 

4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see 

ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit designated as the 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Redesignated 3 J July 1950 as the 4th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 16.June 1957 in England. 

2d Battalion, 4th Coast Artillery, redesignated 28 june 1950 as the 

20th Antiaircraft Artillery Baualion. Redesignated 13 March J 952 as the 

20th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 8 May L 952 at Fort 

Lewis, Washington. Redesignated 1 May 1953 as the 20th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Batta lion. Inactivated 20 December 1957 at Phantom Lake, 

Washington. 

3d Battalion, 4th Coast Artillery, redesignated 28 .J une 1950 as the 
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44th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated I April I 951 as the 

44th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion and activated at Fort Stewart, 

Georgia. Redesignated 3 August J 953 as the 44th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Redesignated 22 Ma1·ch 1955 as the 44th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Missile Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 1958 at Niagara Falls, New 

York. 

Headquarters a nd Headquarters Battery, 4th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group; 4th and 20th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions; 44th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Missile Battalion; and 4th Field Artillery Battalion (organized in 

1907) consolidated, reorganized, a nd redesignated as the 4th Artillery, a 

parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. 

4th Artillery (less former 4th Field Artillery Battalion) reorganized and 

redesignated I September 1971 as the 4th Air Defense Artillery, a parent 

regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System (former 4th Field 

Artillery Battalion concurrently reorgan ized and redesignated as the 4th 

Field Artjllery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX ] 

Constituted 5 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Au tomatic 

Weapons Group. Activated 24 August 1942 at Camp Stewart, Georgia. 

Redesignated in the fall of 1943 as Headquarters and J-:leadquarters 

Battery, 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Disbanded 9 December I 944 in 

Italy. Reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular Army. 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as the 3d Battalion, 95th Coast Artill ery. Activated 17 April J 941 qt Camp Davis, North 

Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 12 December 1943 as the 866th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 30 September 

1946 on Luzon, Philippine Islands. Redesignated I3 October 1948 as the 

4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 15 

J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 
80 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

War a[ 1812 

Louisiana 1815 

Indian Wm:f 

Creeks 

Seminoles 

Modoc;s 

Little Big I tom 

Nez Pcrccs 

Bannocks 

Alrxiran War 

Palo Alw 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Coutrcnas 

Chapultepe<: 

Tamaulipas llH6 

Ci11i/ War 

Peniusula 

Shiloh 

Valle)' 

M;massas 

Antietam 

Fredericksburg 

M urfreesbomugh 

Chaucellorsville 

Geuysburg 

Chickamauga 

Chattanooga 

Wilderness 

Spmsylvauia 

DECORATIONS 

AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

Cold llarbor 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

ashville 

Appomattox 

Virginia 18fil 

Virginia 11!62 

Virginia I 863 

Virginia 11!61 

Virginia 18()5 

Mississippi 1862 

Wol'ld War II 

Americau Theater, Streamer without 

insuiptiou 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naplcs-Foggia 

Rome-Arno 

l.eyte 

Ry.ukyus 

Vietnam 

CoumerufTensivc, Phase II 

Counteroffensive, Phase Ill 

Tet Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

Countcro!Tcnsivc, Phase V 

Counteroffeusivc, Phase VI 

Tet 69/Coumeroffensivc 

Summer-fall 1969 

Wimcr-spring 1970 

Sanctuaa·y Coumero!Tensivc 

Coumcrol'fensive, Phase VII 

Consolidation I 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967 (8th Battalion [less Batter y B], 4th Artille r y, cited; D/\ GO 32, 1973) 

Va lo rous Unit Award, Streame r embro ide red SA IGON (2d Battalion, 

4th Artill e ry, cited; DA GO 43, 1970) 

Meritorious Unit Commendatio n, Stt·eamer embroide red VIETNAM 

1968-1969 (8th Battalion, 4th Artille ry, cited; DA GO 59, 1970) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 8 1 

1st BATTALION, 4th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LINEAGE (nondivisional) 

Constituted 20 October 1786 in the Regular Army as Capt. Henry 

Burbeck's Company of Artillery and organized at West Point, New York. 

Redesignated 3 October 1787 as Capt. Henry Burbeck's 3d Company, 

Battalion of Artillery. Redesignated in 1792 as Capt. Daniel McLane's 

Company of Artillery of the 4th Sublegion, Legion of the United States. 

Redesignated 9 May 1794 as Capt. Daniel McLane's Company, lst Battalion, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated I November 

1797 as Capt. George Ingersoll's Company, lst Battalion, Corps of 

Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated 27 April 1798 as Capt. George 

ingersoll's Company, 1st Battalion, lst Regiment of Artillerists a nd 

Engineers. Consolidated 1 April 1802 with Capt. George Izard's Company, lst Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers (see ANNEX 1), Capt. 

Frederick Frye's Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment of Artillerists and 

Engineers (see ANNEX 2), and Capt. Peter Tallman's Company, lst Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers (see ANNEX 3), and consolidated unit 

redesignated as Capt. Henry M. Muhlenberg's Company, Regiment of 

Artillerists. Redesignated 24 November 1804 as Capt. J ames B. Many's 

Company, Regiment of Artillerists. Redesignated 11 J anuary 181 2 as 

Capt. j ames B. Many's Company, 1st Regiment of Artillery. Red esignated 

16 August 1813 as Capt. Thomas G. Murray's Company, 1st Regiment of 

Artillery. Redesignated 12 May 1814 as Capt. T homas G. Murray's Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated 17 May 18 15 as Capt. Thomas G. 

Murray's Company, Corps of Artillery, Southern Division. Redesignated 

2 1 August 18 16 as Company G, 3d Battalion, Corps of Artillery, Southern 

Division. Redesignated 1 june 182 L as Company D, 4th Regiment of 

Artillery. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 39th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 39th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 30 J une 19 16 as 

the 1st Company, Fm·t Morgan [Alabama]. Redesignated 3 1 August 19 17 

as the 1st Company, Coast De fenses of Mobile. Inactivated 18 September 

192 1 at Fort Morgan, Alabama. Redesignated 1 J une 1922 as the 39th 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated l july I 924 as Battery D, 4th Coast Artille ry. Activated 

18 August 1924 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Disbanded 3 October 1944 

in the Canal Zone. 

Reconstituted 12 October 1944 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery D, 4th Coast Artillery Battalion (constituted 

3 October 1944 in the Army of the United States), and consolidated unit 

designated as Batte ry D, 4th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 

I November 1944 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone . Redesignated 1 February 

1946 as Battery D, Harbor Defenses of Balboa. Inactivated 15 May 1950 
82 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Bauery D, 

4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see 

AN 1EX 4), and consolidated unit designated as Battery D, 4th Antiaircra ft 

Artille ry Automatic Weapons Baualion. Redesignated 31 July 1950 as 

Battery D, 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 15 November 

1954 in England. 

Reconstituted 12 August 1958 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery D, 4th Field Artillery (organized in 190 1), and 

consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and Headq uarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 4th Artillery (organic elements concuJTently 

constituted). Battalion activated I September 1958 at Niagara Falls, New 

York. Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 1st Battalion, 4th Artillery. 

Inactivated 31 March 1970 at Niagara Falls, I ew York. 

Redesignated (less former Battery D, 4th Field Artillery) 1 September 

1971 as the 1st Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery (former Battery D, 4th 

Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the lst Battalion, 4th Field 

Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). I st Baualion, 4th Air Defense 

Artill ery, activated 13 September l972 at Fort Lawton, Washington. Inactivated 30 july 1974 at Fort Lawton, Washington. Activated 1 April 1979 

at Fort Lewis, Washington. 

ANNEX I 

Constituted 9 May 1794 in the Regular Army as the I st Company, 2d 

Battalion, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Organized in June 1795 as 

Capt. Griffith J. McRee's 1st Company, 2cl Battalion, .Corps of Anill erists 

and Engineers. Redesignated in August 1796 as a company, 2d Battalion, 

Corps of Artillerists and Engineers (Captain McRee took command or 

Captain Wadsworth's Company in 1796-see ANNEX 3). Redesignated 27 

April 1798 as a company, 1st Battalion, I st Regiment of Artillerists and 

Engineers. Redesignated 9 March 180 I as Capt. Piercy S. Pope's Company, lst Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated in 180 l as 

Capt. George Izard's Company, 1st Regi ment of Arti llerists and 

Engineers. 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted27 April 1798 in the Regular Army as a company in the I st 

Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. Organized in July 1798 in Pennsylvania as Capt. J ohn McClallen's Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment 

of Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated in 1799 as Capt. Frederick 

Frye's Company, lst Battalion, I st Regimem of Artillerists and Engineers. 

ANNEX 3 

Constituted 9 May 1794 in the Regular Army as the 2d Company, 3d 

Battalion, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Organized in June 1794 at 

West Point, New York, as Capt. Decius Wadsworth's 2cl Company, 3d 

Battalion, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated 30 june 1796 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DAT A 83 

as Lt. William Morris' 2d Company, 3d Batta lion, Corps of Artillerists and 

Engineers. Redesignated in August 1796 as Capt. Griffith J. McRee's 3d 

Company, 3d Battalion, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated 

27 April 1798 as Capt. .Joseph Elliott's Company, I st Regime nt of 

Artille rists and Engineers. Redesignated 29 December 1800 as Capt. Peter 

T allman's Company, 1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. 

ANNEX 4 

ConstiLUted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery M, 95th 

Coast Artille ry. Activated 17 April 194 1 at Camp Davis, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated J 2 December 1943 as Battery D, 866th 

Antiaircraft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Battalio n. Inactivated 30 September 1946 o n Luzon, Philippine Islands. Redesignated 13 October 1948 

as Battery 0 , 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapo ns Battalio n. 

Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

CAJ\•I I'AICN PARTICIPATION C REDIT 

W(lr oi 1812 

*Louisiana 18 15 

lndia11 Wars 

*Creeks 

*Seminoles 

~lodocs 

Little Big Hom 

*Nez Perces 

*Bannocks 

i\1/l'xican War 

*Palo Aho 

*Resaca de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerm Gordo 

*Contreras . 

*Chapultepec 

*Tamaulipas 184() 

Peninsula 

Shiloh 

Valley 

Manassas 

i\mictam 

Fredericksburg 

DECORATI ONS 

M u rfreesborough 

Chanccllorsville 

Gcuysburg 

Chickamauga 

Chauanooga 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

*Cold llarbor 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Nashville 

Appomauox 

*Virginia 18() I 

*Virginia 1862 

*Virginia 1863 

*Virginia 1864 

Virginia 1865 

Mississippi 1862 

IV orfd I Vm· II 

*American Theater. Streamer withou1 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naples-Foggia 

Rome-A raw 

*l.eyiC 

*R)•ukyus 

*Philipp in e Presidentia l Unit Citatio n, Streame r e mb roide red 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4.JULV 1945 (866th Antia ircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 
84 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 4th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LtNEAC£ 

(inactive) 

Constituted 3 March l847 in the Regular Army as Company M, 4th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 28 july 1847 at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated l3 February 1901 as the 46th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 46th Company, Coast Artille ry Corps. Redesignated 12 J uly 191 6 as 

the 3d Company, Fort Strong [Massachusetts]. Redesignated 2 1 j uly I 917 

as Battery C, 6th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated5 February 19 18 as Battery C, 5 1st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 7 August 1918 as Battery C, 43d Artillery (Coast Artille ry 

Corps). Inactivated 16 August 1921 at Camp Eustis, Virginia. (Additionally designated 1 June 1922 as the 46th Company, Coast Artillery 

Corps; additional designation abolished 1 july 1924.) 

Redesignated I July 1924 as Battery B, 4th Coast Artillery. Activated 

15 April 1932 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Disbanded 3 October 1944 in 

the Canal Zone. 

Reconstituted 12 October 1944 in the Regular Army; concurrenlly 

consolidated with Battery B, 4th Coast Artillery Battalion (constituted 3 

October 1944 in the Army of the United States), and consolidated unit 

designated as Battery B, 4th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 

I November 1944 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Disbanded I February 

1946 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Reconstituted 28 June L 950 in the 

Regular Army; concurrenlly consolidated with Battery B, 4th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion. Redesignated 3 1 july 1950 as Battery B, 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 16 June 1957 in England. 

Redesignated 1 December 1957 as Headquarte rs and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 4th Artillery, assigned to the 9th Infantry 

Division, and activated at Fort Carson, Colorado (organic e lements constituted 13 November 1957 and activated 1 December 1957). (Headquarters a n·d Headquarters Battery, 2d Howitze r Battalion, 4th Artillery, 

consolidated 26 j une 1958 with Battery B, 4th Field Artillery Battalion 

[organized in 190 I), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 2d Howitzer Batta lion, 4th Artillery.) Battalion inactivated 31 J an uary 1962 at Fort Carson, Colorado. Redesignated 1 February 1966 as the 2d Battalion, 4th Artillery, and activated at 

Fort Riley, Kansas. Inactivated 13 October 1970 at Fort Lewis, Washington. 

Redesignated (less former Battery B, 4th Field Artillery Battalion) 

I September 1971 as the 2d Battalion, 4th Ail- Defense Artillery, and 
LINEAGES AND HERALD IC DATA 85 

relieved from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division (former Battery B, 

4th Field Artillery Battalion, concurrently redesignated as the 2d Battalion, 4th Field Artillery- hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNJ.<:X 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery K, 95th 

Coast Artillery. Activated 17 April 1941 at Camp Davis, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 12 December 1943 as Battery B, 866th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 30 September 1946 in the Philippine Islands. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as 

Battery B, 4th Antiaircraft ArtilleryAutomatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 15 January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

War of 1812 

Louisiana 1815 

f111/ian Wars 

Creeks 

*Seminoles 

*Modocs 

Little Big Horn 

Nez Perces 

*Bannocks 

Mt>xican Wm· 

Palo Alto 

Resaa~ de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

Vera Cru;: 

Ceno Gordo 

Contrenas 

Chapultepec 

Tamaulipas 1816 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

*Shiloh 

Valley 

Manassas 

Antietam 

Fredericksburg 

*Murfreesborough 

Chancellors ville 

Ceuysburg 

*Chickamauga 

Chattanooga 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petersbua·g 

DECORATIONS 

Shenandoah 

*Franklin 

*Nashville 

Appomattox 

Virginia 1861 

Virginia 1862 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

Via·ginia 1865 

*Mississippi 1862 

World War I 

*Lorraine 191 8 

World War II 

*American Theater, Streamer without 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naples-Foggia 

Rome-Arno 

*Leyte 

*Ryukyus 

Vietnam 

*Counteroffensive, Phase II 

*Counteroffensive, Phase Ill 

*Tet Counteroffensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

*Counteroffensive, Phase V 

*Counteroffensive, l'hase VI 

*Tct 69/Countero(Tcnsive 

*Summer-fall 1969 

*Winter-spring 1970 

*Sanctuary Counteroffensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase VII 

*Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embr-oidered SA IGON (2d Battalion, 

4th Artillery, cited; DA GO 43, 1970) 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4.JULV 1945 (866th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 
86 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered V IETNAM 1966-1968 (2d Battalion, 4th Artillery, cited; DA GO 31, 

1969, as amended) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968 (2d Battalion, 4th Artillery, cited; DA GO 31, 1969) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered V IETNAM 1969 (2d Battalion, 4th Artillery, cited; DA GO 59, 1969) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered V I ETNAM 1969-J 970 (2d Battalion, 4th Artillery, cited; DA GO 55, 

1971) 

*Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer 

embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1969 (2d Battalion, 4th Artillery, cited; DA 

GO 59, 1969) 

*Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer 

embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970 (2d Battalion, 4th Artillery, cited; DA 

GO 55, 197 1) 

Battery D additionally entitled to Valorous Unit Award, Streamer 

embroidered PARROT's BEAK (Battery D, 2d Battalion, 4th Artillery, cited; 

DA GO 48, 1971) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 87 

3d BATTALION, 4th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(82d Airborne Division) 

LlNJ.::/\GJ.:: 

Constituted 11 J amw•·y 18 I 2 in the Regular Army as a compa ny in the 

2d Regiment of Artillery. Organized in May 18 12 as Capt. .J ames N. Barker's Company, 2d Regiment of Artille ry. Consolidated in late 18 13 with 

Capt. Spotswood He nry's Company, 2d Regiment o r Artillery (organized 

in 18 12), and consolidated unit designated as Capt. .J ames N. Barker's 

Company, 2d Regimem of Artillery. Redesignated in December 18 13 as 

Capt. Samuel B. Arche r's Company, 2d Regiment or Anillery. Redesignated 12 May 1814 as Capt. Samuel B. Archer's Company, Corps of 

Artillery. Redesignated 17 May 181 5 as Capt. Samuel B. Archer's Company, Corps of Artille ry, Southe rn Division. Redesignated 21 August 

18 16 as Company D, 4th Batta lio n, Corps of Artille ry, Southern Division. 

Redesignated J June J 82 1 as Company C, 4th Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 38th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February I 907 as 

the 38th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 24 july 19 16 as 

the 4th Company, Fort Winfie ld Scott [California]. Red esignated 

29 March 1917 as the 1st Compa ny, Fort MacArthur [California]. 

Redesig nated 31 August 19 J 7 as the l st Company, Coast De fenses or Los 

Angeles. Redesig nated in October 19 17 as the 3d Sepa rate Antiaircrart 

Battery. Dcmo9.ilized 22 Janua ry 191 9 at Fort Totte n, New York. Reconstituted l J une 1922 in the Regular Army and consolidated with the 2d 

Company, Coast De fenses or Los Angeles (active) (organized 1 February 

I 9 18 at Los Angeles; consolidated in 1922 with the I sl Compan y, Coast 

Del'enses or Los Angeles [organized in J anuary 192 1 at Los Angeles]; and 

consolidated unit designated as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of Los 

Angeles); consolidated unit concurrently redesignated as the 38th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, and inactivated at Los Angeles, California. 

Redesignated l July 1924 as Batte ry C, 4th Coast Art.illery. Activated 

I 8 August 1924 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Inactivated 3 1 July 1926 at 

Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Activated J 5 April1932 at ForLArnador, Canal 

Zone. 

Disbanded 1 November 1944 at Fort Kobbc, Canal Zone; concurrently 

reconstituted in the Regular Army, consolidated with Batte ry C, 4th Coast 

Artillery Battalion (constituted 3 Octo bet- 1944 in the Army of the United 

States), consolidated unit designated as Battery C, 4th Coast Artillery 

Battalio n, and activated at the Air Base, Seymou r Island, Galapagos. 

Disbanded 1 February 1946 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Reconstituted 

28 .June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurre ntly co11 solidated with Battery C, 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) 

(see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Ballcry C, 4th Anti-
88 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 17 June 1957 

in England. 

Consolidated 25 J une 1958 with Battery C, 4th Field Artillery Battalion (active) (organized in 1901), and consolidated unit reorganized and 

redesignated as Headquarte rs and Headquarters Battery, 3d Howitzer 

Battalion, 4th Artillery (organic elements constituted 2 J une 1958 and 

activated 25 J une 1958). Battalion inactivated 25 September 1958 at Fort 

Sill, Oklahoma. Assigned 15 March 1960 to the 2d Infantry Brigade. 

Activated 1 April 1960 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Inactivated 

20 April 1962 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and relieved from assignment to the 2d Infantry Brigade. 

Redesignated (less former Battery C, 4th Field Artillery Battalion) 

1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery (former 

Batte ry C, 4th Field Artille ry Battalion, concurrently redesignated as the 

3d Battalion, 4th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 3d Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery, assigned 13 September 1972 to the 82d 

Airborne Division and activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery L, 95th 

Coast Artillery. Activated 17 April 1941 at Camp Davis, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 12 December 1943 as Battery C, 866th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 30 September 1946 at San Narciso, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Redesignated 

13 October 1948 as Battery C, 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 15 January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN P ARTICIPATION CRt::DIT 

War of 1812 

*Canada 

Louisiana 18 15 

BarbW)' Wars 

*Streamer with bronze star (authorized 

by the U.S. Navy for actions against 

Algiers in 18 15) 

Indian Wars 

Creeks 

*Sctninoles 

Modocs 

*Liule Big Horn 

Nez l'et·ces 

Bannocks 

Mc.~iam War 

l'alo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

*Conu·cras 

*Chapuhepec 

Tamaulipas 1816 

Civil War 

*Peninsula 

Shiloh 

Valley 

Manassas 

*Antietam 

*Freclcricksbut·g 

M u rl'rccsborough 

DECORATIONS 

*Chancellors ville 

*Ceuysburg 

Chickamauga 

Chauanooga 

*Wilde rness 

*Spotsylvania 

Cold l larbor 

*Petersburg 

*Shenandoah 

Nashville 

*Appomauox 

Virginia 186 1 

*Virginia 1862 

*Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

*Virginia 1865 

Mississippi 1862 

War With SfJain 

*Pueno Rico 

World War I 

*Streamer without inscription 

World War II 

*American Theater, Streamer widlOut 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naplcs-Foggia 

Romc-Arno 

*Lcytc 

*Ryukyus 

89 

*Philippine Presidentia l Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 O CTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY f 945 (866th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Baualion cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 
90 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th BATTALION, 4th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LI NEAGE 

Organized in the spring of 1821 in the Regular Army as Capt. J ohn 

Erving's Company of Artillery. Redesignated I J une 182 1 as Company H, 

4th Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 1 as the 42d Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 42d 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 August 1916 as the 11th 

Company, Fort Mills [Philippine Islands]. Redesignated 3 1 August 19 17 

as the 11th Company, Coast Defenses of Manila a nd Subic Bays. Redesignated 30 .June 1922 as the 42d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated I July 1924 as Battery H , 4th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Philippine Islands. Activated 18 August 1924 at Fort Amador, 

Canal Zone. Disbanded 3 October 1944 at Fort Clayton, Canal Zone. 

Reconstituted 28 J une I 950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

Battery D, 20th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 Ma rch 

1952 as Battery D, 20th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 

8 May 1952 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Redesignated 1 May 1953 as 

Battery D, 20th Antiaircr<\l't Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 December 

1957 at Seattle, Washington. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and H eadquarters 

Battery, 4th Missil e Battalion, 4th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Poulsbo, 

Washington. Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 4th Battalion, 4th 

Artillery. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 4th Battalion, 4th Air 

Defense Artillery.' Inactivated 13 September 1972 at Fort Lawton, Washington. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PART"I C IPAT ION CREDIT 

War of 18/2 *Chickmauga 

Chattanooga 

Wildcmcss 

Spotsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Nashville 

Appomattox 

Virginia 1861 

Virginia 1862 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1861 

Virginia 1865 

Louisiana 1815 

Indian Wars 

*Creeks 

*Seminoles 

Modocs 

*Little Big Hom 

Nez Perces 

Bannocks 

Mexican War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca d e Ia Palma 

*Monterey 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Contreras 

*Chapultepcc 

Tam;tUlipas 1846 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

*Shiloh 

Valley 

l'vlanassas 

AnLictam 

Frcdericksbu rg 

*M urfrccsborough 

Chanccllo rsvillc 

Gcuysburg 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

*Mississippi 1862 

*Geo•·gia 1864 

War With Spain 

*Santiago 

World WM II 

*American Theater, Streamer without 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naplcs-Foggia 

Rome-Arno 

Leytc 

Ryukyus 

91 
92 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATT ALI ON, 4th AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

L I NEAGE 

Organized in May 1815 in the Regular Army at Fort Independence, 

Massachusetts, as Bvt. Lt. Col. Samuel D. Harris' Company, Regiment of 

Light Artillery. Redesignated 22 May 18 16 as Company E, Regiment of 

Light Artillery. Redesignated 1 j une 1821 as Company G, 4th Regiment 

of Artillery. . 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 41st Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 41st Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 1 july 1916 as the 

2d Company, Fort Monroe [Virginia]. Redesignated 31 August 19 17 as 

the 2d Company, Coast Defe nses of Chesapeake Bay. Redesignated 

I june 1922 as the 41st Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery G, 4th Coast 

Artillery. Disbanded I November 1944 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. 

Reconstituted 28 June J 950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

Battery C, 20th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 March 

1952 as Battery C, 20th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 

8 May 1952 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Redesignated 1 May 1953 as 

Battery C, 20th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 December 

1957 at Seattle, Washington. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and H eadquarters 

Battery, 5th Automatic Weapons Battalion, 4th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 in 

Germany. Inactivated 10 August 1960 in Germany. Redesignated 

19 February 1962 as the 5th Battalion, 4th Artillery, assigned to the 5th 

Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Carson, Colorado. Inactivated 

17 August 197 1 at Fort Carson, Colorado, and relieved from assignment 

to the 5th Infantry Division. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 5th 

Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTlCIPATION CREDIT 

Warof/812 

Louisiana 1815 

Indian Wars 

*Creeks 

*Seminoles 

Modocs 

Liule Big Horn 

*Nez Perces 

*Bannocks 

*Nebraska 1855 

Mtxican War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

*Momerey 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Contreras 

*Molino del Rcy 

*Chapulte pec 

Tarnaulipas 1846 

Civil War 

*Peninsula 

Shiloh 

Valley 

Manassas 

*Antietam 

• Fredericksbmg 

M u rfrcesborough 

*Chancellorsville 

*Cen ysburg 

Chi<:kam:•uga 

*Chauanooga 

Wilderness 

DECORATIONS 

Spotsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Nashville 

Appomattox 

*Virginia 1861 

Virginia 1862 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

Virginia 1865 

Mississippi 1862 

War With Spain 

*Santiago 

World WaT II 

*American Theater, Streamer without 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naplcs-f oggia 

Rome-Arno 

Leyte 

Ryukyus 

Viet11am 

*Counteroffensive, Phase V 

*CoumeroiTensive, Phase VI 

*Tct 69/Countcroffcnsive 

*Summer-fall 1969 

*Winte r-spring 1970 

*Sanctuary Cou meroffcnsive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase VI! 

*Consolidation I 

93 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM I 968 (5th Battalion, 4th Artillery, cited; DA GO 43, I 970) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971 (5th Battalion, 4th Artillery, cited; DA GO 42, 1972) 
94 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th BAT T ALION, 4th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LI.NEAGE 

Organized in 18 16 in the Regular Army as Company M, 4th Battalion, 

Corps of Artillery, Southern Division. Redesignated 1 J une 1821 as Company I, 4th Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 43d Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 43d 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 3 july 19 16 as the lst 

Company, Fort Terry [New York]. Redesignated 3 1 August 19 17 as the 

12th Company, Coast Defenses of Long Island Sound. Redesignated 

2 December 19 18 as the 8th Company, Coast Defenses of Long Island 

Sound . Redesignated 4 March 192 1 as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses 

of Long Isla nd Sound. Redesignated 17 December 192 L as the 5th Company, Coast Defenses of Long Island Sou nd. Redesignated J j une 1922 as 

the 43d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 j uly 1924 as Battery I, 4th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Coast Defenses of Long Island Sound. Activated 18 August 

1924 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Disbanded I November 1944 at Fort 

Amador, Canal Zone. 

Reconstituted 28 j une 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

Battery A, 44th Antiaircraft Artillery Batta lion. Redesignated 1 April 

195 I as Battery A, 44th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, a nd activated 

at Camp Stewart, Georgia. Redesignated 22 March 1955 as Battery A, 

44th An.tiaircraft Artillery Missile Batta lion. Inactivated I Se ptember 

1958 at Model City, New Yo1·k. 

Redesignated 3 I March 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Howitzer Battalion, 4th Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from 

the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to the 63d 

Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion 

activated l May 1959 at Santa Monica, California. Redesign ated 1 April 

1963 as the 6th Battalion, 4th Artillery. Location of Headqua rte rs 

changed 16 March 1964 to Playa del Rey, Califor ni a. Inactivated 

3 1 December 1965 at Playa del Rey, California, and relieved from assignment to the 63d Infantry Division. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 

6th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPA IGN PAR'J"ICII'ATION C REDIT 

IVt1r of 1812 

Louisiana 1815 

huliau Wm:r 

*Creeks 

*Seminoles 

~lodocs 

Little Big I lorn 

Nez l'erces 

Bannocks 

tvlexica11 War 

*Palo AltO 

*Resaca de Ia Palma 

*Monterey 

Vera Crul. 

Cerro Gordo 

Comreras 

Chapultepc<.: 

*Tamaulipas 18116 

*Chauanooga 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

*Nashville 

Appomauox 

*Vit·ginia 1861 

Virginia 1862 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

Virginia 1865 

*Mississippi 1862 

*Kentucky 1862 

*Tennessee 1863 

*Tennessee 18()4 

*Alabama 1865 

*Georgia I 865 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

Shiloh 

World War// 

Valley 

Manassas 

Antiellllll 

Fredericksburg 

lu rfreesborough 

Chancellorsville 

Geuysbut'g 

*Chickamauga 

D ECORATI ONS 

None. 

"'Amerio u1 T heater, Streamer wi! houL 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naples-l·'oggia 

Rome-Arno 

Leyte 

Ryukyus 

95 
96 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

7th BATTALION, 4th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted 5 J uly 1838 in the Regular Army as Company K, 4th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 24 J uly 1838 at Fort Columbus, New 

York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 44th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 44th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 1 July 1916 as the 

1st Company, Fort Sherman [Canal Zone). Redesignated 31 August 1917 

as the lst Company, Coast Defenses of Cristobal. Redesignated 30 j une 

1922 as the 44th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery K, 4th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Canal Zone. Activated 18 August 1924 at Fort Amador, Canal 

Zone. Disbanded I November 1944 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. 

Reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

Battery B, 44th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 1 April 

1951 as Battery B, 44th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, and activated 

at Camp Stewart, Georgia. Redesignated 22 March 1955 as Battery B, 

44th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 

1958 at Cambria, New York. 

Redesignated 7 April 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7th Howitzer Battalion, 4th Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from 

the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to the 77th 

Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion 

activated 1 May 1959 at Fort Totten, New York. Redesignated 26 March 

1963 as the 7th Battalion, 4th Artillery. Inactivated 30 December 1965 at 

Fort Totten, New York, and relieved from assignment to the 77th Infantry 

Division. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 7th Battalion, 4th Air 

Defense Artillery. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PART ICIPATI ON CREDIT 

War of 1812 

Louisiana 18 15 

Indian Wars 

Creeks 

Seminoles 

*Modocs 

*Little Big Horn 

Nez Perces 

Bannocks 

Me.~ican War 

Palo Allo 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Momerey 

Vera Cruz 

Cen·o Gordo 

Contreras 

Chapultcpcc 

M u rf•·eesborough 

*Chancellorsville 

*Gettysburg 

Chickamauga 

Chattanooga 

*Wilderness 

*Spotsylvania 

*Cold Harbor 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Nashville 

* Appomauox 

Virginia 1861 

*Virginia 1862 

*Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

Virginia 1865 

Mississippi 1862 

Tamaulip<IS 1846 

World War II 

Civil WM 

*Peninsula 

Shiloh 

Valley 

Manassas 

Amietam 

*Fredericksbll!·g 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

*American T heater, Streamer without 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

N a pies· F oggia 

Rome-Arno 

Leyte 

Ryukyus 

97 
98 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

8th BATTALION, 4th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 3 March 1847 in the Regular Army as Company L, 4th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 12 November 1847 at Fo•-L Columbus, 

New York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 45th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 45th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 1 J uly 1916 as the 

3d Company, Fort Grant (Canal Zone]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as 

the 3d Company, Coast Defenses of Balboa. Redesignated 30 j une 1922 as 

the 45th Company, Coast Artille ry Corps. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery A, 4th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Canal Zone. Activated 18 August I 924 at Fort Amador, Canal 

Zone. Disbanded 3 October 1944 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. 

Reconstituted 12 October 1944 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery A, 4th Coast Artillery Battalion (constituted 

3 October 1944 in the Army of the United States), and consolidated unit 

des.ignated as Battery A, 4th Coast Artill e ry Battalion. Activated 

l November 1944 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Redesignated 1 February 

1946 as Baucry A, Harbor Defenses of Balboa. Inactivated 15 J anuary 

1947 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Battery A, 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapbns Battalion (active) 

(see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapo ns Battalion. Redesignated 31 July 

1950 as Batte ry A, 4th Antiaircraft Artille ry Battalion. Inactivated 

17 J une 1957 in England. 

Consolidated 4 April 1960 with Battery A, 4th Field Artillery Battalion 

(organized in 1901 ); consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 8th Howitzer Battalion, 4th Artillery, and assigned 

to the 1st Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted). 

Battalion activated 20 April 1960 at Fort Riley, Kans as. Re lieved 

23 October 1963 from assignment to the lst Infantry Division. Inactivated 

2 J anuary 1964 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Redesignated 20 December 1966 

as the 8th Battalio n, 4th Artillery. Activated I March 1967 at Fort Sill, 

Oklahoma. 

Redesignated (less former Battery A, 4th Field Artillery Battalion) 

1 September 197 1 as the 8th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery, and 

inactivated in Vietnam (former Battery A, 4th Field Artillery Battalion, 

concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 8th Battalion, 4th Field 

Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 99 

ANNEX 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery I; 95th 

Coast Artillery. Activated 17 April 194 1 at Camp Davis, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 12 December 1943 as Battery A, 866th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. 1nactivated 

30 Sepember 1946 on Luzon, Phi lippine Islands. Redesignated 

13 October 1948 as Battery A, 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDI'I~ 

War of 1812 

Louisiana l !ll5 

l11dia11 Wars 

Creeks 

*Seminoles 

Modocs 

Liulc Big I lorn 

Nez Perccs 

Bannocks 

Nlexium War 

Palo Alto 

Resaca de Ia Palma 

Monterey 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Conu·eras 

Chapultepec 

Tamaulipas 184() 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

Shiloh 

Vt•lley 

Manassas 

Antietam 

Fredericksburg 

M urfreesborough 

Ch<lncellorsville 

Gettysburg 

Chickamauga 

Chattanooga 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

*Cold Habor 

D ECORATIONS 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Nashville 

Appomauox 

*Virginia 1861 

*Virginia 1862 

*Virginia 1863 

*Virginia 1864 

Virginia 1865 

.Mississippi 1862 

*Nonh Carolina 1863 

Wodd War// 

*American Theater, Streamer withom 

inscription 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naples· Foggia 

Romc-Arno 

*Leyte 

*Ryukyus 

Viflnam 

*Counteroffensive, l'h<ISC I ll 

*·ret Counteroffensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

*Counteroffensive, Phase V 

*Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

*Tet 59/Counteroffensive 

*Summer- fall 1969 

*Winter-spring 1970 

*Sanctuary Counteroffensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase VII 

*Consolidation I 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967 (8th Battalion [less Battery B], 4th Artillery, cited; DA GO 32, 1973) 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1968- 1969 (8th Battalion, 4th Artillery, cited; DA GO 39, 1970) 

*Philippine Presidential Un it Citation, Streame1· embroidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4j ULY 1945 (866th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971 (8th Battalion, 4th Artillery, cited; DA GO 6 , 1974) 
100 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

16th DETACHMENT, 4th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

L INEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 1 J uly 1924 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 2d 

Battalion, 4th Coast Artillery. Activated 18 August 1924 at Fort Amador, 

Canal Zone. Disbanded 1 November 1944 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. 

Reconstituted 28June 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 20th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 March 1952 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 20th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 8 May 1952 

at Fort Lewis, Washington. Redesignated 1 May 1953 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 20th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 December 1957 at Phantom Lake, Washington. 

Redesignated 5 August 1958 as the 16th Detachment, 4th Artillery. 

Activated l September 1958 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 17 September 1962 at Fort Bliss, T exas. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 

16th Detachment, 4th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN P ARTI C IPATION C REDIT 

None. 

DECORATION$ 

None. 

4 TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY 

"Activities of the 35th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade." Antiaircraft Artille1y 

jou.rnal93 Uuly 1950):3 1-32. 

Buell, Augustus C. The Cannoneer. Washington: National Tribune, 1890. 

Dyer, Alexandet· Brydie. Historical Sketch of the Fourth U.S. A·rtillery. Governor's Island, N.Y., 1890. 

---·"The Fourth Regiment of Artillery." The Army of the United States. 

Edited by Theophilus F. Rodenbaugh and William L. Haskin, 351-75. 

New York: Maynard, Merrill and Company, 1896. Originally published in j oumal of the Militmy Se1-vice Institution of the United States 11 

(1890):843-67. 

Dyer, Frederick. "4th Regiment of Artillery." A Compendium of the War of 

the Rebellion. New York: Thomas Yoscloff, 1959. 

4th AAA, A W Battalion (M), Fm·t Bliss, Texas. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy 

Publishing Company, 1949. 

Fuger, Frederick. "Cushing's Battery at Gettysburg."jou.mal of the Military 

Se·rvice Institution of the United Stcttes 41 (1907):405-10. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 101 

Gardner, Asa Bird. "Henry Burbeck: Brevet Brigadier-General United 

States Army- Founder of the United States Military Academy." Magazine of American History 9 (April 1883):251-66. Contains information 

about the current lst Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery. 

Ginsburg, A.R. "O'Brien's Bulldogs." Field A1·tillery j oum,al27 (May-June 

1937): 182-87. Contains information about the current 5th Battalion, 

4th Air Defense Artillery, and the former Battery B, 4th Regiment of 

Artillery. 

McClellan, Edwin North. History of the United States Marine Corps. Washington: Historica l Section, U.S. Marine Corps, 1931. Volume 2, 

pages 2-3, 8-9, contains information about the current 3d Battalion, 

4th Air Defense Artillery. 

Mahon,J ohn K. HistoryoftheSecondSeminole War, 1835-1842. Gainesville: 

University of Florida Press, 1967. 

Michie, Peter Smith. The Life and Letters ofEmo?y Upton, Colonel of the Fourth 

Regiment of Ar·tillery. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1885. 

Official Register of the Fourth United States Artillery to April I, 1866. Baltimore: 

J.B. Rose and Company, 1866. 

Ott, David Ewing. Field Artillery, 1954-1973. Vietnam Studies. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1975. Contains information 

about the 2d and 8th Battalions, 4th Air Defense Artillery. 

Reysen, Frank, ed. 9thlnfantryDivision,l918-1968. Vietnam: 9th Infantry 

Division, 1968. Contains information about the 2d Battalio n, 4th Air 

Defense Artillery. . 

Roster of Commissioned Officers of the Fourth U.S. Artillery, From its Organization, j une 1st, 1821, until the Regimental 01-ganization was Discontinued 

February 2nd, 1901. Fort Monroe: Artillery School. Press, 1901. 

Sprague, j ohn T. The Origin, P'rogt·ess, and Conclusion of the Florida War. 

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1848. Reprint. Gainesville, 

Fla.: University of Florida Press, 1964. 

"The US Army in the Barbary Wars. " Air Defense Ouly-September l 977): 

36-37. Pertains to the current 3d Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery. 

Weise, Carl, ed. 2nd Howitzer Battalion, 4th Artillery, 9th Infantry Division. 

2 vols. Dallas: Miller Publishing Company, 1958. 

5th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: 

Crest: 

Motto: 

Symbolism: 

Gules, a bend or charged with six cannon paleways in pairs 

sable, between in sinister chief a ftshhook fessways, ring to 

dexter, barb to base, and in dexter base a Lorraine Cross, 

both of the second (or). 

On a wreath of the colors, or and gules, upon a cannon 

wheel or partly surrounded by two palm branches vert the 

wheel grasped by two hands proper issuant chevronways 

from base, a bronze cannon paleways smoking of the last 

(proper). 

Volens et Pote·ns (Willing and Able). 

The shield is scarlet for artillery. The fishhook, representative of the shape of the federal baule lines, alludes to the 

battle of Gettysburg. The cannon in pairs refer to the battle 

of New Market, 1864. The Lorraine Cross denotes service 

in Lorraine by an element of the regiment during World 

War I. 

The crest represents the gallant service of Lt. Richard Metcalfs battery at Spotsylvania, 4- 24 May 1864, when it 

charged earthworks firing its guns and then ran them up by 

hand to a new position, to the Bloody Angle, and fired 

repeatedly. This is purported to be the only recorded 

instance in the Civil War of a battery charging on breastworks. 

OtSTlNCTIVE I NS IGNIA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND HoNORS 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 18 June 186 1 in the Regular Army as the 5th Regiment of 

Artillery. O rganized 4 July 1861 at Fort Greble, Pennsylvania. Regiment 

broken up 13 February 190 I and its elements reorganized and redesignated as separate numbered companies and batteries of Artillery Corps. 

Reconstituted 1 .July 1924 in the Regular Army as the 5th Coast Artillery 

and partially organized with Headquarters at Fort Hamilton, New York. 

(Batteries A and B activated I August 1940 and 15 J anuary 1941, respectively, at Fort Wadsworth, New York; Battery D activated 15 January 

103 
104 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

1941 at Fort Hamilton, New York.) Active elements of regiment inactivated 19 April1944 at Camp Rucker, Alabama. Disbanded 26 June 1944. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated 

with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group (active) (see ANN£X 1), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Group. 

Redesignated 20 March 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

5th Artillery Group. I nactivated 26 August 1960 at Camp Hanford, 

Washington. 

1st Battalion, 5th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the 

Regular Army. 

2d Battalion, 5th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the 

Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 2 14th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion (see ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit redesignated 

as the 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 March 1952 

as the 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 16 April 1952 

in Korea. Inactivated 20 December 1954 in Korea. Redesignated 23 May 

1955 as the 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Activated 1 June 

1955 at Fort Banks, Massachusetts. Inactivated 1 September 1958 at Bedford, Massachusetts. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Artillery Group; 24th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion; 1st Battalion, 5th Coast Artillery; 

and 5th Field Artillery Battalion (organized in 1907) consolidated, 

reorganized, and redesignated 26 August 1960 as the 5th Artillery, a 

parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. 

5th Artillery (less former 5th Field Artillery Battalion) reorganized and 

redesignated I September 1971 as the 5th Air Defense Artillery, a parent 

regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System (former 5th Field 

Artillery Battalion concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 5th 

Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 1 

Constituted 5 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Gr9u p. Activated 17 August 1942 at Camp Hulen, Texas. 

Redesignated 18 February 1944 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Inactivated 15 October 1945 at 

Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted 5 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 1st 

Battalion, 504th Coast Artillery. Activated 1 J uly 1942 at Camp Hulen, 

Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 20 J anuary 1943 as the 214th Coast 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 105 

Artillery Banalion. Red esig nated 13 November 1943 as the 2 J 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Gu n Battalion. Inactivated 12 February 1946 at Camp 

Kilmer, New J ersey. 

CAMPAIGN PART ICIPAT ION CREDIT 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

Manassas 

Amietam 

fredericksburg 

Chancellors ville 

Gettysburg 

Wildcrness 

SpOlsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petersburg 

Shenandonh 

Appomattox 

Virginia 1862 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

World War II 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naplcs-Foggia 

Anzio 

Rome-A rm> 

DECORATIONS 

Southern France (with arrowhead) 

Rhineland 

Ardenncs-Aisace 

Central Europe 

Korean War 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Viet1wm 

Defense 

Counteroff"c••sivc 

Counteroffensive, Ph;~se I I 

Counteroffensive, Phase 11 I 

Tet Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

Tet 69/Countcroflensive 

Summer- fall 1969 

Winter-spring 1970 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1966-1967 (Jst Battalion, 5th Artillery, cited; OA GO 48, 1968). 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967-1968 (lsl Battalion, 5th Artillery, cited; DA GO 39, 1970) 
106 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

lst BATTALION, 5th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 18 J une 1861 in the Regular Army as BatLery L, 5th Regiment of Artillery. Organized 4 July 1861 at Fort Greble, Pennsylvania. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 56th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 56th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 20 July 1916 as 

the 6th Company, Fort Hancock [New J ersey]. Redesignated 31 August 

19 J 7 as the 6th Company, Coast Defenses of Sanely Hook. Redesignated 

J June 1922 as the 56th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Batte ry D, 5th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in New J ersey. Activated 15 J anuary 194 1 at Fort Hamilton, New 

York. Inactivated 19 April 1944 at Camp Rucker, Alabama. Disbanded 

26 June 1944. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army. 

Consolidated 26 August 1960 with Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 1st Rocket Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery (active) (organized in 

1776), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headqua rters Battery, 1st Rocket Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery, an element of 

the lst Infantry Division (organic elements constill.Ited 8 February 1957 

and activatedl5 February 1957). Redesignatecl21 .J anuary 1964 as the lst 

Battalion, 5th Artillery. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

I st Rocket Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the 1st 

Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery; concurrently inactivated at Fort 

Riley, Kansas, and relieved from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division 

(former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Rocket Howitze1· 

Battalion, 5th Artillery, concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 

1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). lst Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artille ry, activated 13 September 1972 at Coventry, Rhode Isla nd. Inactivated 30 October 1974 at Coventry, Rhode 

Island. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Civil War Southern France (with arrowhead) 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Cemral Europe 

Peninsula 

Manassas 

Amietam 

Fredericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

Gettysburg 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petersburg 

Korean Wcw 

*Shenandoah 

Appomauox 

Virginia 1862 

*Virginia 1.863 

*Virginia 1864 

*Maryland 1864 

World War II 

T unisia 

Sicily 

Naples-Foggia 

Anzio 

Rome-Arno 

DECORATIONS 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer- fall 1952 

Third Korean winte•· 

Korea, summe•· 1953 

\fielnam 

*Defense 

*Counteroffensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase II *Counteroffensive, Phase Ill 

*Tet Counteroffensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

*Counteroffensive, ·rhase V 

*Coume•·offensivc, Phase VI 

*Tet 69/Countcroffcnsive 

*Summer-fall 1969 

*Winter-spring 1970 

107 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1966-1967 (1st Battalion, 5th Artillery, cited; DA GO 48, 1968) 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967-1968 (1st Battalion, 5th Artillery, cited; DA GO 39, 1970) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1968 (1st Batta lion, 5th Artillery, cited; DA GO 21, 

1969) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970 (1st Battalio n, 5th Artillery, cited; DA GO 2, 

1971) 

*Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer 

embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1970 (1st Battalion, 5th Artillery, cited ; DA 

GO 53, 1970) 
108 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 5th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(2d Armored Division) 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted 18 J une 1861 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 5th 

R.egiment of Artillery. Organized 4 .J uly 1861 at Fort Greble, Pennsylvama. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 49th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 49th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 1 July 1916 as the 

3d Company, Fort Williams [Maine]. Redesignated 21 July 1917 as Battery 

G, 6th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as Battery G, 51st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Redesignated 15 July 1918 as Battery D, 57th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Disbanded 30 June 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington. Reconstituted 

1 J une 1922 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Headquarters Company, Coast Defenses of Puget Sound (active) (organized in 

J une 1921), and consolidated unit redesignated as the 49th Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery A, 5th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Coast Defenses of Puget Sound. Activated 1 August 1940 at 

Fort Wadsworth, New York. Inactivated 19 April 1944 at Camp Rucker, 

Alabama. Disbanded 26 June 1944. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the 

Regular Army. 

Consolidated 26 August 1960 with Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery (active) (organized in 1898), 

and consolidated unit designated as Headquart.ers and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Howitze r Battalion, 5th Artillery (organic ele ments constituted I June 1958 and activated 25 J une 1958). Redesignated 25 J une 

1964 as the 2d Battalion, 5th Artillery. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

2d Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery) I September 1971 as the 2d Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, and inactivated in Germany (former 

Headquarters and Headquarters Batte ry, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 5th 

Artiller y, concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 2d Battalion, 

5th Field Artillery- hereafter separate lineage). 2d Battalion, 5th Air 

Defense Artillery, assigned 13 September 1972 to the 2d Armored Division and activated at Fort Hood, Texas. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Civil War 

*Peninsula 

Manassas 

*Antietam 

*Fredericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

Gettysburg 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

*Cold Harbor 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

*Meuse-Argonne 

*Lorraine 1918 

World Wa1· II 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naples-Foggia 

Anzio 

Rome-Arno 

SoUlhern France (with arrowhead) 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Central Europe Appomauox 

Virginia 1862 Korean Wm· 

*Virginia 1863 

*Virginia 1864 

World Wm· I 

*St. Mihiel 

D ECORAT IONS 

None. 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean wime•· 

Korea, summer 1953 

109 
110 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d BATTALION, 5th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 18 june 186 1 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 5th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 4 july 186 1 at Fort Greble, Pennsylvania. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 50th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 50th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in july 1916 as 

the 1st Company, Fort Levett [Maine]. Redesignated 31 August 19 17 as 

the 9th Company, Coast De fenses of Portland. Redesignated 9 F<:bruary 

192 1 as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of Portland. Redesignated 

I June 1922 as the 50th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery B, 5th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Coast Defenses of Portland. Activated 15 J anuary 194 1 at Fort 

Wadsworth, New York. Inactivated 19 April 1944 at Camp Rucker, Alabama. Disbanded 26 june 1944. Reconstituted 28 j ut1e 1950 in the Regular Army. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 5th Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Batta lio n activated 1 September 1958 at Bedford, Massachusetts. (Headquarte rs a nd Headquarters Batte ry, 3d Missile Battalion, 5th Artillery, consolidated 26 August 1960 with Ba ttery A, 5th 

Field Artillery Battalion [organized in 1861], and consolidated unit designated as H eadquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Missile Batta lion, 

5th Artillery.) Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 3d Battalion, 5th 

Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated (less former Battery A, 5th Field Artillery Battalion) 1 September 197 1 as the 3d Battalion, 5th Air Defense 

Artillery (former Battery A, 5th Field Artillery Batta lion, concurrently 

redesignated as the 3d Battalion, 5th Field Artillery-hereafter separate 

lineage). 3d Battalion, 5th Air Defe nse Artillery, inactivated 13 September 

1972 at Coventry, Rhode Island. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PART I CIPATION CREDI T 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

Manassas 

Antietam 

fredericksburg 

Chancellors vill e 

Gettysburg 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petersburg 

*Shenandoah 

Appomauox 

Virginia 1862 

Virginia 1863 

*Virginia 1864 

War With Spaill 

*Pueno Rico 

DECORAT IONS 

None. 

World War II 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naplcs-foggia 

Anzio 

Rome-A•-no 

Southern france (with arrowhead) 

Rhineland 

A rdennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

Korean Wtn 

Second Korean winter 

Korea. summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Kor·ea, summer 1953 

111 
112 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

4th MISSILE BATT ALI ON, 5th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

RA 

LINEAGE (inactive) 

Constituted 18 j une 1861 in the Regular Army as Battery G, 5th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organ ized 4 j uly 186 1 at Fort Greble, Pennsylvania. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 53d Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 53d 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Red esignated 30 j u ne 1916 as the 1st 

Company, Fort Wad sworth [New York]. Redesignated 3 1 Aug ust 19 17 as 

the 5th Company, Coast Defenses of Southern New Yo rk. Red esignated 

l j une 1922 as the 53d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Red esignated I J uly 1924 as Battery G, 5th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Coast Defenses of Sou thern New York. Disbanded 26 J une 

1944. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regu lar Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery C, 2 1 4th An tiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalio n (see 

ANNEx), and consolidated unit redesignated as Battery C, 24th Antiaircraft Artille ry Battalion. Redesignated 13 March 1952 as Battery C, 

24th Antiair craft Artillery Gun Battalio n. Activated 16 A pril 1952 in 

Korea. Inactivated 20 December 1954 in Korea. Redesig nated 23 May 

1955 as Battery C, 24th An tiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalio n. Activated 

1 June 1955 at Fort Banks, Massachusetts. Redesignated 1 J anuary 1956 as 

Battery B, 514th An tiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalio n. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September I 958 as Head quarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Artillery (organic elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated 1 September l 958). 

Battalion inactivated 10 August 1960 at Laytonsville, Maryland. (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Artillery, 

consolidated 26 August I 960 with Battery C, 5th Field Artillery Battalion 

[organized in 190 1], and consolidated unit designated as H eadquarters 

and H eadquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Artillery.) 

Redesignated (less former Battery C, 5th Field Artille ry Battalion) 

1 September 1971 as the 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery 

(former Battery C, 5th Field Artillery Battalion, concurrently redesignated as the 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Field Artillery-hereafter separate 

lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 5 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as Battery C, 

504th Coast Artillery. Activated 1 j uly 1942 at Camp Hulen, Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 20 J an uary 1943 as Battery C, 214th 

Coast Artillery Battalio n. Redesig nated 13 Novembe r 1943 as Battery C, 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 113 

2 14th Antiaircraft Arlillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 12 Februar y 1946 

at Camp Kilmer, New J ersey. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

Manassas 

Antietam 

Fredericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

*Mississippi River 

Gettysburg 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Cold llarbor 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

*Appomauox 

Virginia 1862 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

*Alabama 1864 

*Louisiana 1864 

DECORATIONS 

World War II 

Tunisia 

*Sicily 

*Naples-Foggia 

Anzio 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

*A rdcnncs·A Is ace 

*CenLral Europe 

Kortall War 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Ko1·ca, Slllllll1Cr 1953 

*Republic of Korea Presid en lia l U nit Citation, Streamer embroide r ed 

KOREA (24th Antiaircra ft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 24, 1954) 

*Republic of Ko rea Presidentia l Unit Citation, Streamer embroid ered 

DEFENSE or KOREA (24th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalio n cited ; DA 

G051 , 1957) 
114 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATTALION, 5th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

AR 

(i nactive) 

LtNEAGE 

Constituted 18 J une 1861 in the Regular Army as Battery H, 5th 

R~giment of Artillery. Organized 4 July 1861 at Fort Greble , Pennsylvama. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 54th Company, Coast Artillery, Ar'tillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 54th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 3 July 19 16 as the 

2d Company, Fort Wadsworth (New York]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 

as the 6th Company, Coast Defenses of Southern New York. Redesignated 

1 June 1922 as the 54th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery E, 5th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Coast Defenses of Southern New York. Disbanded 26 June 

1944. 

Reconstituted 28June J 950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 2 14th Antiaircraft Artillery .Gun Battalion (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit redesignated as Battery A, 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 March 1952 as Battery A, 

24th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 16 April 1952 in 

Korea. Inactivated 20 December 1954 in Korea. Redesignated 23 May 

1955 as Battery A, 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Activated 

J june 1955 at Fort Banks, Massachuseus. Redesignated 1 November 

1956 as Battery C, 605th Antia ircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Inactivated I September 1958 at Nahant, Massachusetts. 

Redesignated 6 April 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Rocket Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned 

to the 94th Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted). 

Battalion activated 1 May 1959 with Headquarte rs a t Boston, Massach usetts. (Headquarters and H eadqu arters Battery, 5th Rocket 

Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery, consolidated 26 August 1960 with Battery £, 5th Field Artillery [organized in 1898], and consolidated unit 

designated as Headquarters and H eadquarters Battery, 5th Rocket 

Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery.) Reorganized and redesignated 7 J anuary 1963 as the 5th Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery, relieved from assignment to the 94th Infantry Divisio n, and assigned to the 187th Infantry 

Brigade; location of Headquarters concurrently changed to Roslindale, 

Massachusetts. Redesignated 31 J anuary 1968 as the 5th Battalion, 5th 

Artillery. 

Redesignated (less former Battery E, 5th Field Artillery) 1 September 

1971 as the 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery; concurrently inactivated at Roslindale, Massachusetts, and relieved from assignment to the 

187th Infantry Brigade (former Battery E, 5th Field Artillery, concu r-
LI NEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 115 

rently reorganized and redesignated as the 5th Battalion, 5th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 5 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as Battery A, 

504th Coast Artillery. Activated I J uly 1942 at Camp Hulen, Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 20 J anuary 1943 as Battery A, 214th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 November 1943 as Battery A, 

214th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion . Inactivated 12 February 1946 

at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. 

CAMPAIGN PARTJ(;I PATION CREDIT 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

*Shiloh 

Manassas 

Antietam 

Fredericksburg 

*M urfrcesborough 

Chanccllorsville 

Gettysburg 

•Chickamauga 

*Chattanooga 

Wilderness 

*Tennessee 1864 

Virginia 1862 

Virgini~t 1863 

Virginia 1864 

World War II 

Tunisia 

*Sicily 

* Na pies· f' oggia 

Anzio 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardenncs-Aisace 

*Central Europe 

Spotsylvania 

Cold Harbor 

Petet·sburg 

Shenandoah 

Appomauox 

Korean War 

*Kentucky 1862 

*Mississippi 1862 

*Tennessee 1862 

*Tennessee 1863 

DECORATIONS 

*Second Kot·ean winter 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Korean wintct· 

*Korea, summer 1953 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA (24th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 24, 1954) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

DEFENSE oF KOREA (24th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 51, 1957) 
116 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 5th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

AR 

LINEAGE (inactive) 

Constituted 18 June 1861 in the Regular Army as Battery I, 5th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 4 July 1861 at Fort Greble, Pennsylvania. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 55th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 55th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 18 July 1916 as 

the 2d Company, Fort DeRussey [Hawaii]. Redesignated 3 1 August 1917 

as the lOth Company, Coast Defenses of Oahu. Redesignated 21 February 

192 1 as the 3d Company, Coast Defenses of Honolulu. Redesignated 

1 June 1922 as the 55th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery F, 5th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in Hawaii. Disbanded 26 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery B, 214th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit redesignated as Battery B, 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 March 1952 as Battery B, 

24th Antiaircra ft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 16 April 1952 in 

Korea. Inactivated 20 December 1954 in Korea. Redesignated 23 May 

1955 as Battery B, 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Activated 

I June 1955 at Fort Banks, Massachusetts. Redesignated 1 November 

1956 as Battery D, 605th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. I nactivated 1 September 1958 at Reading, Pennsylvania. 

Redesignated 7 April 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery; concurremly withdrawn from 

the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to the 77th 

Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion 

activated 1 May 1959 with Headquarters at Bronx, New York. (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery, 

consolidated 26 August 1960 with Battery F, 5th Field Artillery [organized in 1901 ], and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 6th Howitzer Battalion, 5th Artillery.) Redesignated 26 March 1963 as the 6th Battalion, 5th Artillery. I nactivated 30 

December 1965 at Bronx, New York, and relieved from assignment to the 

77th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated (less former Battery F, 5th Field Artillery) I September 

1971 as the 6th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery (former Battery F, 5th 

Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 6th Battalion, 5th Field 

Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 5 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as Battery B, 

504th Coast Artillery. Activated 1 July 1942 at Camp Hulen, Texas. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 117 

Reorganized and redesignated 20 January 1943 as Battery B, 214th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 November 1943 as Battery B, 

214th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 12 February 1946 

at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War /1 

Tunisia 

*Sicily 

*Naples-Foggia 

AtlZiO 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ard ennes-Aisace 

*Central Europe 

Civil wa,· 

*Peninsula 

*Manassas 

*Amietam 

*Fredericksburg 

*Chancellorsville 

*Gettysburg 

*Wilderness 

*Spotsylvania 

*Cold Harbor 

*Petersburg 

Shenandoah 

Appomattox 

*Virginia 1862 

Virginia 1863 

Virginia 1864 

Korean War 

DECORATIONS 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea, summer I 953 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA (24th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 24, 1954) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered, 

DEFENSE OF KOREA (24th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 51, 1957) 
118 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

7th BATTALION, 5th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 18 june 1861 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 5th 

R.egiment of Artillery. Organized 4 July 1861 at Fort Greble, Pennsylvama. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 51st Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1901 as the 51st 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 1 July 1916 as the 2d 

Company, Fort McKinley [Maine). Redesignated 31 August 1917 as the 

12th Company, Coast Defenses of Portland. Redesignated 1 December 

1917 as Battery C, 54th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Disbanded 

1 March 1919 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. Reconstituted 1 june 1922 

in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 4th Company, 

Coast Defenses of Portland (organized in April 1918 and inactivated 

1 November 1921), and consolidated unit redesignated as the 51st Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery C, 5th Coast ArtiiJery. Disbanded 

26 June 1944. Reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular Army. 

Redesignated 26 August 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 7th Missile Battalion, 5th ArtiiJery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 11 January 1962 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated 10 January 1966 as the 7th Battalion, 5th Artillery. 

Inactivated 21 June 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 7th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PART IC IPAT ION CREDIT 

World War II 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Naples-Foggia 

ArJZiO 

Rome-Arno 

Somhern France (with a rrowhead) 

Rhineland 

ArdcnrJes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

Civil War 

*Peninsula 

*Manassas 

*Antietam 

*Fredericksburg 

*Chancellorsville 

*Gettysburg 

*Wilderness 

*Spotsylvania 

*Cold H<trbor 

*PeLCrsburg 

Shenandoah 

Appomattox 

Virginia 1862 

Korea11 War 

*Virginia 1863 

Virginia 186<1 

World WM I 

*Streamer without inscription 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-Call 1952 

T hird Korean winter 

Kor·ea. summer 1953 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 11 9 

16th DET ACHMENT, 5th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

L I NEAGE 

Constituted I September J 935 in the Regular Army as Battery I, 5th 

Coast Artille ry. Disbanded 26 J une 1944. 

Reconstituted 5 Aug usl 1958 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

the 16th Detachment, 5th Artillery. Activated I September 1958 at Fort 

Miles, Delaware. Inactivated 24 December 1965 at Fort George C. Meade, 

Maryland. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 16th Detach mem, 5th 

Air Defense Artillery. 

CAM PA I GN P A RT IC I PATI ON CRED IT 

None. 

DEC O R ATIONS 

None. 

5TII A IR D En: s~-: ART! L LERY B 1 BI.I O <; RAPII Y 

"Big Red Onf, " 1st !t~{antry Division, Fort Riley, Krwsas, 1963. BalOn Rouge: 

Army and Navy Pu blishi11g Company, 1963. Contains info rn1 atio n 

about the I st Baualion, 5th Air Defense Anillery. 

Bush,j ames C. A Short History oJIIU' Fifth Regiment, U.S. Arlille')l. Governor's 

Island, N.Y., 1895. 

---· "The Fifth Regime nt of Artillery." The Army of the United Slates. 

Edited by Theoph ilus F. Roden bough and Willia nt L. Haski n , 376-98. 

New Yo rk: Maynard, Merrill a nd Co1T1pany, 1896. Originall y pu blished in j ounwl of lhe Mi/ila1y Se·rvice l nstilulion of the United States 17 

( 1895):2 J 3-34. 

Dupuy, Richard Ernest. With the 57th in France. Brooklyn: Our Army, 

1930. Contains information about the current 2d Battalion, 5t h Air 

Defense Artille ry. 

Dye r, Frederick. "5th Regime nt of Artillery." A ComfJendium of the Wm· of 

the Rebellion. New Yo rk: T homas Yosclo fT, 1959. 

Ginsburg h, /\. R. "Ro lling Along with Reill y." Field A1·tille'y · .founwl 23 

( 1933): 2 J. Pertains to t he fo n ner Battery F, 5th Regiment of Artillery. 

Grace, J ames L. A Brief Hislo')l oflhf 2nd Battalion, 57th J\rtille?)', C.A.C., 31 sl 

Brigade, Army Arlille?)', Firs/ Army, From july 20th, 1917, to jan-um)' 15th, 

1919. N. p., I 9 19. Con wins in formation about the current2d Baualion, 

5th Air Defen se Artillery. 

Iloadley, J o hn Chipman. Memorial l~{ Hem y San/(ml Gansevoo·rt, Captain, 

Fifth !l.rtille'·)'· Boston: Ra nd /\very and Company, 1875. 

MacCloskey, Mo nro. Reilly's Battny. New York: Richards RoseL, 1969. 

Pertains to the former Battery F, 5th Regimem of Artillery. 

McLaughlin, .Joseph M. Behind the Lines in Fmncr: Reminiscences of Wm-Ld 
120 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

War I. St. Cloud, Fla.: Double-D Publishing Company, 1970. Contains 

information about the current 7th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery. 

Ott, David Ewing. Field ATtillery, 1954-1973. Vietnam Studies. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1975. Contains information 

about the 1st Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artille ry. 

Ott, Edward S. "Employment of Radar by XV Corps Artillery." Field 

ATtillery j ournal 36 (1 946):462- 67. 

Stemaie ~ Robert M. "Captain Reilly-Inspirational Battery Commande ~" 

F'Aj. 53 (Nov-Dec 85): 37-39 
6th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALOJC I TEMS 

C O AT O F ARMS 

Shield: 

Crest: 

Motto: 

Syrnbolisrn: 

Parti per pairle a rgent, gules and azure, in chief a mullet of 

five points of the second and in fess debased two Oeurs-delis or. 

On a wreath of the colors, argent and gules, a grizzly bear 

passant sable la ngued gules. 

Certo Dirigo Ictu (I Aim With a Sure Blow). 

T he field of the shield, an ada ptation of the flag of the 

Philippine insurgents, alludes to the regiment's service in 

the Phili ppine Insurrection . T he scarlet star refers to artillery. The two fieurs-de-lis denote service in France during 

World War 1 by an eleme nt of the regime nt. 

The crest is ta ken from that of the Coast Defe nses of San 

Francisco where the old regiment and the majority of its 

companies were stationed. 

The motto is indicative of the character of the bear and is 

applicable to the personnel of the regiment in the performance of duty. 

0tSTI NCTIVE I NSIGN I A 

The distinctive insignia is the crest and motto of the coat of arms. 

L I NEAGE AN D H O NORS 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as the 6th Regiment of 

Artille ry. O rganized 23 March 1898 at Fort McHenry, Maryla nd. Regiment broken up 13 February I 90 I and its clements reorganized and 

redesignated as separate numbered companies and batteries o f Artille ry 

Corps. Reconstituted I July I 924 in the Regular Army as the 6th Coast 

Artillery and partia lly organized with Headquarters at Fort Winfield Scott, 

California. (1st and 2d Battalions activated I J uly 1939 at Fo1-t Winfield 

Scott, California; 3d Battalion activated 2 j une J 94 1 at Fort Winfield Scott, 

California; 4th Battalion activated 15 June 194 1 at Fort Funston, California.) Regime nt bmken up 18 Octobe r 1944 and its elements reorga nized 

and redesignated as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 

d isband ed at Fo rt Ba ke r, Californi a; lst, 2d, 3d , and 4th Batta lions 

reorganized and redesignated as the 6th, 172d, 173d , and !74th Coast 

Artillery Battalions, respectively. 

121 
122 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated 

with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Croup (see ANNEX l), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters 

and Headqua rte rs Battery, 6th Antiaircraft Artillery Croup. Activated 

I February 1952 at Fort Bliss, T exas. Redesignated 20 March 1958 as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Artillery Croup. Inactivated l September 1971 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

6th Coast Artillery Batta lion disbanded 15 September 1.945 in California. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army and red esignated as 

the 6th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 4 October 1950 as 

the 6th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, assigned to 

the 6th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Ord, Californ ia. Inactivated 3 April 1956 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment 

to the 6th Infantry Division. 

172d Coast Artille ry Battalion disbanded 15 September 1945 in California. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with the 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit designated as the 25th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 

25th Infantry Division. Inactivated 10 November 1951 in Korea and 

relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division. Redesignated 

19 Novembe r 1952 as the 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 1 February 1953 in Germany. Redesignated 1 October 1953 as the 

25th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 5 December 1957 as 

the 25th Antia ircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Inactivated l September 

1958 in Germany. 

173d Coast Artillery Battalion disbanded 15 September 1945 at Fort 

Miley, California. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army and 

redesignated as the 45th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 

9 March 195 1 as the 45th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 

19 March 1951 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated l ctobe1~ 1953 as the 

45th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated l November 1957 as 

the 45th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 

1958 in Germany. 

174th Coast Artillery Battalion disbanded 15 September 1945 in California. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as the 53d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 21 April 

1952 as the 53d Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 5 May 1952 

in J apan. Inactivated 24 J une 1955 in J apan. Redesignated 6 October 

1955 as the 53d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Activated 15 November 

1955 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 25 March 1957 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

6th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, 25th and 45th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalions, 53d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, and 6th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (organized in 1907) 

consolidated , reorganized, and redesignated l September 1963 as the 6th 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 123 

Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. 

6th Artillery (less former 6th Armored Field Artillery Battalion) consolidated 1 September 197 J with Headquarte rs a nd Headquarters Batte ry, 6th Artillery Group, a nd consolidated unit reorganized a nd 

redesignated as the 6th Air Defense Artillery, a parent regiment under the 

Combat Arms Regimental System (former 6th Armored Field Artillery 

Battalion concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 6th Field 

Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

AN EX J 

Constituted 5 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Group. Activated 2 1 August 1942 at Camp Haan, California. 

Redesignated 26 May 1943 as Headquarte rs and Headquarters Battery, 

6th Antia ircra ft Artillery Group. Inactivated 10 December 1945 at Manila, 

Philippine Islands. 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted 8 Februa ry 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 

778th Coast Artille ry Battalion. Activated 10 March 1943 at Camp Haan, 

California. Redesignated 1 May 1943 as the 778th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Banalion. Inactivated l May 1946 at Camp Kilmer, 

New j ersey. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as the 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Batta lion and allotted to the Regular Army. 

Assigned 20 March 1949 to the 25th Infantry Division a nd activated in 

J apan. 

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Streamer without inscription 

World Wa.-11 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

New Cuineil 

Bismarck Archipelago 

Luzon 

Vietnam 

Defense 

DECORATIONS 

CountcrofTensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase I I 

Coumeroffensive, Phase Ill 

Tel Counteroffensive 

CounterofTensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

Tet 69/Courncroffcnsive 

Summcr·-fall 19()9 

Winter-spring 1970 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1966 (8th Battalion, 6th Artillery, cited; DA GO l 7, 1968) 

Meritorious United Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967-1968 (8th Battalion, 6th Artillery, cited; DA GO 42, l 969) 

Philippine Presidentia l Unit Citation, Streamer e mbroidered 17 

OCTOBER I 944 TO 4JULY 1945 (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

6th Antiaircraft Artillery Group, cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 
124 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

1st BATTALION, 6th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LINEAGE (inactive) 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery L, 6th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 23 March 1898 at Fort McHenry, Maryland. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 68th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 68th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 12 July 1916 as 

the 1st Company, Fort Kamehameha [Hawaii]. Redesignated 3 1 August 

19 17 as the 1st Company, Coast Defenses of Oahu. Redesignated 1 March 

192 I as the 1st Company, Coast Defenses of Pearl Harbor. Redesignated 

30 June 1922 as the 68th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery D, 6th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in Hawaii. Activated 15 J an uary 1941 at Fort Barry, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery C, 172d 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 15 September 1945 a s Battery D, 

Harbor Defenses of San Francisco. Inactivated 10 J une 1946 at Fort 

Winfield Scott, Californ ia . Redesignated 28 June 1950 as Battery D, 6th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 4 October 1950 as Battery D, 6th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 6th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Ord, California. 

Inactivated 3 April 1956 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 6th Infantry Division. 

Consolidated 3 February 1962 with Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, lst Battalion, 6th Artillery (active) (organized in 1798), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, lst 

Battalion, 6th Artillery, an element of the 1st Armored Division (organic 

elements constituted and activated 15 February 1957). Battalion relieved 

5 May 197 1 from assignment to the I st Armored Division and assigned to 

the 1st Cavalry Division. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

lst Battalion, 6th Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the 1st Battalion, 6th Air 

Defense Artillery; concurrently inactivated at Fort Hood, T exas, and 

relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division (former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Ist Battalion, 6th Artillery, concurrently 

reorganized and redesignated as the I st Battalion, 6th Field Artilleryhereafter separate lineage). 

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Cenu·al Europe 

New Guinea 

Bismarck Archipelago 

LU4011 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 125 

2d BATTALION, 6th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LINEAG E (inactive) 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 6th Regiment of Artillery. Organized 23 March 1898 at Fort McHenry, Maryland. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 60th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 Februar·y 1907 as 

the 60th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 20 July 1916 as 

the 2d Company, Fort Winfield Scott [California]. Redesignated 

31 August 1917 as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of San Francisco. 

Redesignated 16 September 19 18 as Battery A, 50th Artillery (Coast 

Artillery Corps). Redesignated 2 December 1918 as the 2d Company, 

Coast Defenses of San Francisco. Redesignated I J une 1922 as the 60th 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery A, 6th Coast 

Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery A, !74th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 10 December 1945 at Fort Winfield 

Scott, California. Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently redesignated as Battery A, 6th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion . 

Redesignated 4 October 1950 as Battery A, 6th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 6th Infantry Division, 

and activated at Fort Ord, California. Inactivated 3 April 1956 at Fort 

Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 6th I nfantry Division. 

Consolidated 1 September 1963 with Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Battalion, 6th Artillery (active) (organized in 1838), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

2d Battalion, 6th Artillery, an element of the 3d Armored Division 

(organic elements constituted 30 August 1957 and activated 1 October 

1957). 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

2d Battalion, 6th Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the 2d Battalion, 6th Air 

Defense Artillery; concurrently inactivated in Germany, and relieved 

from assignment to the 3d Armored Division (former Headquarters and 

Headqu arters Ba ttery, 2d Battalion, 6th Artillery , concu rrenlly 

reorganized and redesignated as the 2d Battalion, 6th Field Artilleryhereafter separate lineage). 

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*Streamer without insc ription 

Wodd War II 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

Cemral Europe 

New Guine:1 

Bismarck Archipelago 

Luzon 
126 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

3d BATTALION, 6th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 6th Regiment of Artillery. Organized 23 March 1898 at Fort McHenry, Maryland. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 6 lst Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 6lst 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 20 July 1916 as the 2d 

Company, Fort Baker [California). Redesignated 31 August 19 17 as the 

11 th Company, Coast Defenses of San Fra ncisco. Redesignated in 

November 19 17 as Battery C, 1st Antiaircraft Battalion. Redesignated 

14 November 19,18 as the 24th Antiaircraft Battery, lst Antia ircraft Sector. Redesignated 29 March 19 19 as the 11 th Company, Coast Defenses of 

San Francisco. Redesignated 1 June 1922 as the 6lst Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery B, 6th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Coast Defenses of San Francisco. Actiyated 1 J uly 1939 at Fort 

Winfield Scott, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Batte ry B, 6th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 15 September 1945 as Battery F, 

Harbor Defenses of San Francisco. Inactivated J 0 June 1946 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. Redesignated 28 June 1950 as Battery B, 6th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 4 October 1950 as Battery B, 

6th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 

6th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Ord, California. Inactivated 

3 April 1956 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 

6th Infantry Division. 

Consolidated l September 1963 with Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Howitzer Battalion, 6th Artillery (active) (organized in 1901), 

and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Batte ry, 3d Howitzer Battalion , 6th Artillery (organic elements constituted 2 J une 1958 and activated 25 June 1958). Redesignated 1 April 

1968 as the 3d Battalion, 6th Artillery. Inactivated 10 April 1970 at Fort 

Lewis, Was hington. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

3d Howitzer Battalion, 6th Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery (former Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Howitzer Battalion, 6th Artillery, concurrently redesignated 

as the 3d Battalion, 6th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

3d Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery, activated 13 September 1972 at 

Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 21 December 1975 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAM PAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Philippillt hiSilrrectioll 

*Streamer wilhout inscription 

World War I 

*Meusc-Argonnc 

World Wm· II 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

New Guinea 

Bismarck Archipelago 

Luzon 

DECORAT IONS 

Vietnam 

*Counteroffensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase II *Countc•·offensive, Phase III 

*Tel Counteroffensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

*Counteroffensive, Phase V 

*Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

*Tet 69/Counteroffensive 

*Summer-fall I 969 

*Winter-spring 1970 

127 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966- 1970 (3d Battalion, 6th Artillery, cited; DA GO 54, 

1974) 

Battery A additionally entitled to Valorous Unit Award, Streamer 

embroidered DAK TO-ijEN 1 JET (Battery A, 3d Batta lion, 6th Artillery, 

cited; DA GO 48, 197 1) 
128 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th BATTALION, 6th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 6th Regiment of Artillery. Organized 23 March 1898 at Fort McHenry, Maryland. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 62d Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 

62d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 15 July 19 16 as the 

2d Company, Fort Worden (Washington]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 

as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses ofPuget Sound. Redesignated 1 June 

1922 as the 62d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Inactivated 1 October 

1922 in the Coast Defenses of Puget Sound. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery C, 6th Coast Artillery. Activated 

1 July 1939 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery A, 

l73d Coast Artillery BatLalion. Disbanded 15 September 1945 at Fort 

Funston, California. Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army and 

redesignated .as Battery C, 6th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 4 October 1950 as Battery C, 6th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion, an clement of the 6th Infantry Division, and activated 

at Fort Ord, California. Inactivated 3 April 1956 at Fort Ord, California, 

and relieved from assignment to the 6th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 6th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 in Germany. 

(Headquarters and H eadq u arte rs Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 

6th Artillery, consolida ted 1 September 1963 with Battery C, 

6th Armored Field Artillery Battalion [organized in 1901], and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

4th Missile Battalion, 6th Artillery.) Redesignated 20 August 1965 as the 

4th Battalion, 6th Artillery. Inactivated 26 March 1970 in Germany. 

Redesignated (less former Battery C, 6th Armored Field Artillery Battalion), 1 September 197 1 as the 4th Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery 

(former Battery C, 6th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, concurrently 

redesignated as the 4th Battalion, 6th Field Artillery- hereafter separate 

lineage). 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN P A RT I CIPATION CREDIT 

PhilifJfJine l nswnclion 

*Su·eamer without inscription 

World Wm· /1 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

New Guinea 

Bismarck Archipelago 

Luzon 

D ECORA T ! ONS 

None. 

129 
130 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATTALION, 6th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Batte ry E, 6th Regiment of Artillery. Organized 23 March 1898 at Fort McH enry, Maryland. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 63d Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artille ry Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 

63d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 15 J uly 19 16 as the 

3d Company, Fort Worden [Washington). Redesignated 31 August 1917 

as the 3d Company, Coast Defenses ofPugetSound. Redesignated I June 

1922 as the 63d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery E, 6th Coast 

Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 OcLOber 1944 as Battery B, 173d 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 15 September 1945 at Fort Cronkhite, California. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regula1· Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 25th Antiai1:craft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion , an c leme nt of th e 25th Infa ntry Division. Inactiva ted 

10 November 195 1 in Korea and re lieved from assignment to the 

25th Infantry Division. Redesignated 19 November 1952 as Battery A, 

25th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalio n. Activated 1 February 1953 in 

Germany. Redesignated 1 October 1953 as Battery A, 25th Antiaircraft 

Artill e ry Battalion . Redesignated 5 December 1957 as Batte ry A, 

25th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalio n. · 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 5th Missile Baualion, 6th Artille ry (organic 

elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated 1 September 1958). 

(H eadquarters a nd H eadquarte rs Battery, 5th Missil e Battalion , 

6th Artillery, consolidated I September 1963 with Battery E, 6th Field 

Artillery [organized in 190 I J, and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Missile Battalion, 6th Artillery.) 

Redesignated 20 August 1965 as the 5th Battalio n, 6th Artille ry. 

Reorganized and redesignated (less former Battery E, 6th Field Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the 5th Battalion, 6th Air Defe nse Artillery 

(former Battery E, 6th Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 

5th Battalio n, 6th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 5th Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery, inactivated 30 J une 1982 in Germany. 

ANNEX 

Constitu ted 8 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery A, 778th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated I 0 March 1943 at 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 131 

Camp Haan, California. Redesignated 1 May J 943 as Batte ry A, 778th 

Antiaircraft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 1 May 

1946 at Camp Kilmer, New j ersey. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as 

Battery A, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Batta lion, and 

allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 20 March 1949 in J apan as an 

element of the 25th Infantry Division. 

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World War II 

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*Cemral Europe 

New Guinea 

Bismarck Archipelago 

Luzon 

DECORATIONS 

Korean Wm· 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer- fall offensive 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

MASAN-CH 1 NJ u (25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 35, 1 95 1) 
132 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th MISSILE BATT ALI ON, 6th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery F, 6th Regiment of Artillery. Organized 23 March 1898 at Fort McHenry, Maryland. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 64th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 64th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 20 july 1916 as 

the 8th Company, Fort Winfield Scott [California]. Redesignated 

31 August 1917 as the 8th Company, Coast Defense of San Francisco. 

Redesignated l june 1922 as the 64th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated I j uly 1924 as Battery F, 6th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Coast Defenses of San Francisco. Activated 1 August 1940 at 

Fort Baker, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery B, 

174th Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 15 September 1945 as Battery G, Harbor Defenses of San Francisco. Inactivated I 0 june 1946 at 

Fort Baker, California. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Battery B, 

25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Baualion (active) (see 

ANNEx), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 25th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 25th Infantry 

Division. Inactivated 10 November 195 I in Korea and relieved from 

assignment to the 25th Infanlry Division. Redesignated 19 November 

1952 as Battery B, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 

1 February 1953 in Germany. Redesignated 1 October 1953 as Battery B, 

25th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 5 December 1957 as 

Batte ry B, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1958 as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 6th Artillery (organic clements constituted J 2 August I 958 and activated 1 September 1958). Battalion inactivated 26 July 1960 at Finleyville, Pennsylvania. (Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 6th Artillery, consolidated I September 1963 with Battery F, 6th Field Artillery [organized in 

190 I], and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Batta lion, 6th Artillery.) 

Redesignated (less former Battery F, 6th Field Artillery) 1 September 

1971 as the 6th Missile Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery (former Battery F, 6th Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 6th Missile 

Battalion, 6th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 133 

ANNEX 

Constituted 8 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery B, 778th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 10 March 1943 at 

Camp 1-laan, California. Redesignated 1 May 1943 as Battery B, 778th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 1 May 

1946 at Camp Kilmer, New J ersey. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as 

Battery B, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and 

allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 20 March 1949 in J apan as an 

element of the 25th Infantry Division. 

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World War// 

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D ECORATIONS 

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New Guinea 

Bismarck Archipelago 

Luzon 
134 AIR D£FENSE ARTILLERY 

7th HOWITZER BATTALION, 6th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery M, 

6th Regiment of Artillery. Organized 23 March 1898 at Fort McHenry, 

Maryland. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 69th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 69th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 1 J uly 1916 as 

the 4th Company, Fort Monroe [Virginia]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 

as the 4th Company, Coast Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. Consolidated 

30 August 1919 with the 13th Company, Coast Defenses of Chesapeake 

Bay (organized 15 J anuary 1918; consolidated in December 1918 with the 

14th Company, Coast Defenses of Chesapeake Bay [organized in March 

1918], and consolidated unit designated as the 13th Company, Coast 

Defenses of Chesapeake Bay), and consolidated unit designated as the 

4th Company, Coast Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. Redesignated 1 June 

1922 as the 69th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery G, 6th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Coast Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. Activated 1 July 1939 at 

Fort Winfield Scott, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery A, 

6th Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 15 September 1945 as Battery E, Harbor Defenses of San Francisco. Inactivated 10 June 1946 at 

Fort Winfield Scott, California. Consolidated 28 june 1950 with Battery C, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) 

(see ANNI:: x), and consolidated unit designated as Battery C, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 

25th Infantry Division. Inactivated I 0 November 1951 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division. Redesignated 

19 November 1952 as Battery C, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 1 February 1953 in Germany. Redesignated 1 October 

1953 as Battery C, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 

5 December 1957 as Battery C, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 17 March 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7th Howitzer Battalion, 6th Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from 

the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to the 79th 

Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion 

activated 20 April 1959 at Seaford, Delaware. Inactivated 28 February 

1963 at Seaford, Delaware, and relieved from assignment to the 

79th Infantry Division. (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7th 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 135 

Howitzer Battalion, 6th Artillery, consolidated l September 1963 with 

Battery G, 6th Field Artillery [constituted in 1940), and consolidated unit 

designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7th Howitzer 

Battalion, 6th Artillery.) 

Redesignated (less former Battery G, 6th Field Artillery) I September 

1971 as the 7th Howitzer Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery (former 

Battery G, 6th Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 7th 

Howitzer Battalion, 6th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 8 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery C, 778th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 10 March 1943 at 

Camp Haan, California. Redesignated 1 May 1943 as Battery C, 778th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 1 May 

1946 at Camp Kilmer, New J ersey. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as 

Battery C, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and 

allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 20 March 1949 in J apan as an 

element of the 25th Infantry Division. 

CAMPAIGN PART ICIPATION CREDIT 

PhilifJfJine Ins urrection 

*Streamer without inscription 

World War II 

*Northern Fra nce 

*Rhineland 

DECORAT I ONS 

*Ardennes-Alsace 

*Ccntntl Em·opc 

New Guinea 

Bismarck Archipelago 

Luzon 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG (Battery C, 778th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, cited; WD GO 19, 1947, as amended by DA GO 74, 1948). 
136 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

8th BATTALION, 6th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery H , 

6th Regiment of Artillery. Organized 23 March 1898 at Fort McHenry, 

Maryland. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 65th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 65th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 20 July 1916 as 

the 6th Company, Fort Winfield Scott [California]. Redesignated 

31 August 1917 as the 6th Company, Coast Defenses of San Francisco. 

Redesignated 16 September 1918 as Battery C, 40th Artiller y (Coast 

Artillery Corps). Redesignated 3 I December 19 18 as the 6th Company, 

Coast Defenses of San Fra ncisco. Redesignated 1 june 1922 as the 

65th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery H, 6th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Coast Defenses of San Francisco. Activated 2 June 194 1 at 

Fort Baker, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 18 October 1944 as Battery A, 

172d Coast Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 15 September R 945 as Battery B, Harbor Defenses of San Francisco. Inactivated 10 J u ne 1946 at 

Fort Winfield Scott, California. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Battery D, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) 

(see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery D, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 

25th Infantry Division. Inactivated 10 November 195 1 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division . Redesignated 

19 November 1952 as Battery D, 25th Antiaircraft Artiller·y Gun Battalion. Activated 1 February 1953 in Germany. Redesignated 1 October 

1953 as Battery D, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Re designated 

5 December 1957 as Battery D, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 4 April l 960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 8th Howitzer Battalion, 6th Artillery, and assigned to the 1st Infantry Division (or ganic e lements concu rrently constituted). Battalion 

activated 20 April 1960 at Fort Riley, Ka nsas. (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 8th Howitzer Battalion , 6th Artillery, consolidated 

I September 1963 with Battery H , 6th Fie ld Artillery [cornstituted in 

1940], a nd consolidated unit designated as Headquarte rs and Headquarters Battery, 8th H owitzer Battalion, 6th Artillery.) Redesignated 20 J anuary 1964 as the 8th Battalion, 6th Artill ery. 

Redesignated (less former Battery H, 6th Field Artillery) 1 September 

1971 as the 8th Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery; concu1Tently inactivated at Fort Riley, Kansas, and relieved from assignment to the 1st In-
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 137 

fantt·y Division (former Battery H , 6th Field Artill ery, concurrently 

reorganized and redesignated as the 8th Battalion, 6th Field Artilleryhereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 8 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery D, 778th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated I 0 March 1943 at 

Camp H aan, California. Re designated I May 1943 as Battery D, 

778th An tiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 

1 May 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Redesignated 13 October 1948 

as Battery 0 , 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, 

and allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 20 March 1949 in Japan as an 

element of the 25th Infantry Division. 

CAMPA IGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

P hiliJIIIine lnsm-rection 

*Streamer without inscription 

World War II 

*Rhineland 

*Ardennes-Alsace 

*Central Europe 

New Guinea 

Hismarck Archipelago 

Luzon 

DECORATIONS 

Vietnam 

*Defense 

*Cou ntct·oiTensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase II 

*Coumcmffcnsive, Phase Ill 

*Tet Counteroffensive 

*Coulllcroffensive, Phase I V 

*Counteroffensive, Phase V 

*Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

*Tel 69/CounteroiTensive 

*Summet·-fall I !JG9 

*Wimer-spring 1970 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1966 (8th Battalion, 6th Artillery, cited; DA GO 17, 1968) 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967- 1968 (8th Battalion, 6th Artillery, cited; OJ\ GO 42, 1969) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer emb,·oidered v 1 £TNAM 1965-1968 (8th Battalion, 6th Artille•·y, cited; 

DA GO 21, 1969) 

*Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer 

embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1970 (8th Battalion, 6th Artillery, cited; 

DA GO 53, 1970) 

6TH AiR D EFENSE ARTILLERY BIBI.IOGR/\PHY 

Baylis, C. D., ed.Hm·bor DefensesofSanFmncisco, 1941. Baton Rouge: Army 

and Navy Publishing Company, 1941. 

"Big Red One," 1st infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, 1963 . Baton Rouge: 

Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1963. Contains information 

about the 8th Battalion, 6th Ai1· Defense Artillery. 

Ch1istmas of 1939, Battery "B," Sixth Coast Artille1)'· Fort Winfield Scott, 

1939. 
138 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

1st Armo·red Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy 

Publishing Company, 1963. Contains information about the 1st Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery. 

Lowry, Tom, ed. 778thAAA AW BN (SP) FTomActivation to Victo1y. Munich: 

F. Bruckmann, 1945. 

McMaster, R. K. "Bridgman's Bull Battery." Field Artillery j ournal 42 

(July-August 1974): 21. Pertains to the former Battery G, 6th Regiment of Artillery. 

Marquat, William F. "Automatic Artillery in Korea." Antiaircmft Artillery 

joumal 93 (November-December 1950):2-9; 94 (J anuary-February 

1951):2- 12; (March-April 1951):2-5; (May-June 1951):2-6; 

(July-August 1951):2-9; (September-October J 951):2-5; (November-December 1951):2-6; 95 Uanuary-February 1 952):2- 5; 

(March-April 1952):8-10; (May-J une 1952): 12-15. 

Ott, David Ewing. Field A1·tillety, 1954- 1973. Vietnam Studies. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1975. Contains information 

about the 8th Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery. 

242nd AAA GToujJ. London : Montgomery Publishing Company, 1953. 
7th AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

HERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: 

Crest: 

Motto: 

Symbolism: 

Gules, a pile voided or cr usilly fi tchy of the like overall a 

railway gun in the act of firing argent, smoke pr oper. 

On a wreath of the colors, or and gules, a panther passant 

guardant, incensed or, flames proper. 

Nullius Pavel Occunum (He Fears No Encounter). 

T he shield is scarlet for artillery. T he cross crosslets fitchy, 

from the arms of the Lords of Commercy, refer to the 

baptism of fire of a battery of the regiment at Royaumeix 

near Commercy, France, in World War I. The p ile is from 

the coat of arms of the 53d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), 

elements of which were later consolidated with the 7th 

Cpast Artillery. The railway gun commemorates the unique 

d istinction of Battery E, 42d Artillery (Coast Artillery 

Corps) (which later became the 8th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery), of firing one of the first shots by a coast 

artillery organization in World War I. 

The panther in the crest is taken from the coat of arms of 

the Coast Defenses of Sandy Hook where the regiment was 

reorganized on 1 J uly 1924. The motto is "He [the panther] 

fears no encounter." 

DISTINCTIVE I NSIGNIA 

T he distinctive insignia is the crest and motto of the coat of arms. 

L INEAGE AND H ONORS 

L tNEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as the 7th Regiment of 

Artillery. Organized 29 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New York. Regiment 

broken up 13 February 1901 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as separate numbered companies and batteries of Artillery Corps. 

Reconstituted I j uly 1924 in the Regular Army as the 7th Coast Artillery 

and organized with Headquarters at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. (2d Battalion inactivated 28 February J 930 at Fort Hancock, New j e1·sey; I st Battalion inactivated 7 April 1930 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey; 1st and 

2d Battalions activated 11 January 1941 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey.) 

Regiment (less 2d Battalion) inactivated 7 April 1944 at Fort Leonard 

Wood, Missouri. (2d Battalion inactivated J 3 April 1944 at Camp 

139 
140 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Chaffee, Arkansas.) Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Batte ry, 7th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated 

with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7th Antiairct·aft Artillery 

Group (see ANNEX 1), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Activated 

20 January 1952 at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Inactivated 15 J anuary 1953 at 

Fort Stewart, Georgia. Activated 1 May 1954 in Korea. Inactivated 20 January 1955 in Korea. Activated l july 1955 in Greenland. Redesignated 

20 March 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7th Artillery 

Group. Inactivated 20 December 1965 at Fort T otten, New York. 

1st Battalion, 7th Coast Artille ry, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the 

Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 126th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion (see ANNEX 2) and consolidated unit redesignated 

as the 7th Antiaircraft Artille ry Battalion. Redesignated 13 December 

195 1 as the 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 20 December 1951 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. Redesignated 

30 j une 1955 as the 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 

1 September 1958 in Germany. 

2d Battalion, 7th Coast Artille ry, reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the 

Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 26th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 3) and consolidated unit designated as the 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 24th Infantry Division. Redesignated 

1 J anuary 1953 as the 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 

15 October 1957 in Korea. Relieved 5 J une 1958 from assignment to the 

24th Infantry Division. 

Headquarters and Headquarte rs Battery, 7th Artillery Gt·oup; 7th and 

26th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions; and 7th Field Artillery Battalion 

(organ ized in 1916) consolida ted, reorganized, and redesignated 

20 December 1965 as the 7th Artillery, a parent regiment under the 

Combat Arms Regimental System. 

7th Artillery (less former 7th Field Artillery Baualion) reorganized and 

redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 7th Air De fense Artill ery, a pa rent 

regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System (former 7th Field 

Artillery Battalion concurrently reorga nized and redesignated as the 

7th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 1 

Constituted 5 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Group. Activated 1 September 1942 at Camp Haan , California. 

Redesignated 26 May 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarte rs Battery, 

7th Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Inactivated J 7 February 1946 at Camp 

Kilmer, New Jersey. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 141 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 

J26th Coast Artillery Baualion. Activated 10 May 1943 at Camp Haan, 

Californ ia. Red esig nated 28 June 1943 as the J 26th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Gun Battalion. Inactivated 3 January 1946 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virgi nia. 

ANNI::X 3 

Constituted 25 Febrmiry 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 

784th Coast Artillery Baualion. Activated 10 April 1943 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated 30 April 1943 as the 784th Antiaircraft Artillery 

AuLOmatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 31 December 1945 in Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as the 26th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army. Assigned 

20 March 1949 to the 24th In fantry Division and activated in Japan. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Wol'ld War fl 

Normandy 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

J\rdennes-Alsace 

Central Europe 

England 1944 

KIll' trill War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intcrvemion 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

U summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean "'inter 

Korea, summer 1953 

D~::coRATIONS 

Vietnam 

Defense 

Counteroffensive 

Coumeroffcnsive, Pha e II 

Coumeroffensive, Phase Ill 

Tel Coumcroffensivc 

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

Tet 69/Countcroffcnsivc 

Summer-fall 1969 

Winter-spring 1970 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF 

KOREA (24th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 45, 1950) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1966-1967 (1st Battalion, 7th Artillery, cited; DA GO 17, 1968) 

Meritorio us Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967-1968 (1st Battalion, 7th Artillery, cited; DA GO 17, 1969) 
142 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

1st BATTALION, 7th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LINEAGE (nondivisiohal) 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 7th Regiment of Artillery. Organized 29 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 72d Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 72d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in July 1916 as the 

1st Company, Fort Screven [Georgia]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as 

the 1st Company, Coast Defenses of Savannah. Redesignated 1 J une 1922 

as the 72d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery A, 7th Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated 7 Aprill930 at Fort Hancock, New Jersey. Activated 

1 July 1939 at Fort Hancock, New Jersey. Inactivated 7 April 1944 at Fort 

Leonard Wood, Missouri. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 126th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (see 

ANNEx), and consolidated unit redesignated as Battery A, 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 December 1951 as Battery A, 7th Antia ircraft Artil lery Automatic Weapons Battalion. 

Activated 20 December 1951 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. Redesignated 30 J une 1955 as Battery A, 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Inactivated l September 1958 in Germany; concurrently consolidated 

with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Howitzer Battalion, 

7th Artillery (active) (organized in 1916), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Howitzer Battalion, 

7th Artillery, an element of the 1st Infantry Division (organic elements 

constituted 8 February 1957 and activated 15 February 1957). Redesignated 20 January 1964 as the 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

1st Howitzer Battalion, 7th Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery; concurrently inactivated at Fort Riley, 

Kansas, and relieved from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division (former 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Howitzer Battalion, 

7th Artillery, concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 1st Battalion, 

7th Air Defense Artillery, activated 13 September 1972 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery A, !26th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 10 May 1943 at 

Camp Haan, California. Redesignated 28 June 1943 as Battery A, l26th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. I nactivated 3 J anuary 1946 at Camp 

Patrick Henry, Virginia. 
LI NEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War II 

Normandy 

Northern France 

*Rhineland 

* 1\rdenncs-/\lsace 

*Central Europe 

*England 1944 

Korttm War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

DECORATIONS 

Second Ko t·e•m wimer 

Korea, summer 1953 

Viet11am 

*Defense 

*Counteroffensive 

*CoumerofTensive, Phase II 

*Counteroffensive, Phase Ill 

*Tet Counteroffensive 

*Counteroffensive. Phase IV 

*Coumeroffensive, Ph:tsc V 

*Countet·offensive, Phase VI 

*Tet 59/Counteroffensive 

*Summer-fall I 969 

*Winter-spring 1970 

143 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE. 

OF KO REA 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1966-1967 (lst Battalion, 7th Artillery, cited ; DA GO 17, 1968) 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967-1968 (lst Battalion, 7th Artillery, cited; DA GO 17, 1969) 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (! 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at 

Ln:CE (!26th Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDENNES (126th Amiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 

1950) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNA M 1965-1968 ( 1st Battalio n , 7th Arti ll e r y, cited; 

DA GO 2 1, 1969) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallan try with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970 (Jst Battalion, 7th Artillery, cited ; DA GO 2, 

197 1) 

*Republic o f Vietnam Civil Action Honor Med al, First Class, Streamer 

embroidered VIETNAM l 965-1970 (I st Battalion, 7th Artillery, cited ; 

DA GO 53, 1970) 
144 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 7th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 7th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 31 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New 

York. 

Reorganized and redesignated I 3 February 190 I as the 73d Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 73d 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated I j uly 1916 as the 6th 

Company, Fort Grant [Canal Zone]. Redesignated 3 1 August 1917 as the 

6th Company, Coast Defenses of Balboa. Redesignated 30 june 1922 as 

the 73d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery B, 7th Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated 28 February l 930 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. 

Activated I july I 939 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. Inactivated 7 April 

1944 at Camp Leonard Wood, Missouri. Disbanded 14 june 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery B, 126th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit redesignated as Battery B, 7th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 December 195 1 as Battery B, 7th 

Antiaircraft Artille r y Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 

20 December 1951 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. Redesignated 

30 June 1955 as Battery B, 7th Antiaircra[\ Artillery Battalion. 

Inactivated 1 September 1958 in Germany; concurrently consolidated 

with H eadquarters a nd Headquarters Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 7th 

Artillery (organized in 1916), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Howitzer Batta lion, 7th Artillery 

(organic elements constituted 14 j une 1957). Battalion assigned 1 April 

1960 to the 24th Infantry Division and activated in Ge1·ma ny. Redesignated 1 February I 963 as the 2d Battalion, 7th Artillery. Inactivated 

15 April 1970 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 24th 

Infantry Division. 

Redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

2d Howitzer Battalion, 7th Artillery) 1 September 197 1 as the 2d Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery (former Headquarters and H eadquarters 

Battery, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 7th Artillery, concurrently redesignated 

as the 2d Battalion, 7th Field Anillery-hereafter sepa rate lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery B, 126th Coast Artillery Battalio n. Activated 10 May 1943 at 

Camp Haan, California. Redesignated 28 J unc 1943 as Battery B, 1 26th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 3 j anuary l 946 at Camp 

Patrick Henry, Virginia . 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

\Vurld !Vm II 

Normand)' 

Korean War 

onhcrn France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardcnncs-Aisacc 

*Central Europe 

*England 1944 

DECORA' I'IONS 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF itncrv<:ntion 

First UN coumcmffensivc 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

145 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroide red DEFENSE 

OF KOREA 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (!26th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action al 

LIEGE (I 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the 01·derofthe Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDEN ES (I 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 

L950) 
146 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d BATTALION, 7th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery I, 7th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 31 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New 

York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 79th Company, Coast Artiller y, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 Febt·uary 1907 as 

the 79th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in j uly 1916 as 

the lst Company, Fort Michie [New York]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 

as the 23d Com pany, Coast Defenses of Long Island Sound. Redesignated 

15 April 19 18 as the 18th Company, Coast Defenses of Long Island 

Sound. Redesignated 2 December 1918 as the 15th Company, Coast 

Defenses of Long Island Sound. Consolidated 30 September 1919 with the 

6th Company, Coast Defenses of Long Island Sound (organized 1 January 

1919), a nd consolidated unit designated as the 6th Company, Coast 

Defenses of Long Island Sound. Consolidated 7 March 1921 with the 7th, 

8th, and 9th Companies, Coast Defenses of Long Island Sound, and 

consolidated unit designated as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of Long 

Island Sound. Former 6th Company, Coast Defenses of Long Island 

Sound, withdrawn from the consolidation and reorganized 18 December 

1921 at Fort H . G. Wright, New York (2d Company, Coast Defenses of 

Long Island Sound, concurrently redesignated as the 5th Company, Coast 

Defenses of Long Island Sound-hereafter separate lineage). Redesignated I June 1922 as the 79th Company, Coast ArtiUery Corps. Inactivated 20 November 1922 at Fort H. G. Wright, New York. 

Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery C, 7th Coast Artillery. Activated 

13 August 1940 at Fort Tilden, New York. Inactivated 7 April 1944 at 

Camp Leonard Wood, Missouri. Disbanded 14 june 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 J unc 1950 in the Regular Army; concur-rently consolidated with Battery C, ! 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (see 

ANNEx), and consolidated unit redesignated as Battery C, 7th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 December 1951 as Battery C, 7th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 

20 December 195 1 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. ]~edesignated 

30 J une 1955 as Battery C, 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Consolidated 1 September 1958 with Battery C, 7th Field Artillery 

Battalion (organized in I 9 16), and consolidated unit reorganized and 

redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Gun Battalion, 7th Artillery (organic clements constituted 12 August 1958 and 

activated I September I 958). Reorgan ized and r edesignated 

25 November 1960 as the 3d Missile Battalion, 7th Artillery. Redesignated 

20 August 1965 as the 3d Battalion, 7th Artillery. 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 147 

Reorganized and redesignated (less former Battery C, 7th Field Artillery Battalion) I September 197 1 as the 3d Battalion, 7th Air Defense 

Artillery (former Battery C, 7th Field Artillery Battalion, concurrently 

redesignated as the 3d Battalion, 7th Field Artillery-hereafter separate 

lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery C, I 26th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 10 May 1943 at 

Camp Haan, California. Redesignated 28 J une 1943 as Battery C, 126th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 3 January 1946 at Camp 

Patrick Henry, Virginia. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War II 

Normandy 

Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardennes-Aisace 

*Central Europe 

*England 1944 

Korean War 

DECORATIONS 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Kot·can winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF KOREA 

*Belgian Fourragcre 1940 (I 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at 

u EGE (I 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

AIWENNES (!26th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Batta lion cited; DA GO 43, 

1950) 
148 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th MISSILE BATTALION, 7th AIR DEFENSE 

ART ILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 8 March I 898 in the Regular Army as Battery 0 , 7th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 3 1 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New 

York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February I 901 as the 74th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 74th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 13 J uly 1916 as 

the 4th Company, Fort Screven [Georgia). Redesignated 15 A pril1917 as 

the 2d Company, Fort Screven [Georgia]. Redesignated 22 J uly 19 17 as 

Battery M, 8th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 

5 February 1918 as Battery M, 53d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 6 August 19 18 as Battery F, 53d Artillery (Coast Anillery 

Corps). (Additionall y designated l june 1922 as the 74th Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished I july 1924.) 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery D, 7th Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated 28 February 1930 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. 

Activated 13 J anuary 194 1 at Fort Hancock, New .Jersey. Inactivated 

13 April l 944 at Camp Chaffee, Arka nsas. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery D, !26th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit redesignated as Battery D, 7th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 December 1951 as Battery D, 7th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Batta lion. Activated 

20 Decembe r 195 1 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. Disbanded 30 June 

1955 in Germany. 

Reconstituted 12 August 1958 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery D, 7th Field Artillery (organized in 19 1 6), and 

consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Gun Battalion, 7th Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Batta lion activated 1 September 1958 at Savanna h, Georgia. 

Inactivated 20 J anuary 1960 at Savannah, Georgia. Redesignated 4 April 

1960 as the 4th Missile Baualion, 7th Artillery. Activated 19 April 1960 at 

Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas. Inactivated 25 June 1966 at Bergstrom 

Air Force Base, Texas. 

Redesignated (less forme r Battery 0, 7th Field Artillery) I September 

1971 as the 4th Missile Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery (former Battery D, 7th Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 4th Missile 

Bau.alion, 7th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 149 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery D, I 26th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 10 May 1943 at 

Camp Haan, California. Redesignated 28 June 1943 as Battery D, !26th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Batta lion. Inactivated 3 J an uary 1946 at Camp 

Patrick Henry, Virginia. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CRt::DlT 

*Cemral uropc 

*England 1944 

World \V(lr I 

*Champagne-Marne 

*St. Mihiel 

*Meuse-Argonne 

*Lorraine 19 18 

*Champagne 1918 

Korellll \V(lr 

World Wr1r fl 

Normandy 

Nonhem France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardennes-Aisace 

DECORATIONS 

U ' defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervcmion 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean wiuter 

Korea, surnmc1· 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF KOREA 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (!26th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; OA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at 

LIEGE (!26th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDENNES (!26th Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 

1950) 
150 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATTALION, 7th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LINEAGE (inactive) 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery E, 7th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 31 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New 

York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 75th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 75th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 18 j uly 1916 as 

the 2d Company, Fort Kamehameha [Hawaii]. Redesignated 31 August 

1917 as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of Oahu. Redesignated in 

February 1921 as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of Pearl Harbor. 

Redesignated 30 j une 1922 as the 75th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated I j uly 1924 as Battery E, 7th Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated l February 1940 at Fort Dupont, Delaware. Activated 13 February 1941 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. Inactivated 13 April 

1944 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons 

Battalion (active) (see ANNEx), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 24th Infantry Division. Redesignated l J anuary 1953 as 

Battery A, 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 October 

1957 in Korea. (26th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion relieved! 5 J une 1958 

from assignment to the 24th Infantry Division.) 

Consolidated 12 August 1958 with Battery E, 7th Field Artillery (organized in 1916), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 5th Missile Battalion, 7ttJ Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at 

Tappan, New York. Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 5th Battalion, 

7th Artillery. Inactivated 30 November 1968 at Tappan, New York. 

Redesignated (less former Battery E, 7th Field Artillery) I September 

J 971 as the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery (former Battery E, 7th 

Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 5th Battalion, 7th Field 

Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery A, 784th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 10 April l943 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 30 Aprill943 as Battery A, 784th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 31 December 1945 in 

Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Battery A, 26th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army. 

Activated 20 March 1949 in J apan as an element of the 24th Infantry 

Division. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC OAT A 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War II 

*Normandy 

*Nonhern France 

*Rhineland 

Korean War 

Ardennes-Aisace 

*Cenu·al Eur·opc *England 1941 

DECORATlONS 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervcmion 

*Firsl UN countcr·offensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

15 1 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF KOREA (24th Infantry Division cited ; DA GO 45, 1950) 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (784th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army fot· action at 

LIEGE (784th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; 

DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDENNES (784th Antiaircraft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Preside ntial Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

PYONCTAEK (26th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 35, 1951) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1952- 1953 (24th Infantry Division cited ; DA GO 24, 1954) 
152 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 7th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 8 March I 898 in the Regular Army as Battery F, 7th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organ ized 31 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New 

York. 

Reorganized and redesig nated 13 February I 901 as the 76th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 76th Company, Coast Anillery Corps. Redesignated 3 July 19 16 as the 

2d Company, Fort H ancock [New J e rsey]. Redesignated 3 1 August 1917 

as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of Sandy Hook. Redesignated J J une 

J 922 as the 76th Compa ny, Coast Artille ry Corps. 

Redesig nated I J uly 1924 as Batte ry F, 7th Coast Artillery, and inactivated at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. Activated 13 J anuary 194 1 at Fort 

Hancock, New j ersey. I nactivated 13 April l944 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Disbanded 14 J une 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; q>ncurrently consolidated with Battery B, 26th Antiaircraft Artill ery Automatic Weapons 

Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit desig nated as Battery B, 26th Antiaircra ft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Batta lion, an element of the 24th Infantry Division. Redesignated 1 J anua ry 1953 as 

Battery B, 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 October 

1957 in Korea. (26th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion relieved 5 J une 1958 

from assignment to the 24th Infantry Division.) 

Consolidated 7 April 1959 with Battery F, 7th Field Artillery (organized in 1916), and consolidated unit redesignated as H eadq uarters a nd 

Headquarters Battery, 6th Howitzer Battalio n, 7th Artillery; concurrently 

withd rawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Rese rve, and 

assigned to the 77th Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated I May 1959 with Headquarters at White 

Plains, New York. Redesignated 25 March 1963 as the 6th Battalion, 7th 

Artillery. Inactivated 30 December 1965 at White Plains, New York, and 

relieved from assignme nt to the 77th Infantry Division. 

Redesig nated (less former Battery F, 7th Field Artillery) 1 September 

197 1 as the 6th Battalion, 7th Air De fense Artillery (former Battery F, 7th 

Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 6th Battalion, 7th Field 

Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery 13 , 784th Coast Artill ery Ba ttalion. Activated I 0 April 1943 al Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Redesig nated 30 April 1943 as Battery B, 784th Antiai•-craft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalio n. Inactivated 3 1 December 1945 in 

Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Battery B, 26th Antiaircraft 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 153 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and alloued to the Regular Army. 

Activated 20 March 1949 in j apan as an element of the 24th lnfantry 

Division. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATIO 

\Vorld War /I 

*Normandy 

*Northern Fnu1cc 

*Rhine land 

Arden ncs-A isarc 

*Central Europe 

*England 194'1 

DECORATIONS 

CRED IT 

Korean War 

*U1 defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intc rve111ion 

*First UN cou nte roiTcnsive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*U1 summer- fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streame r embroidered DEFENSE 

OF KOREA (24th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 45, 1950) 

*Belgian Fourrage re 1940 (784th Antiaircra ft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion cited; OA GO 4 3, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Be lg ian Army for action at 

LIEGE (784th An.tiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; 

DA GO 43, l 950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDt::NNES (784th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

PYONCTAEK (26th AntiaircrafL Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 35, 195 1) 

*Republic o f Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1952- 1953 (24th Infantry Division cited; OA GO 24, 1954) 
154 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

7th HOWITZER BATTALION, 7th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery L, 7th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 31 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New 

York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 81 st Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 81st Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in j uly 1916 as the 

1st Company, Fort Grant [Canal Zone]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as 

the I st Company, Coast Defenses of Balboa. Redesignated 30 June 1922 

as the 8lst Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated l J uly 1924 as Battery G, 7th Coast Artillery, and inactivated in the Canal Zone. Activated 1 J une 1941 at Fort Tilden, New York. 

Inactivated 20 March 1944 at Fortjackson, South Carolina. Disbanded 

14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery C, 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons 

Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery C, 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 24th Infantry Division. Redesignated 1 J anuary 1953 as 

Battery C, 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 October 

1957 in Korea. (26th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion relieved 5 June 1958 

from assignment to the 24th Infantry Division.) 

Consolidated 6 April 1959 with Battery G, 7th Field Artillery (organized in 1940), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 7th Howitzer Battalion, 7th Artillery; concurrently 

withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and 

assigned to the 94th Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 1 May 1959 at Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Inactivated 1 March 1963 at Worcester, Massachusetts, and relieved from 

assignment to the 94th I nfantry Division. 

Redesignated (less former Battery G, 7th Field Artillery) I September 

1971 as the 7th Howitzer Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery (former 

Battery G, 7th Field Artillery, concurrently redesignated as the 7th 

Howitzer Battalion, 7th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery C, 784th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated! 0 April 1943 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 30 April 1943 as Battery C, 784th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army. 

Activated 20 March 1949 in J apan as an element of the 24th Infantry 

Division. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Wodcl War!! 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

Korean War 

Ardenncs-Aisace 

*Cemral Europe 

*England 191\t\ 

DECORATIONS 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN coumeroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean wimer 

*Korea, summer 1953 

155 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF KOREA (24th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 45, 1950) 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (784th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at 

LIEGE (784th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; 

DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDENNES (784th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic ·weapons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

PYONGTAEK (26th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 35, 1951) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1952 (Battery C, 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons 

Battalion, cited; DA GO 50, 1954) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1952- 1953 (24th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 24, L 954) 
156 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

8th BATTALION, 7th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery H, 7th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 31 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New 

York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 78th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 78th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 1 July 1916 as the 

2d Company, Fort Moultrie [South Carolina]. Redesignated 22July 19 17 

as Battery H, 8th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as Battery H, 53d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 7 August 1918 as Battery E, 42d Artillery (Coast Artillery 

Corps). (Additionally designated l J une 1922 as. the 78th Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 1 J uly 1924.) 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Headquarters Battery, 

7th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 7 April 1944 at Fort Leonard Wood, 

Missouri. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Headquarters Battery, 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Group (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters Battery, 7th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Activated 20 J anuary 1952 at Camp Stewart, 

Georgia. Inactivated 15 J anuary 1953 at Camp Stewart, Georgia. Activated 1 May 1954 in Korea. Inactivated 20 January 1955 in Korea. Activated l July 1955 in Greenland. Redesignated ·20 March 1958 as 

Headquarters Battery, 7th Artillery Group. 

Inactivated 20 December 1965 at Fort Totten, New York; concurrently 

consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 8th Battalion , 

7th Artillery (active) (organized in 1916), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 8th Battalion, 7th 

Artillery (organic elements constituted 18 J anuary 1962 and activated 

9 April 1962). 

Reorganized and redesignated (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 8th Battalion, 7th Artillery) 1 September 1971 as the 8th 

Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery (former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 8th Battalion, 7th Artillery, concurrently redesignated 

as the 8th Battalion, 7th Field Artillery-hereafter separate lineage). 8th 

Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery, inactivated 13 September 1972 at 

Fort Bliss, Texas. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 5 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters Battery, 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Group. 

Activated l September 1942 at Camp Haan, California. Redesignated 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 157 

26 May 1943 as Headquarters Battery, 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Group. 

Inactivated 17 February 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New J ersey. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World Wa1·! 

*CI1ampagne-Marne 

*Champagne 1918 

World War If 

Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Arden nes-Alsace 

*Central Europe 

England 194'1 

DECOH.A TIONS 

Korean WM 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF KOREA 

*French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered CHAMPAGNE (Battery H, 53d Artillery [Coast Artillery Corps], 

cited; WD GO 11 , 1924) 

7TH AIR D EFENSE ARTILLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Aaron, J ohnS. "24th Division Antia ircraft Artillery." Antiair·craji Ar·tillery 

journal 95 Qanuary-February 1952): 18-20. Contains information 

about the 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Alf, William L. "The Guns of Battery '0'." Field Artillery j ournaL 27 

(November 1937): 439-42. 

"Big Red One," 1 stlnfantry Division, Fm·t Riley, Kansas, 1963. Baton Rouge: 

Army a nd Navy Publishing Company, 1963. Contains information 

about the 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery. 

Harvey, Lynn C. 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), 1963. ROAD Reorganization Day. Germany, 1963. Contains information about the 2d Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery. 

Marquat, William F. "Automatic Artillery in Korea. " Antiai·rcr·aft Ar-tillery 

Journal 93 (November- December 1950):2-9; 94 Qanuary- February 

1951):2-12; (March-April 1951):2-5; (May-June 1951):2-6; 

Quly-August 1951):2-9; (September-October 1951):2-5; (NovemberDecember 1951):2-6; 95 Qanuary-February 1952):2- 5; (March-April 

1952):8-10; (May-June 1952): 12- 15. Contains information about the 

26th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Ott, David Ewing. Field Ar·tillery, 1954-1973. Vietnam Studies. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1975. Contains information 

about the lst Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery. 

7th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic WeajJons Battcdion (Mbl ), CmnjJ Stewart, 

1952. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1952. 
158 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Swindell, Archie C. 24th Infantry Division: Follow Me. Special Taro Leaf 

Historical Edition. Re-Activation Day, I960. Germany, 1960. Contains 

information about the 2d Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery. 

24th Infantry Division, A Brief History: The Story of the 24th Infantty Division's 

Actions in the Korean Conflict. Tokyo: J apan News, 1954. Contains information about the 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Weise, Carl, ed. 9th Infantry Div~sion, Fort Carson, Colorado. Dallas: Miller 

Publishing Company, 1956. Contains information about the 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 
43d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDI C I TEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Gules, on a bend or three oozlefinches vert. 

Orest: On a wreath of the colors, or and gules, an epi or around 

and behind a French locomotive affronte gules. 

Motto: Sustinernus (We Support). 

Syrnbolisrn: 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 be nd, 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 epi show the character of the regiment. 

The motto "Sustinemus" alludes to the mission of the railway artillery. 

DISTINCTIVE I NSIGN IA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield, crest, and motto of the coat of 

arms. 

LI NEAGE AND HoNoRs 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 29 June 19 18 in the Regular Army as the 43d Artillery 

(Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 7 August 1918 at Haussimont, France , 

from existing Regular Army units and one New York National Guard 

company. (National Guard com pany demobilized in February 1919; regiment continued on active status.) Inactivated 17 August 1921 at Camp 

Eustis, Virginia. Redesignated 20 February 1924 as the 43d Coast Artillery. Disbanded 14 J une 1944. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 43d Coast Artillery, reconstiwted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 43d Field Artillery Group. 

I st Battalion, 43d Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the 

Regula1· Army; concurrently consolidated with the 43d Field Artillery 

Battalion (see ANNEX 1 ), and consolidated unit designated as the 43d Field 

Artillery Battalion, an clement of the 8th Infantry Division. Activated 

17 August 1950 at Fort J ackson, South Carolina. Inactivated l August 

I 957 in Germany a nd relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division. 

159 
160 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

2d Battalion, 43d Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the 

Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 61st Field Artillery 

Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit designated as the 

61st Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. 

Inactivated 15 October J 957 in J apan and relieved from assignment to the 

1st Cavalry Division. 

3d Battalion, 43d Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the 

Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 64th Field Artillery 

Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 3), and consolidated unit designated as the 

64th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 25th Infantry Division. 

Inactivated 1 February 1957 in Hawaii and relieved from assignment to 

the 25th Infantry Division. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 43d Field Artillery Group, 

and 43d, 6 1st, and 64th Field Artille ry Battalions consol idated, 

reorganized, and redesignated August 1958-July 1959 as th e 43d Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 43d Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX I 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 43d Field 

Artillery. Redesignated 13 J anuary 1941 as the 43d Field Artillery Battalion. Assigned I June 1941 to the 8th Division (later redesignated as the 

8th Infantry Division) and activated at Fort J ackson, South Carolina. 

Inactivated 20 October 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood.> Missouri. 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as the 61 st Field 

Artillery Battalion. Assigned 3 J anuary 1941 to the 1st Cavalry Division 

and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

ANNEX 3 

Constituted 26 August 194 1 in the Regular Army as the 64th Field 

Artillery Battalion and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. Activated 

J October 1941 in Hawaii. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World Wor I 

St. Mihiel 

Leyte (with arrowhead) 

Luzon 

Meusc-Argonnc 

Lorraine 1918 Korean ~""r 

World War II 

Normand)' 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Central Europe 

Central Pacific 

Guadalcanal 

Northern Solomons 

New Guinea 

Bismarck Archipelago 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF imervcntion 

First UN couuteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean wimer 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Kor·ea, summer 1953 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 161 

DECORATIONS 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered 

GUADALCANAL (64th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 36, 195 1) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NAM RI VER 

(64th Field Artillery Battalion cited ; DA GO 49, 195 1) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PAKCtiON, 

KOREA (6Ist Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 33, 1952) 

Presidentia l Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WON.JUttWACHON (64th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 38, 1957) 

Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered PANMUNJOM (64th 

Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 38, 1957) 

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Streamer embroidered ALASKA 

(1st Battalion, 43d Air Defense Artillery, cited; DA GO 23, J 979) 
162 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

lst BATTALION, 43d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

( n ondivisional) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 14 August 1901 in the Regular Army as the 1 07th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Organized 19 August 190 I at Fort 

Preble, Maine. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the I 07th Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in July 1916 as the 1st Company, Fort 

Preble [Maine]. 

Reorganized and redesignated 21 July 19 17 as Battery E, 6th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as 

Battery E, 51st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 7 August 1918 as Battery E, 43d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 17 August 1921 at Camp Eustis, Virginia. (Additionally designated 1 June 1922 as the 107th Company, Coast Artillery 

Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 

20 February 1924 as Batte ry E, 43d Coast Artillery. Disbanded 14 June 

1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 64th Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 64th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 25th Infantry Division. lnactivated 1 February 1957 in Hawaii and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry 

Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headqua rters and Headquarters 

Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 43d Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September J 958 at Fairchild Air 

Force Base, Washington. Inactivated 25 March 1966 at Fairchild Air 

Force Base, Washington. Redesignated 1 Septernber 1971 as the 1st Missile Battalion, 43d Air Defense Artillery. Redesignated 13 September 

1972 as the 1st Battalion, 43d Air Defense Artillery, and activated at Fort 

Richardson, Alaska. Inactivated 31 July 1979 at Fort Richardson, Alaska. 

Activated I May 1982 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 26 August 1941 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 64th 

Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 25th Infantry Division. Activated 1 October 1941 in Hawaii. 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PART ICIPATION CREDIT 

World War/ Korean War 

*St. Mihiel 

*Meuse-Argonne 

Lorraine 1918 

World War II 

Normandy 

Nonhem France 

Rhineland 

Central Europe 

*Central Pacific 

*Cuadalcanal 

*Northern Solomons 

New Guinea 

Bismar•ck Archipelago 

Leyte (with arrowhead) 

*Luzon 

D ECORK I'I ONS 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervemior1 

*First UN counter·offensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean wimer 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

163 

*Presiden tial Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered <.;UADALCANAL (64th Field Artillery Battalio n cited; DA GO 36, 195 1) 

*Presidential Unit Cita tio n (Army), Streamer embroidered NAM RIVER 

(64th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 49, 195 1) 

Presiden tial Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PAKCHON, 

KOREA 

*Presidential Unit Cita tion (Navy), Streamer embroidered wON.JUHWACHON (64th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 38, 1957) 

*Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered PANMUN.JOM 

(64th Field Artillery Battalion cited ; DA GO 38, 1957) 

*Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Streamer embroidered ALASKA 

(1st Battalion, 43d Air Defense Artillery, cited ; DA GO 23, 1979) 

*Philippine Preside nti a l U nit Citatio n , Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOJ3£R 1944 TO 4 j ULY 1945 (64th Field Artillery Battalion cited ; 

DA GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation , Streamer embroide red 

MASAN-CIIlNJ U (64th Field Artille ry Battalion cited; DA GO 35, 195 1) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citatio n , Streamer embroidered 

MUNSAN-NI (64th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 19, 1955) 
164 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d MISSILE BATTALION, 43d AIR DEFENSE 

ART ILLERY 

LINI::ACE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted I 0 J uly l 907 in the Regular Army as the 138th Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. Organized in August 1907 at Fort Mott, New J ersey. 

Redesignated in August I 916 as the 1st Company, Fort Mills [Philippine 

Islands]. Redesignated 31 August I 917 as the 1st Comp any, Coast 

Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays. Redesignated 30 J une 1922 as the 

I 38th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Inactivated 18 December 1922 at 

Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery C, 43d Coast Artillery. 

Disbanded 14 .June I 944. 

Reconstituted 28 J u ne 1950 in the Regular Army; concu rrently consolidated with Battery A, 6lst Field Artillery Battalio n (active) (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 6lst Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry ,Pivision. Inactivated 

15 October 1957 in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry 

Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 43d Artillery (organic clements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 1 September I 958 at Redmond, Washington. Inactivated 25 Ma rch 1966 at Tu rner Air Force Base, Georgia. 

Redesignated l September 197 1 as the 2d Missile Battalion, 43d Air 

Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 61 st 

Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the lst Cavalry Divisio n. Activated 

3 January 1941 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

CAMPAIGN PARTlClPATlON CREDIT 

World War I 

St. Mihicl 

Meuse-Argonne 

Lorraine 19 18 

World War II 

Normandy 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Central Europe 

Central Pacific 

Guadalcanal 

Northern Solomons 

*New Guinea 

*Bismarck Archipelago 

*l.eyte (with arrowhead) 

*Luzon 

Korea11 War 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervemion 

*First UN counteroffe nsive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 165 

DECORATIONS 

Presidentia l Unit Citation (Army), Streamer em b r o idered 

GUADALCANAL 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NAM RI VER 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PAKCHON, 

KOREA (6 1st Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 33, 1952) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered! wONJUJtWACHON 

Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered PANMUNJOM 

*Philippine Pt·esidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOBER l 944To 4 J ULY 19.45 (61st Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA 

GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

WAECWAN-TAECU (6 lst f ield Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 35, 195 1) 

*Ch rysso un Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece), 

Streamer embro idered KOREA (6 1st Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 

2, 1956) 
166 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d BATIALION, 43d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LtNEAGI.!: 

Organized 5 August 1916 in the Regular Army at Fort Mills, Philippine 

lslands, as the Fort Command Company, Fort Mills. Redesig nated in 

December 1916 as the 17th Company, Fort Mills [Philippine Islands). 

Redesignated 3 1 August 1917 as the 17th Company, Coast Defenses of 

Manila and Subic Bays. Redesignated 30 June 1922 as the l87th Company, Coast Anillery Corps. Inactivated J 8 December 1922 a t Fort Mills, 

Philippine Islands. 

Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery F, 43d Coast Artillery. 

Disbanded l4June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery B, 64th Fie ld Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNEx), 

and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 64th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 25th Infantry Division. Inactivated 1 February 

1_957 in Hawaii and relieved from assig nment to the 25th Infantry DiviSIOn. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 43d Artille ry (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated I September 1958 at Lumberton, New 

J ersey. Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 3d Battalion, 43d Artillery. 

Redesignated I September 197 1 as the 3d Bau.alion, 43d Air Defense 

Anillery. Inactivated 15 September 1974 at Pedt·icktown, New J ersey. 

ANNt::X 

Constituted 26 August 194 1 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 64th 

Field Artillery Battalion, an clement of the 25th Infantry Division. Activated I October 1941 in Hawaii. 

CAM PAIGN P ARTI C II'ATI ON C R EDIT 

World Wm· I 

St. Mihicl 

Meuse-Argonnc 

Lorraine 1918 

W11rld War !I 

Normandy 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Cemral Europe 

*Central Pacific 

*Guadakanal 

*Nonhcn1 Solomons 

New Guinea 

Bismarck A rchipclago 

Lcyte (with arrowhead) 

*Luzon 

Korean War 

*UN defensive 

*U N offensive 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring o ffensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean wimer 

*Kor·ea, summer- fall 1952 

*Thir·d Kor·ean wiuter 

*Korea, summer 1953 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 167 

0~ CORAT10NS 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered GUADALCANAL (64th Field Artillery Battalion cited ; DA GO 36, 195 1) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embt·oidered NAM RI VE R 

(64th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 49, 1951) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PAKC HON, 

KOREA 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WON.J U -

HWACHON (64th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 38, 1957) 

*Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroide red PANM U NJOM 

(64th Field Artille ry Battalion cited; DA GO 38, 1957) 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 O CTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (64th Fie ld Artillery Battalion cited; 

DA GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Preside ntial Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

MASAN- CH l N.JU (64th Field Artillery Battalion cited ; DA GO 35, 1951) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

MUNSAN -N I (64th Field Artillery Baualion cited; DA GO 19, 1955) 
168 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th BATT ALI ON, 43d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted I November 19 17 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 57th 

Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 11 J an uary 1918 at Fort 

Hancock, New Jersey. 

Redesignated 7 August 19 18 as Battery A, 43d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 17 August l 921 at Camp Eustis, Virginia . (Additionally designated l J une 1922 as the 206th Company, Coast Artillery 

Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 

20 February 1924 as Battery A, 43d Coast Artillery. Disbanded 14 J une 

1944. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regula r Army; concurre ntl y consolidated with Battery A, 43d Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEx), and 

consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 43d Field Artillery Battalion, an 

element of the 8th Infantry Division. Activated 17 August 1950 at Fort 

J ackson, South Carolina. Inactivated 1 August 1957 in Germany and 

relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 5 August J 958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Gun Battalion, 43d Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 15 September 1958 at Fort Richardson, 

Alaska. Reorganized and redesignated I March 1959 as the 4th Missile 

Battalion, 43d Artillery. Redesignated 15 February 1969 as the 4th Battalio n, 43d Artillery. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 4 th Battalion, 

43d Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 at Fort Richardson, Alaska. 

ANN~X 

Constitu ted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 43d 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 13 J a nua ry I 94 1 as Battery A, 43d Field 

Artillery Battalion. Activated I J une 194 1 at Fort J ackson, South Carolina, 

as an clement of' the 8th Division (late r redesignated as the 8th Infantry 

Division). Inactivated 20 October l 945 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World Wm· I 

*St. Mihiel 

*Meuse-Argonne 

*Lorraine 1918 

World War II 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Central Europe 

Cemral Pacific 

Cuadalcanal 

Northern Solomons 

New Guinea 

DECORATIONS 

Bisma,·ck A1·chipclago 

Leyte (wiLI1 arrowhead) 

Luzon 

Korean War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

Fil'Sl UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean wimer 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

169 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered GUADALCANAL 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NAM Rl VER 

Presidential U nit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PAKCHON, 

KOREA 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WON.JUHWACHON 

Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered PANMUNJOM 

*Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG 

(8th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 59, 1969) 

Battery A additionally entitled to Me ritorious Unit Commendation, 

Streamer embroidered ALASKA (Battery A, 4th Missile ~attalion, 43d 

Artillery, cited; DA GO 27, 1964) 
170 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATTALION, 43d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized in February 1919 in the Regular Army at Fort Winfield 

Scott, California, as Battery B, 43d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 17 August 192 1 at Camp Eustis, Virginia. (Additionally designated 

I June 1922 as the 2Q7th Company, Coast Anillery Corps; additional 

designatio n abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 

1924 as Battery B, 43d Coast Artillery. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Ballery B, 43d Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX), and 

consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 43d Field Artillery Battalion, an 

clement of the 8th Infantry Division. Activated 17 August 1950 at Fort 

Jackson, South Carolina. Inactivated 1 August I 957 in Germany and 

relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 30 April 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Automatic Weapons Battalion, 43d Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted tO the Army Reserve, and assigned 

LO the Second United States Army (organic clements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated I June 1959 with Headquarters at Glass mere, 

Pennsylvania. Reorgani:tcd and redesignated 1 April 1960 as the 5th 

I Iowitzer Battalion, 43d Artil lery; location of lleadquarters concurrently 

changed to New KensingLOn, Pennsylvania. Ordered into active military 

se rvice 6 October 196 1 at New Kensington, Pennsylvania; released 

15 August 1962 frorn active military service and reverted to reserve status. 

Relieved I J anuary 1966 from assignment LO the Second United States 

Army and assigned to the First United States Army. Redesignated 15 J uly 

1966 as the 5th Battalion, 43d Artillery. Inactivated 31 January 1968 at 

New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Redesignated I September 197 1 as the 

5th Battalion, 43d Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October I 933 in the Regula r Army as Battery B, 43d 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 13 J anuary 1941 as Battery B, 43d Field 

Artille ry Battalion. Activated I J une 1941 at Fort j ackson, South Carolina, 

as an element of the 8th Division (later redesignated as the 8th Infantry 

Division). Inactivated 20 Ocwber 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPA IGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War/ 

S1. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

Lorraine 191 8 

World Wa r II 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Central Europe 

Cemral Pacific 

Cuadalcanal 

Northern Solomons 

New Guinea 

Bismarck Archipelago 

DECORATIONS 

Leytc (with arrowhead) 

Luzon 

Korean Wm· 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervemion 

First UN coumcroffcnsivc 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-f;~ll offensive 

Second Korean wimer 

Korea. summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean wimer 

Korea, summer 1953 

17 1 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered GUADAL.CANAL 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroide red NAM RIVER 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered 1-'AKCHON, 

KOREA 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WON.JUIIWACHON 

Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered PANMUN.JOM 

*Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streame r· embroidered LUXEMBOURC: 

(8th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 59, 1969) 
172 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th MISSILE BATTALION, 43d AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized 14 April 1917 in the Regular Army at Fort McKinley, Maine, 

as the 5th Company, Fort McKinley [Maine]. 

Reorganized and redesignated 21 July 1917 as Battery D, 6th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as 

Battery D, 5 1st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 7 August 1918 as Battery D, 43d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 17 August 1921 at Camp Eustis, Virginia. (Additionally designated I J une 1922 as the 208th Company, Coast Artillery 

Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 

20 February I 924 as Battery D, 43d Coast Artillery. Disbanded 14 june 

1944. 

Reconstituted 28 j une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery B, 6lst Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), 

and consolidated unit' designated as Battery B, 61st Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. Inactivated 15 October 1957 

in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division. 

Redesignated 31 J uly 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 43d Artillery. Redesign.ated 26 April 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 43d Artillery 

(organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 24 J une 

1960 at Omaha Air Force Base, Nebraska. Inactivated 25 june 1966 at 

Omaha Air Force Base, Nebraska. Redesignated 1 September 197 1 as the 

6th Missile Battalion, 43d Air Defense Artillery. 

ANN EX 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 6 1 st 

Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. Activated 

3 j anuary 1941 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War! 

St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

*Lorraine 1918 

World War /I 

Normandy 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Cemral Europe 

Central Pacific 

Cuadalc.1nal 

Northern Solomons 

*New Guinea 

*Bismarck At·chipelago 

D ECORATIONS 

*Lcyte (with arrowhead) 

*Luzon 

Korean War 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summe•·-fall offensive 

*Second Korean wimer 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

173 

*Presidential Unit Citatio n (Army), Streamer embroide red LUZON 

(Battery B, 6 lst Field Artillery Battalion, cited; WD GO 38, 1946) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered 

GUADALCANAL 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NAM RIVER 

*Presidential Unit Citation (A1·my), Streamer embroidered PAKCHON, 

KOREA (6lst Field Artillery Batta lion cited ; DA GO 33, L 952) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WONJUIIWACI ION 

Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered PANMUNJOM 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 J ULY 1945 (6 I st Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA 

GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

WAEGWAN-TAECu (6 lst Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 35, 1951) 

*Chryssou n Aristion Andrias (B ra ve ry Gold Medal of G reece), 

Streamer embroidered KOREA (6 1 st Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 

2, 1956) 
174 All\ DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

16th DETACHMENT, 43d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army as the 16th Detachment, 43d Artillery. Activated l September 1958 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Inactivated 2 July 1962 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Redesignated 

1 September 197 J as the 16th Detachment, 43d Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAJGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

None. 

DECORAT IONS 

None. 

43D AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BI.BLIOGRAPHY 

Appleman, Roy E. South to the Nahtong, Nm·th to the Yalu. United States 

Army in the Korean War. Washington: Government Printing Office, 

1961. Contains information about the 61 st and 64th Field Artillery 

Battalions. 

Brigham, Eugene V. "The Artilleryman is the Thing!" Armor 51 

(November 1952): 39. Pertains to the 6lst Field Artillery Battalion. 

Cannon, M. Hamlin. Leyte: The Return to the PhilifJpines. United States Army 

in World War II. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1954. 

Contains information about the 6lst Field Artillery Battalion. 

Chandler, Rex E. "First Cavalry Division Combat Operations." Armm·ed 

CavahyJournal56 (May 1947): 20-23. Contains information about the 

61st Field Artillery Battalion. 

Dall'Acqua, Robert. "Artillery Repulses Chinese Attack." Antiaircraft A?·tille?yJournal94 (March 1951): 12. Pertains to the 61st Field Artillery 

Battalion. 

The Dixie-Golden ArTow Yearbook, Fort Cm-son, Colorado, 1954. Marceline: 

Walsworth Brothers, 1954. Contains information about the 43d Field 

Artillery Battalion. 

Dupuy, Richard Ernest. With the 57th in France. Brooklyn: Our Army, 

1930. Contains in formation about the current 4th Battalion, 43d Air 

Defense Artillery. 

Eighth Infantry Division, A Combat Histmy by Regiments and SfJecial Units. 

Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1946. Contains 

information about the 43d Field Artillery Battalion. 

Eighth Infantry Division, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Baton Rouge: Army 

and Navy Publishing Company, 1953. Contains information about the 

43d Field Artillery Battalion. 

Grace,James L. A Brief History of the 2nd Battalion, 57thA?·tillery, C.A.C., 31st 

B1·igade, Anny A1·tille1y, First Army, From july 20th, 19 I 7, to January 15th, 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 175 

1919. N.p., 1919. Contains information about the current 4th Battalion, 43d Air Defense Artillery. 

Guge lcr, Russell A. Combat Actions in Km·ea. Washington: Combat Forces 

Press, 1954. Rev. ed. Washington: Government Priming Office, 1970. 

Contains information about the 64th Field Artillery Battalion. 

--- · "The Defense of a Battery Positio n." Combat Fo·rcesj ournal, .::1 U une 

1954): 34-37. Pertains to the 64th Field Artillery Battalion. 

II eacUJUaTters Battery, 8th Motorized Division A rtille1y, F m·t J acltson, South Cm·- olina, 1942. Baton oug~: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1942. 

Contains information about the 43d Field Artillery Battalion. 

Hermes, Walter G. Truce Tent and Fighting Front. United States Army in the 

Korean War. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1966. Contains information about the 6 1 stand 64th Field Artillery Ba ttalions. 

Historical Division, War Departme nt. The Admiralties: OfJerations of the 1st 

CavahyDivision (29 Feb?·u.my-18 May 1944). American Forces in Action. 

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1945. Contains informatio n about the 6lst Field Artillery Battalion. 

J ackson, Miles H., ed. 8th Infantry Golden An·ow Division, Fort GaTson, 

Colorado, Octobe1· 1955. Dallas: Miller Publishing Company, 1955. Contains information about the 43d Field Artillery Battalion. 

Marshall, S.L.A. The River and the Gauntlet. New York: William Morrow 

and Company, 1953. Contains information about the 6 1st and 64th 

Field Artillery Battalions. 

Miller, J ohn, jr. Guadalcanal: The Fint Offensive. United States Army in 

World War II. Washingto n: Gove rnme nt Printing Office, 1949. Contains information about the 64th Field Artillery Battalion. 

---· CARTWHEEL: The Reduction of Rabaul. United States Army in 

World War II. Washington : Government Priming Office, 1959. Contains information about the 6 lst and 64th Field Artillery Battalions. 

Pullen, Richard T., eel . 25th Infantry Division, Tropic Lightning in KoTea. 

Atlanta: Albert Love Enterprises, 1954. Contains information about 

the 64th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Wiese, Carl, ed. 8lh lnfant1)1Division, Gy?·oscope 1956. Da llas: Miller Publishing Company, 1956. Contains information about the 43d Field Artillery Battalion. 

44th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDIC I TEMS 

CoAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Gules, a bend double cottised potente counterpotente 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. 

Mollo: Per A1·dua (Through Difficulties). 

Symbolism: The shield is red for artillery with a gold bend cottised 

potente counterpotcnte alluding to the anns of Lorraine 

and Champagne. 

The c lements of this regiment changed seve ra l times 

between 1917 and 1918, and the variegated chameleon 

a lludes to this fact. The double quatrefoil with the chameleon is an anagram of the figure "44". 

DrSTINCTI VE I NS IGN IA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield, crest, and motto of the coat of 

arms. 

LINEAGE AND H oNORS 

LINEAGE 

Organized 26 March 1918 in the Regular Army in France from existing units as the Howitze1· Regiment, 30th Brigade, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesigna ted 7 August 1918 as the 44th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Inactivated 31 August 192 1 at Camp jackson, South Carolina. Redesignated 20 February 1924 as the 44th Coast Artillery. Redesignated 13 J anuary 1941 as the 54th Coast Artillery. Activated 10 Februa ry J 941 at 

Camp Wallace, Texas. Regiment broken up 28 February-5J unc 1944 and 

its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquarters and 

Headquarters Batte ry on 5 .J une 1944 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 152d Coast A rtillcry Group; 1st Battalion on 5 J une 1944 as the 

606th Coast Artillery Battalion; 2d Battalion on 28 February 1944 as the 

49th Coast Artillery Battalion; 3d Battalion on 5 June 1944 as the 607th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, l 52d Coast Artillery Group, 

disbanded 3 August 1944 at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. Reconstituted 

28June 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 54th Field Artillery Group. Activated 17 January 

1955 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Redesignated 21 June 1958 as Headquarte rs and Headquarters Battery, 54th Artillery Group. l11activated 

177 
178 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

7 November I 969 in Vietnam. 

606th Coast Artillery Baualion disbanded 3 August I 944 at Camp 

Livingswn, Louisiana. Reconstituted 28 June I 950 in the Regular Army; 

concu rrently consolidated with the 54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 

(active) (see ANNEX I), and consolidated unit designated as the 54th 

Armored Field Anillery Battalion, an element of the 3d Armored Division. Inactivated I October I 957 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3d Armored Division. 

49th Coast Artillery Battalion inactivated 20 J an uary 1946 in Zambales, 

Philippine Islands. Consolidated 28 June I 950 with the 49th Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit designated as 

the 49th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 7th Infantry Division. 

Inactivated 1 j uly 1957 in Ko1·ea and relieved from assignment to the 7th 

Infantry Division. 

607th Coast Artille ry Batta lion disbanded 31 July I 944 at Camp 

Rucker, Alabama. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; 

concurrently consolidated with the 44th Field Artillery Battalion (active) 

(see ANNEX 3), and consolidated unit designated as the 44th Field Artille1·y 

Battalion, an element of the 4th Infantry Division. Inactivated I April 

1957 at Fort Lewis, Washington, and relieved from assignment to the 4th 

Infantry Division. 

Headquaners and Headquarters Battery, 54th Artillery Group; 54th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion; and 49th and 44th Field Artillery 

Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 7 November 1969 

as the 44th Artillery, a pare nt regiment unde r the Combat Arms Regimental System. Redesignated l September 197 1 as the 44th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANN£X 1 

Constilllted 1 Ocwber 1933 in the Regular Army as the 54th Field 

Artillery. Redesignated 13 .Jan uary 194 1 as the 54th Field Artillery Battalion and assigned to the 3d Armored Divisio n. Activated 15 Aprill94 1 at 

Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. Reorganized and redesignated 1 J anuary 

1942 as the 54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. I nactivated 

10 November 1945 in Germany. Activated IS J uly 1947 al Fort Knox, 

Kentucky. 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted I October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 49th Field 

Artillery. Redesignated ! .J une 1941 as the 49th Field Artillery Battalion, 

assigned lO the 7th Division (late r redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division), and activated at Fort Ord, California. Inactivated 20 July 1947 in 

Korea. Activated 20 March 1949 in J apan. 

ANNEX 3 

Constituted I October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 2d Battalion, 

47th Field Artille ry. Activated I .J une 194 1 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 179 

Reorganized and redesignated 17 December 1941 as the 44th Field 

Artillery Batta lio n a nd assigned to the 4th Motorized Division (later 

redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division). Inactivated 18 February 1946 

at Camp Butner, North Carolina. Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Ord, 

California. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

Champagne-Marne 

St. Mihiel 

Lorraine 1918 

Alsace 1918 

Champagne 1918 

World War II 

Normandy (with arrowhead) 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

Northern Solomons 

Eastern Mandates 

Lcyte 

Ryukyus 

Korean War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

DECORATIONS 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF sp. ing offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer- fall I 952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

lliel1U1111 

Counteroffeusive, Phase I I 

Counteroffensive, Phase Ill 

Tet Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

Tet 59/Counteroffensive 

Summer- fa ll 1969 

Winter~spring 1970 

Sanctuary Counteroffensive 

Counte•·offensive, Phase VII 

Consolidation I 

Consolidation II 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BEACII ES OF 

NORMANDY (44th Field Artillery Battalion cited; WD GO 86, 1946) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. LO (44th 

Field Artillery Battalion cited; WD GO 97, 1946) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1966- 1967 (1st Battalion, 44th Artillery, cited; DA GO 32, 1973) 

Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG TRI-T II UA 

THIEN (lst Battalion, 44th Artillery, cited ; DA GO 48, 1968) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1966- 1967 (Headquarters and H eadquarters Battery, 54th Artille ry 

Group, cited ; DA GO 17, 1968) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1968- 1969 (H eadquarters and H eadquarters Battery, 54th Artillery 

Group, cited; DA GO 39, 1970) 

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Streamer embroidered KOREA 

1978- 1980 (lst Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery, cited; DA GO 8, 

1982) 

Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer 

embroidered v 1 ETNAM 1966-1969 (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 54th Artillery Group, cited; DA GO 5 1, 1971) 
180 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

1st BATTALION, 44th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

L INEAGE 

Constituted 2 March J 899 in the Regular Army as Battery 0, lst 

Regimen t of Artille ry. Organized in 1899 at J ackson Barracks, New 

Orleans, Louisiana. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 12th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 12th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 3 j uly 1916 as the 

2d Company, Fort H.G. Wright[New York]. Redesignated 22 j uly 1917 as 

Battery E, 7th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 

5 February J 9 18 as Battery E, 52d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 26 Ma rch 1918 as the 1st Battery, Howitzer Regiment, 

30th Brigade, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 7 August 19 18 as 

Battery E, 44th Artille ry (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 3 1 August 

1921 at Camp J ackson, South Carolina. (Additionally designated 1 J une 

L 922 as the 12th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; adclitional designation 

abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Batte ry E, 44th Coast Artillery. Redesignated L 3 j anuary 1941 as Battery E, 

54th Coast Artillery. Activated 10 Februa ry 1941 at Camp Wallace, Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 5 june 1944 as Battery A, 607th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 31 j uly 1944 at Camp Rucker, Alabama. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 44th Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), 

and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 44th Field Artillery Battalion, an clement of the 4th Infantry Division. Inactivated 1 Aprill957 at 

Fort Lewis, Washington, and relieved from assignme nt to the 4th Infantry 

Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, lst Automatic Weapons Battalion, 44th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 in 

Germany. Inactivated I 0 A ugust 1960 in German y. Redesignated 

30 December 1965 as the 1st Battalion , 44th Artille ry. Activated 1 March 

1966 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated J September 197 1 as the 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery. I nactivated 30 j une 1980 in Korea. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery D, 47th 

Field Artillery. Activated I J une 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 17 Decembe r 1941 as Battery A, 44th 

Field Artillery Battalion, a n element of the 4th Motorized Division (later 

redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division). Inactivated 18 February 1946 

at Camp Butner, North Carolina. Activated 15 J uly 1947 at Fort Ord, 

California. 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War! 

*Champagne-Marne 

*St. Mihiel 

*Lorraine 1918 

/\lsace 1918 

*Champagne 1918 

World War // 

*Normandy (with arrowhead) 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardenncs-Alsace 

*Central Em·ope 

Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

Northern Solomons 

Eastern Mandates 

Leytc 

Ryukyus 

Km·e<m War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF illlcrvention 

DECORATIONS 

First UN counte1·offensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean wimer 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Vielnam 

*Counteroffensive, Phase II 

*Counteroffensive, Phase I I I 

*Tet Counteroffensive 

*Coumeroffensive, Phase IV 

*Com1Le1·offensive, Phase V 

*Coume roffensive, Phase V l 

*TeL 69/Counteroffensive 

*Summer-fall 19()9 

*Wimer-spring 1970 

*Sanctuary Counten)lfensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase VI I 

*Conso id;~tion I 

*Consolidation II 

181 

*Presidential Unit·Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BEACHES 

or NORMANDY (44th Field Artillery Battalion cited; WD GO 86, 1946) 

*Presidential Unit Citatio n (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. LO 

(44th Field Artillery Battalion cited; WD GO 97, 1946) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1966-1967 (1st Battalion, 44th Artillery, cited; DA GO 32, 1973) 

*Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG TRt-THUA 

THIEN (1st Battalion, 44th Artillery, cited; DA GO 48, 1968) 

*Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Streamer embroidered KOREA 

1978- 1980 (1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery, cited; DA GO 8, 

] 982) 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (44th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 

43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army fot· action in 

BELGIUM (44th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDENNES (44th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallen try with Palm, Streamer embroidered Vl£TNAM 1971 (1st Battalion, 44th Artillery, cited; DA GO 6, 1974) 

Battery A additionally entitled to Navy Unit Commendation, 

Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968 (Battery A, 1st Battalion, 44th 

Artillery, cited; DA GO 32, 1973) 
182 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 44th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 2 August 1901 in the Regular Army as the 10 1st Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Organized in 1901 at Fort Totten, New 

York. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 101st Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 30 june 1916 as the 2d Company, Fort Totten 

[New York]. Redesignated 22 July 1917 as Battery G, 7th Provisional 

Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as Battery G, 52d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 26 March 1918 as the 3d Battery, Howitzer Regiment, 

30th Brigade, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 7 August 1918 as 

Battery A, 44th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 31 August 

1921 at Camp J ackson, South Carolina. (Additionally designated 1 June 

1922 as the 101 st Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additionaE designation 

abolished 20 February L 924.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery A, 44th Coast Artillery. Redesignated 13 J anuary 1941 as Battery A, 

54th Coast Artillery. Activated 10 February 1941 at Camp Wallace, Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 5 June 1944 as Battery A, 606th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 3 August 1944 at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. Reconstituted 28 j une 1950 in the Regula r Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery A, 54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 

(active) (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 54th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 3d Armored Division. Inactivated 1 October 1957 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3d Armored Division. 

Redesignated 31 March 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Automatic Weapons Battalion, 44th Artillery, and activated at 

Fort Lewis, Washington (organic elements concurrently constituted and 

activated). Battalion inactivated 26 July 1960 at Fort Lewis, Washington. 

Redesignated 30 March 1962 as the 2d Battalion, 44th Artillery. Activated 

22 june 1962 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Inactivated 1 September 1971 at 

Fort Sill, Oklahoma; concurrently redesignated as the 2d Battalion, 

44th Air Defense Artillery. Activated 13 September 1972 in Korea. Inactivated 30 September 1977 in Korea. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 54th 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 13 January 1941 as Battery A, 54th Field 

Artillery Battalion, an element of the 3d Armored Division. Activated 

l 5 April1941 at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. Reorganized and redesignated 1 J anuary 1942 as Battery A, 54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 10 November 1945 in Germany. Activated15July 1947 

at Fort Knox, Kentucky. 
LI NEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Wodd War! 

*Champagne-Marne 

*St. Mihicl 

*Lorraine 19 18 

i\lsace 1918 

*Champagne 1918 

Wodd War II 

*Normandy 

*Nonhern France 

*Rhineland 

• i\ rclcnnes-Alsace 

•Central Eut·ope 

Aleutian Islands (with arrowheacl) 

Nonhern Solomons 

DECORATIONS 

Eastern Mandates 

Le)•te 

Ryukyus 

Kore<m WCir 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF imervel1lion 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Kot·ean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

183 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BEACHES 

OF NORM AN DY 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. LO 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order o f the Day of the Belgian Army for action in 

BELGIUM (54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited ; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDENNES (54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 

1950) 
184 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d MISSILE BATTALION, 44th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LlNt,:ACE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 10 J uly 1907 in the Regular Army as the 15 I st Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. Organized 5 August 1907 at Fort Revere, Massachusetts. Redesignated.in j uly 1916 as the 2d Company, Fort Andrews 

[Massachusetts]. Redesignated 21 J uly 1917 as Battery I, 6th Provisional 

Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as Battery I, 51st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 26 March 1918 as the 5th Battery, Howitzer Regiment, 

30th Brigade, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 7 August 19 18 as 

Battery C, 44th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 31 August 

1921 at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. (Additionally designated 1 June 

1922 as the I 51st Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation 

abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery C, 44th Coast Artillery. Redesignated 13 January 1941 as Battery C, 

54th Coast Artillery. Activated I 0 February 1941 at Camp Wallace, Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 28 February 1944 as Battery A, 

49th Coast Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 J anuary 1946 in the Philippine Islands. Consolidated 28 j une 1950 with Battery A, 49th Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNEx), and consolidated unit designated as 

Battery A, 49th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 7th Infantry 

Division. Inactivated 1 July 1957 in Korea and relieved from assignment to 

the 7th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 44th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated I September 1958 at Fairfield, 

Connecticut. Inactivated 25 March 1961 at Fairfield, Connecticut. 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Missile Battalion, 44th Air 

Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 

49th Field Artillery. Redesignated I j une 1941 as Battery A, 49th Field 

Artillery Battalion, and activated at Fort Ord, California, as an element of 

the 7th Division (later redesignated as the 7th l nfantry Division). Inactivated20 July 1947 in Korea. Activated 20 March 1949 in j apan. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

Champagne-Marne 

*St. Mihiel 

*Lorraine 1918 

*Aisace 1918 

Champagne 1918 

World War II 

Normandy (with an-owhead) 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

A rdennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

*Aleutian Islands (with ar·rowhead) 

*Nonhern Solomons 

DECORATIONS 

*Eastern Mandates 

*Leyte 

*Ryukym 

Korean War 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervemion 

*First UN couuteroffensive 

*CCF sprihg offensive 

*UN summer-fall offeusive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer- fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

185 

Presidential Unit Citation (A rmy), Streamer embroidered BEACH ES 

OF NORMANDY 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. LO 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embi-oidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 J ULY 1945 (49th Field Artillery Battalion cited; 

OA GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

INCIION (49th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 35, 1951) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1950-1953 (49th Field Artillery Battalion _cited; OA GO 22, 1956) 

*Republic of Korea Preside ntial Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1945-1947, 1953-1957 (7th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 50, 

197 1) 
186 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th BATTALION, 44th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized 12 April 1917 in the Regular Army at Fort Totten, New 

York, as the 6th Company, Fort Totten [New York}. Redesignated 22 J uly 

1917 as Battery H, 7th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 5 February 1918 as Battery H, 52d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 26 March 1918 as the 4th Battery, Howitzer Regiment, 

30th Brigade, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 7 August 1918 as Battery B, 44th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 31 August 1921 

at Camp j ackson, South Carolina. (Additionally designated 1 June 1922 as 

the 214th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery B, 

44th Coast Artillery. Redesignated 13 January 1941 as Battery B, 

54th Coast Artillery. Activated 10 February 1941 at Camp Wallace, 

Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 5 J une 1944 as Battery B, 606th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 3 August 1944 at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery B, 54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 

(active) (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 

54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 3d Armored 

Division. Inactivated 1 October 1957 in Germany and relieved from 

assignment to the 3d Armored Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 44th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated 10 J anuary 1966 as the 4th Battalion, 44th Artillery. 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 4th Battalion, 44th Air Defense 

Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 in Korea. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October L 933 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 

54th Field Artillery. Redesignated 13 J anuary 1941 as Battery B, 54th 

Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 3d Armored Division. Activated 15 April 1941 at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. Reorganized and 

redesignated 1 J anuary 1942 as Battery B, 54th Armored Field Artillery 

Battalion. Inactivated 10 November 1945 in Germany. Activated 15 July 

1947 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. 
LINEAGES A N D HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PART ICIPAT ION CREDIT 

Eastern Mandates 

Leyte 

Ryukyus 

World Wm· f 

*Champagne-Marne 

*St. Mihicl 

*Lorraine 1918 Korean War 

Alsace 1918 

*Champagne 1918 

World Wm· /1 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardennes-A lsace 

*Cemr;1l Europe 

Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

Northern Solomons 

DECORATIONS 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF inte rvention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

187 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streame r embroidered 13EACHES 

Of NORMAN DY 

Presidentia l U nit Citation (Army), Streame r embroide red ST. LO 

*Be lgian Fourragere 1940 (54th Armored Fie ld Artille r y Ba tta lion 

cited; DA GO 4 3, 1950) 

*Cited in the Orde r of the Day of the Be lgian Army for actio n in 

BELGIUM (54th Armored Field Artille ry Batta lio n cited; DA GO 4 3, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order oftbc Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDENNES (54 th Armored Fie ld Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 

1950) 
188 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th MISSILE BATT ALI ON, 44th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

Lll EAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Organized 5 July 19 17 in the Regular Army at Fort Mills, Philippine 

Islands, as the 21st Company, Fort Mills [Philippine Islands]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as the 21st Company, Coast Defenses of Manila and 

Subic Bays. Redesignated 30 June 1922 as the l9lst Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Batte ry D, 44th Coast Artillery, 

a nd inactivated in the Philippine Islands. Redesignated 13 J anuary 1941 

as Battery D, 54th Coast Artillery. Activated 10 February 1941 at Camp 

Wallace, Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 28 Februar y 1944 as Battery B, 

49th Coast Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 J an uary 1946 in the Philippine Islands. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Battery B, 49th Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as 

Battery B, 49th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 7th Infantry 

Division. Inactivated 1 July 1957 in Korea and relieved from assignment 

to the 7th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 4 April 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarte rs Battery, 5th Missile Battalion, 44th Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 18 April 1960 at Schilling Air Force Base, 

Ka nsas. Inactivated 26 J une 1960 at Schilling Air Force Base, Kansas. 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 5th Missile Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted J October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 

49th Field Artillery. Redesignated 1 J une 1941 as Battery B, 49th Field 

Artillery Battalion, and activated at Fort Ore!, California, as an element of 

the 7th Division (later redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division). l nactivateci20 July 1947 in Korea. Activated 20 March 1949 injapan. 
t iNEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War/ 

Champagne-Marne 

St. Mihicl 

*Easteru Mandates 

*Leyte 

*Ryukyus 

Lorraine 1918 

Alsace 1918 

Champagne 1918 

Korean War 

World War// 

Normandy (with arrowhead) 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

*Aleutian Islands (with arrowhe<td) 

*Northern Solomons 

DECORATIONS 

*UN defensive 

*UN oiTensive 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN coulllcrolTensivc 

*CCF spriug offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Kore;m wiutcr 

*Kor·ea, summer 1953 

189 

Presidential Unit Citatio n (Army), Streamer embroidered l3EACII ES 

OF NORMANDY 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer cmbmidered sT. LO 

*Phi lippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer emb1·oidcred 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 J U LY 1945 (49th f ield Artillery Battalion cited; 

DA GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citatio n, Streame r embroidered 

INCHON (49th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 35, 195 .1) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1950- 1953 (49th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 22, 1956) 

*Rep ublic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1945-1947, 1953-1957 (7th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 50, 

1971) 
190 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 44th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized 8 J une 1917 in the Regular Army at Fort Schuyler, New 

York, as the 2d Company, Fort Schuyler [New York]. Redesignated 

22 J uly 1917 as Battery F, 7th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery 

Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as Battery F, 52d Artillery (Coast 

Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 26 March 1918 as the 2d Battery, Howitzer Regiment, 

30th Brigade, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 7 August 1918 as Battery F, 44th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 31 August 1921 

at Camp J ackson, South Carolina. (Additionally designated 1 J une 1922 as 

the 215th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery F, 

44th Coast Artillery. Redesignated 13 J anuary 1941 as Battery F, 

54th Coast Artillery. Activated 10 February 1941 at Camp Wallace, 

Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 5 J une 1944 as Battery B, 607th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 31 J uly 1944 at Camp Rucker, Alabama. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery B, 44th Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNEx), 

and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 44th Field Artillery Battalion, a n element of the 4th Infantry Division. Inactivated 1 Aprill957 at 

Fort Lewis, Washington, and relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry 

Division. 

Redesignated 30 March 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 44th Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 1 J uly 1962 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 10 J anuary 1966 as the 6th Battalion, 44th Artillery. Redesignated 

1 September 1971 as the 6th Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 in Korea. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery E, 

47th Field Artillery. Activated 1 June 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 17 December 194 1 as Battery B, 

44th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 4th Motorized Division 

(later redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division). Inactivated 18 February 

1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina. Activated 15 J uly 1947 at Fort 

Ord, California. 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War/ 

*Champagne-Marne 

Eastern Mandates 

Lcyte 

*St. Mihiel Ryukyus 

*Lorraine 1918 Korean War 

Alsacc 1918 

*Champagne 1918 

World War II 

*Norn1audy (with arrowhe:1d) 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*A rdcn nes-A lsace 

*Central Europe 

Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

Northern Solomons 

DECORATIONS 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Thit·d Korean wimer 

Korea, summer 1953 

19 1 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroide red BEACHES 

or NORM ANDY (44th Field Artillery Battalion cited; WD GO 86, 1946) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. LO 

(44th Field Artille ry Battalion cited; WD GO 97, 1946) 

*Belgia n Fourragere 1940 (44th Field Artillery Battalio n cited; 

DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in 

BELGIUM (44th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian At·my for action in the 

ARDENNES (44th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 
192 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

12th DETACHMENT, 44th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 1 Octo ber 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 

54th Fi e ld Artillery. Redesignated 13 J a nuary 194 1 as Batte ry C, 

54th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 3d Armored Division . 

Activated 15 April 1941 at Camp Beauregard, Lo uisiana. Reorganized 

and redesignated 1 J anuary 1942 as Battery C, 54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion . I nactivated 10 November 1945 in Germany. Activated 

15 J uly 1947 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Inactivated 1 October 1957 in 

Germa ny and relieved from assignment to the 3d Armored Division. 

Redesignated 13 December 1959 as the 12th Detachment, 44th Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the 

Army Reserve, and assigned to the First United States Army. Activated 

l February 1960 at Waterbury, Connecticut. Inactivated 1 March 1963 at 

Waterbury, Co nnectic u t. Re d esignated 1 September 1971 as the 

12th Detachment, 44th Air De fense Artillery. 

CAMPA IGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War 11-EAMR 

Normand)' 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

1\rdcnncs-Aisacc 

Ccmral l!:u rope 

DECORATIONS 

Belgia n Fourragere 1940 (54th Armo red Field Artillery Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in 

BELGIUM (54th Armored Field Artillery Battalio n cited ; DA GO 43, 1950) 

Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDENNES (54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited ; DA GO 43, 

1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 193 

16th DETACHMENT, 44th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army as the 16th Detachment, 44th Artillery. Activated 1 September 1958 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Inactivated 12 February 1959 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 16th Detachment, 44th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAI GN PARTICIPATION CRJ::l)IT 

None. 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

44TH Am. DEFENSE AKriLLERY BmuOGRAPHY 

Appleman, Roy E. South to the Nalttong, North to the Yalu .. United States 

Army in the Korean War. Washington: Government Printing Office, 

1961. Contains information about the 44th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Berry, EdwardS. "From the Seine to the Siegfried Line." A1'mored Cavaby 

jour-n.al 59 Oanuary 1950): 35- 41. Contains information about the 

54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

Blumenson, Martin. Br·eakout and Pursuit. United States Army in World 

War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1961. Contains 

information about the 44th Field Artillery Battalion and the 

54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

Cannon, M. Hamlin. Leyte: T!te Retum to the PhilijJpines. United States Army 

in World War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1954. 

Contains information about the 49th Field Artillery Battalion. 

The Captu·re of Attu. Washington : Infantry J ournal Press, 1944. Contains 

information about the 49th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Crowl, Philip A., and Edmund G. Love. Seiz.ttr·e of the Gilber·ts andMar·shalls. 

United States Army in World War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1955. Contains information about the 49th Field Artillery 

Battalion. 

Dupuy, Richard Ernest. "Parker's Crossroads." Infantry journal 62 (April 

1948): 14-16. Pertains to the 54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

Falls, Bruce F., et al. The Seventh Division in Korea. Tokyo: FEC Printing 

Plant, 1948. Contains information about the 44th Field Artillery Battalion. 

54th Armorecl Field Ar·tiller)' Battalion. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1950. 

4th Division ATtillery. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 

1946. Contains information about the 44th Field Artillery Battalion. 
194 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

Harrison, Gordon A. C1·oss-Channel Attack. United States Army in World 

War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 195 1. Contains 

information about the 44th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Historical Division, War Department. Utah Beach to CherboU'rg (6 j une-27 

j une 1944). American Forces in Action. Washington: Government 

Printing Office, 194 7. Contains information abou l the 44th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Hurlbut, H . The Saga of Battery "B," 54th Arnzo1·ed Field Artillery Battalion. 

N.p. 1945. 

Kimmel, Irving, ed. 3rd Armored Division, "Spem·head," Fm·t Knox, Kentucky. 

Dallas: Miller Publishing Company, 1956. Contains information about 

the 54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

Powers, Patrick W. "Every Pershing in the Pickle Barrel. " Army Infonnation 

Digest 19 (February 1964): J-13. Pertains to the 2d Battalion, 44th Air 

Defense Artillery. 

Public Information Office, 7th Infantry Division. The Bayonet, the History of 

the 7th Infantry Division in Km·ea. Tokyo: Dai Nippon Printing Company, 1953. Contains information about the 49th Field Artillery Battalion. 

7th infantry Divis.ion in Korea. Atlanta: Albert Love Enterprises, 1954. 

Contains information about the 49th Field Artillery Battalion. 

67th Armor-ed FA Bn, 54th Anno1·ed FA Bn, 391st Arnzored FA Bn, Camp Polk, 

1942. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1942. 

Thi·rd Annored Division, Basic Training. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy 

Publishing Company, 1950 . Conta ins information about the 

54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

Thi1·d Armored Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1948. Baton Rouge: Army and 

Navy Publishing Company, 1948. Contains information about the 

54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

Waring, Paul C., ed. History of the 7thlnfantry(Bayonet) Division. Tokyo: Dai 

Nippon Printing Company, 1967. Contains information about the 

49th Field Artillery Battalion. 
51st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Per sal tire or an.d gules a caterpillar bend wise passant vert. 

Crest: On a wreath of the colors, or and gules, a lion's face gules 

jessant-de-lis or. 

Motto: Fire for Effect. 

Symbolism: The colors, red and yellow, are for artillery. The shield is 

taken from the arms of the former 5 1st Field Artillery 

Battalion; the caterpillar and crest are from the coat of 

arms of the 5 1st Coast Artillery Battalion. They represent 

descent from those organizations. The caterpillar is symbolic of the tractor. 

The lion's face on the crest represents the initial war service 

of an element of the regiment- the War of 1812-and the 

Aeur-de-lis is for service in France. 

DISTINCTIVE l NSIC l A 

The d istinctive insignia is the shield and mouo of the coat of anns. 

L I NEAGE AND HONORS 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 6 july 19 17 in the Regular Army as the 6th Provisional 

Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Organized 21 july 1917 at Fort Adams, 

Rhode Island. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as the 51st Artillery (Coast 

Artille ry Corps). (2d Battalion inactivated 1 August 1922 at Camp Eustis, 

Virginia.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as the 51st Coast Artillery. 

Inactivated ll March 1930 at Fort Eustis, Virginia. Activated 16 March 

1·942 at San J uan, Puerto Rico. Regiment broken up 1 june 1944 and its 

elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquarters and 

Headquarte rs Battery as Headquarte rs and Headquarters Battery, 145th 

Coast Artillery Group; 1st and 2d Battalions as the 51st and 52d Coast 

Artillery Battalions, respectively. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, !45th Coast Artillery 

Group, disbanded 28 February 1946 at PorL of Spain, Trinidad. Reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 51st Field Artillery Group. Activated 

17 J anuary 1952 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inactivated 22 August 

1955 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

51st Coast Artillery Battalion disbanded 28 February 1946 at Port of 

Spain, Trinidad. Reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular Army; con195 
196 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

currently consolidated with the 51st Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX I), and consolidated unit designated as the 5 1st Field Artillery Battalio n, a n clement of the 6th Infantry Division. Activated 4 October 1950 

at Fort Ord, California. Inactivated 3 April 1956 at Ford Ord, California , 

and re lieved from assignment to the 6th Infantry Division. 

52d Coast Artillery Battalio n disbanded 28 February 1946 at Port of 

Spain, Trinidad. Reconstitu ted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 47th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 

(see ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit designated as the 47th Armored 

Field Artillery Battalion, ·an clement of the 5th Armored Division . Activated I September 1950 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Inactivated 

16 March 1956 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, and relieved from assignment 

to the 5th Armored Division. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Batte ry, 51st Field Artillery Group; 

5 Lst Field Artillery Battalion; and 47th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 

consolid a ted , reorgani zed, a nd redesig nated 3 1 J uly 1959 as the 

51st Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental 

System. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 5 1st Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 1 

Constitu ted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 5 I st Field 

Artillery. Redesignated 1 Octobe r 1940 as the 5 1st Field Anillery Battalion, assig ned to the 6th Division (later redesignated as the 6th Infantry 

Division), and activated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Inactivated 20 .J uly 194 7 in 

Korea. 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 47th Field 

Artille ry. Activated I J une 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated (less 2d Battalio n) 1 September 1942 as 

the 47th A rmo re d Fie ld Artillery Batta lion a nd assigned to the 

5th Armored Division (2d Battalion concurrently reorganized a nd 

redesignated as the 44th Field Artillery Battalio n- hereafter separate 

lineage). Inactivated 9 O ctober 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. Activated 6 July 1948 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Inactivated 

I J anuary 1950 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

Lorraine 1918 

World War II 

American Theater, Streamer 

wit hout inscription 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

Normandy 

orthern France 

Rhineland 

A rdennes- Alsacc 

Central Europe 

Luzon (with arrowhead) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 197 

lst BATT ALI ON, 51st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(7th Infantry Division) 

Constituted 12 April 1808 in the Regular Army as a company in the 

Regiment of Light Artillery. Organized in 1808 at Fort Preble, Maine, as 

Capt. Joseph Chandler's Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light 

Artillery. Redesignated 20 April1809 as Capt. Thomas Pitts' Company of 

Light Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated in 1813 as Capt. 

Benjamin Branch's Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated in 1815 as Capt. John N. Mcintosh's Company of Light 

Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated in April1815 as Capt. 

Andrew McDowell's Company of Light Artille ry, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 22 May 1816 as Company A, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 1 June 1821 as Company A, 1st Regimentof Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the lst Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 

1st Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in 1916 as the 

1st Company, Fort McKinley [Maine). 

Reorganized and redesignated 21 July 1917 as Battery A, 6th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 Februa1·y 1918 as 

Battery A, 51st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally designated 

1 J une 1922 as the 1st Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as 

Battery A, 51st Coast Artillery. Inactivated 11 March 1930 at Fort Eustis, 

Virginia. Activated 16 March 1942 in Puerto Rico. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1944 as Battery A, 51st Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 28 February 1946 at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery A, 5 1st Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX), 

and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 51 sl Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 6th Infantry Division. Activated 4 October 1950 

at Fort Ord, California. Inactivated 3 April 1956 at Fort Ord, California, 

and relieved from assignment to the 6th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 5 1st Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Plainville., 

Connecticu t. Inactivated 25 March 1961 at Plainville, Connecticut. 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the l st Missile Battalion, 51st Air Defense Artillery. Redesignated 13 September 1972 as the lst Battalion, 

51st Air Defense Artillery, and activated at Highlands, New .Jersey. Inactivated 4 June 1973 at Highlands, New J ersey. Assigned 2 J December 1975 

to the 7th Infantry Division and activated at Fort Ord, California. 
198 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 

51 sl Field Artillery. Redesignated I Octobe r 1940 as Battery A, 51st Field 

Artillery Battalion, a nd activated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as am element or 

the 6th Division (later redesignated as the 6th Infantry Division). Inactivated 20 July 1947 in Korea. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

War of 1812 

*Canada 

l11dia11 Wars 

*Seminoles 

Civil War 

*Mississippi Rive•· 

*Florida 1861 

*Florida 1862 

*Louisiana 1864 

DECORATIONS 

World War I 

*St. Mihicl 

Meuse-Argonne 

*Lorraine 1918 

World War II 

*American Theater, Streame•· 

without inscription 

Normandy 

Northern Fn111ce 

Rhineiand 

Ardennes-Alsace 

Central Europe 

*Luzon (with arrowhead) 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 ocTOBER 1944 TO 4 J U LY 1945 (6th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 47, 

1950) 
LI NEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 199 

2d BATTALION, 5 1st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 14 August 1901 in the Regular Army as the 109th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Organized 3 September 1901 at 

Fort Greble, Rhode Island. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 

109th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in July 1916 as the 

2d Company, Fort Greble [Rhode Island). 

Reorganized and redesignated 21 July 1917 as Battery B, 6th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 19 18 as 

Battery B, 5 1st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionall y designated 

I june J 922 as the 109th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additiona l 

designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 Febru ary 1924 

as Batte ry B, 51st Coast Artillery. Inactivated 11 March 1930 at Fort 

Eustis, Virginia. Activated 16 March J 942 in Puerto Rico. 

Reorganized and redesignated l June 1944 as Battery B, 51st Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 28 February 1946 at Pon of Spain, T rinidad. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery B, 5 1st Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX), 

and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 51st Field Artillery Batta lion, an element of the 6th Infantry Division . Activated 4 October 1950 

at. Fort Ord, California. Inactivated 3 April 1956 at Fon Ord, California, 

and relieved from assignment LO the 6th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Missile BaLtalion, 5 1st Artillery (organic clements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 Septembet· 1958 at San Francisco, California. Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 2d Battalion, 

5 1st Artillery. Inactivated 30 june 1971 at Fort Baker, California. 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 2d Battalion, 5 1st Air Defense 

Artillery. Activated 1 Septembet· 1978 at Fort Riley, Kansas. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 

51st Field Artillery. Redesignated 1 October 1940 as Battery B, 5 1st Field 

Artillery Battalion, and activated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as an element of 

the 6th Division (later redesignated as the 6th Infantry Division). Inactivated 20 July 1947 in Korea. 

CA!\II'A I CN PARTlC lPATIO 

Ill odd \Var I 

*St. Mihiel 

t>lcuse-A rgonnc 

*Lorraine 1918 .

World Wm· IJ 

*American Theater, Streamer 

without inscripLion 

CREDIT 

Normandy 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

A rdennes-Aisacc 

CenLra l Europe 

*Luzon (with arrowhead) 
200 AIR·DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

D ECORATIONS 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (6th Infantry Divisio n cited; DA GO 

47, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 201 

3d BATTALION, 51st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted 14 August 1901 in the Regular Army as the !14th Company, Coast Artille ry, Artillery Corps. Organized 22 August 1901 at Fort 

Slocum, New York. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 11. 4th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in J uly 19 16 as the 3d Company, Fort Wadsworth [New York]. Re desig nated 22 j ul y 19 17 as 

Bauery E, 8th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 

5 February 19 18 as Battery £ , 53d Artille ry (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Redesignated 26 March 1918 as the 7th Battery, Howitzer Regiment, 

30th Brigade, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 6 August 1918 as Battery E, 51st Artille ry (Coast Artill ery Corps). (Additionally designated l J une 1922 as the 

I 14th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 

20 February 1924.) Inactivated I August 1922 at Camp Eustis, Virginia. 

Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery E, 5 1st Coast Artille t-y. 

Consolidated 12 August 1958 with Battery C, 5 1st Field Artillery Battalio n (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarte rs 

and Headquarters Battery, 3d Missil e Battalion, 5 1st Artillery (organi.c 

clements concurrenlly constituted). Battalion activated l Septembet· 1958 

at Fort Tilden, New Yo rk. Redesig nated 20 December 1965 as the 3d Battalion, 5 1st Artillery. Redesignated I September 197 l as the 3d Battalion, 

5 1st Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 at H ighlands, 

New J ersey. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 5 1st 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 1 October 1940 as Battery C, 51st Field 

Artillery Battalion, and activated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as an element of 

the 6th Division (later redesignated as the 6th Infantry Divisio n). Inactivated 20 J uly 1947 in Korea. Activated 40ctobel" 1950 at Fort Ord, 

Californ ia. Inactivated 3 April 1956 at Fort Ord, Califo rnia, and relieved 

from assignment to the 6th Infantry Divisio n. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War/ 

*St. Mihiel 

*Meuse-Argonnc 

Lorraine I H 18 

World War II 

American Theater, Streamet· 

without insc ription 

'onnandy 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

A t·dc nncs-A lsa<"e 

Central Europe 

*Luzon (with arrowhead) 
202 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

DECOl~A IONS 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (6th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 

47, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 203 

4th MISSILE BATTALION, 51st AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted IOJuly 1907 in the Regular Army as the 153d Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. Organized in 1907 at Fort Andrews, Massachusetts. 

Redesignated 30 J une 1916 as the 3d Company, Fort Andrews [Massachusetts). 

Reorganized and redesignated 2 1 July 1917 as Battery L, 6th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as 

Battery L, 51st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Redesignated 6 August 

1918 as Battery C, 51st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally 

designated 1 June 1922 as the 153d Company, Coast Artillery Corps; 

additional designatio n abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesigna ted 

20 February 1924 as Battery C, 51st Coast Artillery. Inactivated l l March 

1930 at Fort Eustis, Virginia. Activated 16 March 1942 in Puerto Rico. 

Reorganized and redesignated l J une 1944 as Batte1·y A, 52d Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 28 February 1946 at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery A, 47th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 47th Armored 

Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 5th Armored Division. Activated 1 September 1950 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. I nactivated 

16 March 1956 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, a nd relieved from assignment 

to the 5th Armored Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 51st Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September J 958 at Fort Monroe, 

Virginia. Inactivated 26 J uly 1960 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Redesignated 

1 September 197 1 as the 4th Missile Battalion, 5 1st Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constitu ted 1 October 193 3 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 

47th Field Artillery. Activated 1 J unc 194 1 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated I September 1942 as Battery A, 47th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 5th Armored Division. l nactivated 9 October 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. 

Activated 6 J uly 1948 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Inactivated 1 J anuary 

1950 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. 
204 

CAMPAIGN P A RT I C IPAT I ON CREDIT 

World War/ 

*St. Mihicl 

Mcuse-Argonne 

*Lorraine 19 18 

World War II 

*American T heater, Streamer 

without inscription 

D ECORATIONS 

AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardcnncs-Aisace 

*Ccntr:1l Europe 

Luzon 

*Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG 

(47th Armored Field Artille ry Battalion cited ; DA GO 44, 1951) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 205 

5th BATTALION, 51st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LI NEAGE 

Organized 3 1 October 1916 in the Regular Army at Fort Andrews, 

Massachusetts, as the 4th Company, Fort Andrews [Massachusetts]. 

Reorganized and redesignated 2 1 July 19 17 as Battery M, 6th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as 

Battery M, 51st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Redesignated 6 August 

1918 as Battery D, 51st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally 

designated 1 June 1922 as the 22lst Company, Coast Artille•·y Corps; 

additional designation abolished 20 February 1 924.) Inactivated 1 August 

1922 at Fort Eustis, Virginia. Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery 

D, 51st Coast Artillery. Activated 1 May 1942 at Borinquen Field, Puerto 

Rico. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J une 1944 as Battery B, 52d Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 28 February 1946 at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery B, 47th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (see 

ANN Ex), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 47th Armored 

Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 5th Armored Division. Activated 1 September 1950 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Inactivated 

16 March 1956 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, and relieved from assignment 

to the 5th Armored Division. 

Redesignated 30 June 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Automatic Weapons Battalion, 51st Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned 

to the First United States Army (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 8 August 1959 with Headquarters at Fort 

T ilden, New York. Reorganized and redesignated 15 August 1960 as the 

5th Howitzer Battalion, 51st Artillery. Redesignated 1 May 1964 as the 

5th Battalion, 51st Artillery. Inactivated 1 September 1971 at Fort T ilden, 

New York; concurrently redesignated as the 5th Battalion, 51st Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 

47th Field Artillery. Activated 1 June 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1942 as Battery B, 47th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 5th Armored Division. Inactivated 9 October 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. 

Activated 6 July 1948 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Inactivated 1 J anuary 

1950 at Camp Chaffee·, Arkansas. 
206 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World Wm·/ 

*St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

*Lorraine 1918 

World War II 

*American Theater, Strcamc1· 

without inscription 

DECORATIONS 

AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

* Ardennes-Aisacc 

*Central Europe 

Lm:on 

*Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG 

(47th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 44, 1951) 

51sT AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Britton, Ray D., ed. Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, Home of the Fifth Arrnm·ed 

Division. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1952. Contains information about the 47th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

Carlson, Raymond. "Howitzer Firing with Kentucky Windage" [battle of 

Munoz, Philippine Islands]. Field Artillery journal 35 (October 1945): 

609-13. Contains information about the 5 1st Field Artillery Battalion. 

Division A'rtillery, 5th Armored Division, Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Baton 

Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1951. Contains information about the 47th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

Dyer, Frederick. " 1st Regiment of Artillery." A ComjJendium of the Wa1· of the 

Wm· of the Rebellion. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Contains 

information about the present 1st Battalion, 51st Air Defense Artillery. 

Haskin, William Lawrence. "The First Regiment of Artillery, 1821- 1876." 

The Army of the United States. Edited by Theophilus F. Roden bough and 

William L. Haskin, 301.-11. New York: Maynard, Merrill and Company, 1896. Originally published in.J ournal of the Military Service Institution of the United States 15 (1894): 1321-31. Contains information about 

the current 1st Battalion, 51st Air Defense Artillery. 

---. The History of the First Regiment of Artillery; From Organization in 1821 

to january 1st, 1876. Portland, Maine: B. T hurston and Company, 

1879. Contains information about the current 1st Battalion, 51st Air 

Defense Artillery. 

Smith, Robert Ross. The Approach to the PhilijJj)ines. United States Army in 

World War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1953. Contains information about the 51st Field Artillery Battalion. 

Sprague, John T. The Origin, Progress, and Conclusion of the Florida Wa1·. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1848. Reprint. Gainesville, 

Fla.: University of Florida Press, 1964. Contains information about the 

current 1st Battalion, 51st Air Defense Artillery. 

The Victmy in Training. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1949. Contains information about the 47th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 
52d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Gules, a bend potenle or. 

C1·est: On a wreath' of the colors, or and gules, a locomotive 

affrontc gules, charged with the number "52" or. 

Motto: Semper Paratus (Always Prepared). 

Symbolism: The shield is red for artillery. T he gold potente bend is an 

adaptation of the cottised bend on the arms of Champagne. 

The cresl alludes to service in France during World War I. 

DISTI NCTIVE I NSI GN I A 

The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

L l.NEAGI:: AND H ONORS 

LI NEAGE 

Organized 22 J uly 1917 in the Regular Army at Fort Adams, Rhode 

Island, as the 7th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as the 52d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (3d 

Battalion inactivated 16 May 192 1 at Fo rt Eustis, Virginia; activated 

18 Augustl921 atFortEustis, Virginia.lstBattalioninactivated 1 August 

1922 at Fort Eustis, Virginia.) Redesignated 20 February i 924 as the 52d 

Coast Artillery. (Battery D inactivated I November 1938 at Fort Monroe, 

Virginia. Battery F inactivated 1 February J 940 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Batteries D and F activated 8 J anuary 1941 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. 

1st Battalion activated I June 194 1 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey.) Regiment broken up 1 May 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery disbanded at 

Fort Hancock, New J ersey; 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions as the 286th, 287th, 

and 288th Coast Artillery Battalions, respectively (Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 288th Coast Artillery Battalion, concurre ntly inactivated at Fort Hancock, New J ersey). 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52d Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52d Field Artillery Group. Activated 

18 J anuary 1952 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Redesignated 25 June 1958 as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52d Artillery Group. Inactivated 30 June 197 1 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 

286th Coast Artillery Batta lion reorganized and r ed esignated 

30 August 1944 as the 538th Field Artill ery Battalion. I nactivated 

14 December 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. Activated 

207 
208 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3 1 December J 946 on Luzon, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 30 May 

1947 on Luzon, Philippine Islands. Activated 22 March 195 1 at Camp 

Carson, Colorado. Inactivated .I june 1958 in Germany. 

287th Coast Artillery Battalion converted and redesignated 30 August 

1944 as the 539th Field Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 28 December 1945 

at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. Activated 31 December 1946 on 

Luzon, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 30 May 1947 on Luzon, Philippine 

Islands. Activated 18 March 1955 in japan. Inactivated 25 March 1956 in 

J apan. . 

288th Coast Artillery Battalion inactivated J 8 April 1944 at Camp 

Shelby, Mississippi. Disbanded 14June 1944. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 

in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 52d Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as the 

52d Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 24th Infantry Division. 

Inactivated 5 j une 1958 and relieved from assignment to the 24th Infantry Division. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52d Artillery Croup, and 

53 8th, 53 9th , and 52d Field Artillery Battalions consolidated, 

reorganized, and redesignated 30 June 197 J as the 52d Artillery, a parent 

regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Redesignated 

I September 1971 as the 52d Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted l October J 933 in the Regular Army as the 52d Field Artillery. Redesignated 26 August 1941 as the 52d Field Artillery Battalion and 

assigned to the 24th Infantry Division. Activated 1 October 1941 at 

Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

W01M W11r I 

Champag••e-Marne 

St. Mihicl 

Meuse-Argonne 

Champagne 1918 

Lorr<tine 1918 

World War II 

Central Europe 

Central Pacific 

New Guinea (with anowhead) 

Leytc 

Luzon 

Southern Philippines (with arrowhead) 

Korecm 1\fnr 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

DECORATIONS 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean winte•· 

Korea, summer 1953 

\lie/110111 

Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase II 

Counteroffensive, Phase Ill 

Tet Counteroffensive 

Coumeroffensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

TeL 69/CounLeroffensive 

Summer- fall 1969 

Winter-spring 1970 

Sanctuary Counteroffensive 

CoumerofTcnsive, Phase VII 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF 

KOREA (24th 'Infantry Division cited; DA GO 45, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 209 

Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered OAK TO- BEN HET 

(Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52d Artillery Group, cited; DA 

GO 48, 1971) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered FLORIDA 

1962- 1963 (2d Missile Battalion [less Batte ry B), 52d Artillery, cited; DA 

GO 33, 1963) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIET AM 

1966-1969 (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52d Artillery 

Group, cited; DA GO 36, 1970) 
210 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

1st MISSILE BATTALION, 52d AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 10 July 1907 in the Regular Army as the 134th Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. Organized in 1907 at Fort Michie, New York. 

Redesignated in july 1916 as the lst Company, Fort H. G. Wright [New 

York). 

Reorganized and redesignated 22 J uly 1917 as Battery A, 7th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as 

Battery A, 52d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally designated 

1 June 1922 as the !34th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional 

designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Inactivated I August 1922 at 

Fort Eustis, Virginia. Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery A, 52d 

Coast Artillery. Activated I J une 1941 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1943 as Battery A, 286th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Converted and redesignated 30 August 1944 as Battery A, 538th Field Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 14 December 1945 at 

Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. Activated 31 December 1946 on 

Luzon, Phili ppine Islands. Inactivated 30 May 194 7 on Luzon , Philippine 

Islands. Activated 22 March L 95 1 at Camp Carson, Colorado. Inactivated 

1 June 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headqua rters and Headquarte rs 

Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 52d Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Camp Hanford, Washington. I nactivated 23 December l 960 at Camp Hanford, 

Washington. Redesignated J September 1971 as the 1st Missile Battalion, 

52d Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC IPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

Champagne-Marne 

*St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

Champagne 1918 

Lorraine 1918 

World War II 

*Cenu·al Europe 

Central Pacific 

New Guinea (with arrowhead) 

Leyte 

Luzon 

D ECORATIONS 

Southern Philippines (with anowhead) 

Korean War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF 

K O REA 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 211 

2d BATTALION, 52d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

LINEAGE 

Organized I April 19 17 in the Regular Army at Fort Terry, New York, 

as the 6th Company, Fort Terry [New York]. 

Reorganized and redesignated 22 J uly 1917 as Battery B, 7th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as 

Battery B, 52d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally designated 

I j une 1922 as the 225th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional 

designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Inactivated 1 August 1922 at 

Fort Eustis, Virginia. Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery B, 52d 

Coast Artillery. Activated 1 J une 1941 at Fort Hancock, New j ersey. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1943 as Battery B, 286th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Converted and redesignated 30 August 1944 as Battery B, 538th Field Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 14 December 1945 at 

Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. Activated 31 December 1946 on 

Luzon, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 30 May 1947 on Luzon, Philippine 

Islands. Activated 22 March 1951 at Camp Carson, Colorado. Inactivated 

I June 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 26 February 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 52d Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 15 April 1959 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 20 Decembe r 1965 as the 2d Battalion, 52d Artillery. 

Redesignated I September 1971 as the 2d Battalion, 52d Air Defense 

Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPAT ION CREDIT 

World War I 

Champagne-Marne 

*St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

Champagne 1918 

Lorraine 19 18 

World War II 

*Central Europe 

Central Pacific 

New Guinea (with aiTowhcad) 

Lcyte 

Luzon 

D £CORATIONS 

Southern Philippines (with arrowhead) 

Korea11 War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF KOREA 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered FLORIDA 

1962-1963 (2d Missile Battalion [less Battery B], 52d Artillery, cited; DA 

GO 33, 1963) 
212 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d MISSILE BATT ALI ON, 52d AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 28 February 190 I in the Regular Army as the 88th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Organized in 1901 at Fort T rumbull, Connecticut. Redesignated 2 Februa t·y 1907 as the 88th Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in july 1916 as the 2d Company, Fort 

Terry [New York). 

Reorganized and redesignated 22 July 1917 as Battery C, 7th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 19 18 as 

Battery C, 52d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally designated 

1 june 1922 as the 88th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional 

designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 

I 924 as Battery C, 52d Coast Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated l May 1943 as Battery A, 287th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Converted and redesignated 30 August 1944 as Battery A, 539th Field Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 28 December I 945 at 

Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. Activated 3 1 December 1946 on 

Luzon, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 30 March 194 7 on Luzon, Philippine Islands. Activated 18 March 1955 in Japan. Inactivated 25 March 

1956 in Japan. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 52d Artillery (organic clements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated l September 1958 at Squantum, Massachusetts. Inactivated 15 December 1961 at Quincy, Massachusetts. 

Redesignated l September 1971 as the 3d Missile Battalion, 52d Air 

Defense Artillery. 

CAM PAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

\Vol'id IVar I 

Champagne-Marne 

*St. Mihiel 

*Meuse-Argonne 

Champagne I 918 

Lorraine 1918 

World War II 

Ccmral Europe 

Cem ra I Paci f·ic 

New Guinea (with arrowhead) 

Leyte 

D t::CORAT I ONS 

Luzon 

Southern Philippines (with <trrowhead) 

Korean War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN countcroiTensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean wimer 

Korea, summer I 953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroide red DEFI::NSI:: 

OF I<OREA 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

4th MISSILE BATTALION, 52d AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

213 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized 1 April 1917 in the Regular Army at Fort H. G. Wright, 

New York, as the 6th Company, Fort H. G. Wright [New York). 

Reorganized and redesignated 22 July 1917 as Battery D, 7th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as 

Battery D, 52d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally designated 

1 June 1922 as the 226th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional 

designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 

1924 as Battery D, 52d Coast Artillery. Inactivated I November I 938 at 

Fort Monroe, Virginia. Activated 8 January 1941 at Fort Hancock, New 

Jersey. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 May I 943 as Battery B, 287th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Converted and redesignated 30 August 1944 as Battery B, 539th Field Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 28 December 1945 at 

Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. Activated 31 December I 946 on 

Luzon, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 30 March 1947 on Luzon, Philippine Islands. Activated 18 March 1955 in Japan. Inactivated 25 March 

1956 in J apan. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 52d Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated l September 1958 at Chicago, 

Illinois. Inactivated 24 j une 1960 at Chicago, Illinois. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 4th Missile Battalion, 52d Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTiCIPATION CREDIT 

World War 1 

Champagne-Marne 

*St. Mihiel 

*Meuse-Argonne 

Champagne 1918 

Lorntine 1918 

World War II 

Central Europe 

Cemral Pacific 

New Guinea (with arrowhead) 

Leyte 

Luzon 

DECORATIONS 

Southern Philippines (with arrowhead) 

K01w n W<tr 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF inte rvention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second l<o•·ean winter 

Ko•·ca, summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

Of KOREA 
214 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

5th BATT ALI ON, 52d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(24th In fantry Division) 

LINEAGE 

Organized 6 J uly 1916 in the Regular Army at Fort Washington, 

Maryland, as the 1st Company, Fort Washington [Maryland). 

Reorganized and redesignated 6 J uly 1917 as Battery I, 8th Provisional 

Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as Battery I, 53d Artiller y (Coast Artillery Corps). Redesignated 15 J uly 1918 as 

Battery E, 52d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 16 May 1921 

at Fort Eustis, Virginia. Activated 18 August 1921 at Fort Eustis, Virginia. 

(Additionally designated 1 j une 1922 as the 227th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery E, 52d Coast Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1943 as Battery A, 285th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 5 May 1944 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky. Disbanded 14June 1944. Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regula r Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 52d Field Artillery 

Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit. designated as Battery 

A, 52d Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 24th Infantry Division. 

Inactivated 5 June 1958 and relieved from assignme nt to the 24th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated I 8 May 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Automatic Weapons Battalion, 52d Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army and allotted to the Army Reserve (organic 

elements concurrently constituted). Redesignated 1 September 197 1 as 

the 5th Automatic Weapons Battalion, 52d Air Defense Artillery. Redesignated 2 I December 1975 as the 5th Battalion, 52d Air Defense Artillery; 

concurrently withdrawn from the Army Rese1·ve, allotted to the Regular 

Army, assigned to the 24th In fantry Division, and activated at Fort Stewart, Georgia. 

ANNEX 

Constituted I October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 52d 

Field Artillery. Redesignated26 August 194 1 as Battery A, 52d Field Artillery Battalion, a n element of the 24th J nfantry Division. Activated 

1 October 194 I at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

•Champagne-Marne 

*Luzon 

*Southern Philippiues (with arrow head) 

St. Mihiel 

*Meuse-A•·gonne 

*Champagne 19 18 

*Lorraine 19 18 

Korean War 

World War II 

Cemral Europe 

*Central Pacific 

*New Guinea (with arrowhead) 

*Leyte 

DECORATIONS 

~'UN defeusivc 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intcrvcntiou 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

215 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroide red DEFENSE 

OF KOREA (24th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 45, J 950) 

*Ph ilippin e Preside nti a l U nit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4JULY 1945 (52d Field Artille ry Batlalion cited; DA 

GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Preside ntial Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

PYONGTAEK (52d Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 35, 195 1) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroiqe red 

KOREA 1952-1953 (52d Fie ld Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 24, 1954) 
216 AlR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 52d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

Organized 1 J une 19 17 in the Regular Army at Fort WashingLOn, 

Maryland, as the ~kl Company, Fort Washington [Maryland]. 

Reorganized and red esignated 17 J uly I 9 17 as Battery 1<, 8th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 Febn1ary l 918 as 

Battery K, 53d A•·tillcry (Coast Artillery Corps). Redesignated 15 J uly 

I 9 18 as Bauery F, 52d Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Inactivated 

16 May I 921 at Fort Eustis, Virginia. Activated 18 August 1921 at Fort 

Eustis, Virginia. (Additionally designated !.J une 1922 as the 229th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February J 924 as Battery F, 52d Coast Artillery. Inactivated I February 1940 at Fort Monroe, Virgin ia. Activated 

8 .Januat·y 1941 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. 

Reorganized and redesignated I May 1943 as B<.tlle ry A, 288th Coast 

Artillery Battalion. InaClivated 18 April 1944 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. 

Disbanded 14 J une 1944. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular 

Army; concurrentl y consolidated with Battery B, 52d Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNt-:x), and consolidated unit d esignated as Battery B, 

52d Field Artillery Battalion, an element or the 24th Infantry Division. 

Inactivated 5 .June 1958 and relieved from assignment to the 24th n£ 111-

t ry Division. 

Redesignated I November 1960 as Headquarters and H eadquarters 

ilatlcry, 6th Missile Battalio n, 52cl Artillery (organic clements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 17 November 1960 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated 20 August 1965 as the 6th Ballalion, 52d Artillery. 

Redesignated I September I 97 1 as the 6th Bawtlion, 52d Air Defense 

Artillery. 

ANN EX 

Constituted I October .1933 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 52d 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 26 August 1941 as Baucry B, 52d Field Artillery Battalion, an c lement or the 24th lnf'a n try Divisio n. Activated 

I October 1941 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. 

CAMI'/\J(;N PAR'J'ICII'A'J'ION C R EDIT 

\Vmltl War/ 

*(:hant pa!{nc ~1 arne 

St. ~lihicl 

~lcusc-J\ I'!{UIInc 

*Champa!{IIC I!) Ill 

*Lorraine I \Jill 

World \\far II 

Central Europe 

*Ct•ntral l'arilir 

*New (;uinea (with arrowhead) 

* l .eytc 

*Luzon 

*Southe rn Philippines (with arrowhead) 

Kmnm Wm 

*U dclcnsivc 

*UN of'l'cmiw 

*C( :F intervcnt ion 

*Firs! U 1 cmlllleroffcnsivc 

*C:CF sprin!{ ol'f'ensivc 

*UN sunuuc:r- f'all oiTc nsivc 

*Scnllld Korean wi11 tc:r 

*Korea. summer I !15:1 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 2 17 

DECORATIONS 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF KOREA (24th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 45, I 950) 

*Phili ppine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 ocTOBER 1944 TO 4.JULY I 945 (52d field Artillery Battalion cited; DA 

GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

PYONGTA t::K (52d field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 35, 195 I) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KORt::A 1952-1953 (52d field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 24, 1954) 

52D A IR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Appleman, Roy E. South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu. United States 

Army in the Korean War. Washington: Government Printing Office, 

1961. Contains information about the 52d field Artillery Battalion. 

Barth, George B. "The First Days in Korea." Combat For-ces .Joumal 2 

(March 1952):21- 24. Contains information about the 52d Field Artillery Battalion. 

Cannon, M. Hamlin. Leyte: The Retum to the Philippines. United States Army 

in World War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1961. 

Contains information about the 52d Field Artillery Battalion. 

Ott, David Ewing. Field Artillery, 1954-1973. Vietnam Studies. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1975. Contains information 

about the 52d Artillery Group. 

Smith, Robert Ross. The AjJjJ?'Oetch to the Philippines. United States Army in 

World War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1953. Contains information about the 52d Field Artillery Battalion. 

Turtle, Lewis. "Field Training of the 52d Coast Artillery (Railway)." Coast 

A1·tillery.Joumal75 (1932):325-31. 

24th Infantry Division, A BriefHistmy: The Stmy of the 24th Infantry Division's 

Actions in the Korean Conflict. Tokyo: J apan News, 1954. Contains information about the 52d Field Artillery Battalion. 

55th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: 

Crest: 

Motto: 

Symbolism: 

Gules, on a pile wavy or, a pine tree eradicated azure, in 

base two fire arrows point up of the second enflamed 

proper. 

On a wreath of the colors, or and gules, an isosceles triangle 

of the first, bordure of the second bearing between a pellet 

from which issues an arrow with double barbs palewise 

sable and the arabic numerals "55" gules, a caterpillar fesswise of the last, all conjoined. 

Vigilantia (Vigilance). 

Red and yellow are the colors of the artillery branch. The 

wavy pile alludes to the unit's origin as coast artillery and 

further suggests service across two oceans, noting that the 

55th Air Defense Artillery campaigned in both the European and Pacific theaters. T he fi re arrow, a highly effective 

artillery weapon of pre-gunpowder days, is an allusion to 

the firepower of present day artillery; the two of them 

represent participation in both world wars. T he blue pine 

tree denotes award of the Presidential Unit Citation (Army) 

to the regimen t fo r the Ardennes campaign of World 

War II. 

DISTINCTIVE I NSIGNIA 

The d istinctive insignia is the crest and motto of the coat of arms. 

LI NEAGE AND HONORS 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 1 December 1917 in the Regular Army as the 55th Artille ry (Coast Artillery Corps) and organized at Boston, Massachusetts, from 

existing Regular Army companies and National Guard companies from 

Massachusetts and Rhode Island. (National Guard companies demobilized in February 1919 at Camp Winfield Scott, California; regiment 

continued on active status.) (3d Battalion organized 7 J anuary 1922 at Fort 

Kamehameha, Hawaii; inactivated 31 October 1925 at Fort Kamehameha, 

Hawaii.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as the 55th Coast Artillery. 

(3d Battalion activated 22 May 1943 in Hawaii.) Inactivated 31 May 1944 

at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. Disbanded 14 J une 1944. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 55th Coast Artillery, recon219 
220 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

stituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Bauery, 55th Field Anillery Group. 

1st Battalion, 55th Coast Artillery, reconstiLUted 28 June 1950 in the 

Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 55th Field Artillery 

Battalion (see ANNEX 1), and consolidated unit designated as the 55th Field 

Artillery Battalion. Activated 19 J anuary 1952 at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. Inactivated 25 june 1958 in Ge rmany. 

2d Battalion, 55th Coast Artille ry, reconstiLUted 28 J une 1950 in the 

Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 50th Field Artillery 

Battalion (see ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit designated as the 50th Field 

Artillery Battalion, an clement of the 5th lnfantt·y Division. Activated 

I March 195 1 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania. 

Inactivated I September 1953 at Indiamown Gap Military Rese rvation, 

Pennsylvania. Activated 25 March 1954 in Germany. Inactivated l June 

1957 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 5th 

Infantry Division. 

3d Battalion, 55th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the 

Regulat· Army; concurrently consolidated with the 66th Armored Field 

Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX 3), and consolidated unit designated as the 

66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Assigned 25 February 1953 to the 

4th Armored Division. Activated 15 June 1954 at Fort Hood, Texas. 

Inactivated I April 1957 at Ford Hood, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 4th Armored Division. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 55th Fie ld Artillery Group; 

55th and 50th Field Artillery llattalions; and 66th Armored Field Artillery 

Battalion consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 3 1 Jul y 1959 as the 

55th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental 

System. Redesignated 1 September 197 1 as the 55th Air De fe nse Artillery. 

ANNEX l 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as the 55th Field 

Artillery Battalion. (Battery C activated 3 J anuary 1941 at Fort Myer, 

Virginia.) Activated (less Baue ry C) 18 June 1943 at Fort Bragg, North 

Carolina. Inactivated 15 April 1946 at Manila, Philippine Islands. 

ANNEX 2 

ConstitulCd l October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 50th Field 

Artillery. Redesignated I October 1940 as the 50th Field Artillery Battalion, assigned to the 5th Division (later redesignated as the 5th In fantry 

Division), a nd activated at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. inactivated 20 September 1946atCampCampbell, Kentucky. Activated 15July 1947at Fort 

J ackson, South Carolina. Inactivated 30 April 1950 at Fort .Jackson, South 

Carolina. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 221 

ANNEX 3 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as the 66th Field 

Artillery and assigned to the 4th Armored Division. Activated 15 April 

J 94 1 at Pine Camp, New York. 

Reorganized and redesig nated 1 J anuary 1942 as the 66th Armored 

Field Artillery Battalio n. Relieved 1 May 1946 from assignment to the 4th 

Armored Division; concu rrently con verted and redesignated as the 66th 

Constabulary Squadron and assigned to the 2d Constabulary Regiment. 

lnactivated 20 December 1948 in Germany and relieved from assig nment 

to the 2d Constabulary Regiment; concurrently convened as the 66th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

CAM PAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Wor/(L War I 

Aisne-Marnc 

Oisc-Aisne 

Meuse-A1·gonne 

Champagne 1918 

Wol'/d War II 

Normandy 

No1·thern France 

Rhineland 

A1·dennes-Aisacc 

Cemral Europe 

Central Pacific 

New Guinea 

Luzon 

Dt::CORATIONS 

Vietnam 

Tel Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

TeL 69/Countcroffcnsive 

Summer- fall 1969 

Winter-spring 1970 

SancLUary Coullleroffcnsivc 

Counteroffcmive, Phase VII 

Consolidation I 

Presidential Unit Citatio n (Army), Streamer embroidered ARDENNES 

(4th Armored Division cited; WD GO 54, 1945) 
222 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

lst BATTALION, 55th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(5th Infantry Division) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 28 February l 901 in the Regular Army as the 83d Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Organized 6 April 1901 at Fort 

Hamilton, New York. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 83d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated30 J une 1916 as the 4th Company, Fort Strong [Massachusetts). Redesignated 31 August 1917 as the 

8th Company, Coast Defenses of Boston. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1917 as Battery C, 55th 

Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally designated 30 June 1922 

as the 83d Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery C, 

55th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 31 May 1944 at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. 

Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with J?attery A, 50th Field Artill ery Battalion (see ANNEx), and 

consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 50th Field Artillery Battalion, 

an element of the 5th Infantry Division. Activated 1 March 1951 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania. Inactivated 1 September 1953 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation , Pennsylvania. 

Activated 25 March 1954 in Germany. Inactivated 1 june 1957 at Fort 

C?rd, California, and relieved from assignment to the 5th Infantry Diviswn. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 55th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Fort Totten, 

New York. Inactivated 26 july 1960 at Fort Totten, New York. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 1st Missile Battalion, 55th Air Defense 

Artillery. Redesignated 21 December J 975 as the lst Battalion, 55th Air 

Defense Artillery, assigned to the 5th Infantry Division, and activated at 

Fort Bliss, Texas. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 50th 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 1 October 1940 as Battery A, 50th Field 

Artillery Battalion, and activated at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, as an element 

of the 5th Division (later redesignated as the 5th Infantry Division). 

Inactivated 20 September 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Activated 

15 J uly 1947 at Fortjackson, South Carolina. Inactivated 30 Aprill950 at 

FortJackson, South Carolina. 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DAT A 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Wol"id Wa•·f 

*Aisnc-Marne 

*Oisc-Aisne 

*Mcusc-Argonne 

*Champagne 19 18 

DECORATIONS 

World War II 

*Normandy 

*Nonhern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardennes-Alsacc 

*Central Europe 

*Central Pacific 

New Guinea 

Luzon 

223 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroide red ARDENNES 
224 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 55th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LI NEAGL:: (nondivisio nal) 

Constituted 6 june J 90 I in the Regula•· Army as the 96th Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Organized 13 June 1901 at Fort Warren, 

Massachusetts. Redesign ated 2 February 1907 as the 96th Company, 

Coast Artille•·y Corps. Redesignated 30 J une 19 16 as the lst Com pany, 

Fort Revere [Massachusetts]. Redesignated 3 1 August J 917 as the I st 

Company, Coast Defenses of Boston. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 19 17 as Battery A, 55th 

Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally d esignated 30 June 1922 

as the 96th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional d esignation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery A, 

55th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 3 1 May 1944 at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. 

Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 55th Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNL::x), and 

consolidated u nit designated as Battery A, 55th Field Artillery Battalio n. 

Activated I9 J a nuary 1952 at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. Inactivated 

25 June 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated I 2 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 55th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalio n activated I September 1958 at Manchester, 

Connecticut. Inactivated 24 December 1964 at Ne"" Brita in, Connecticut. 

Redesignated I September 197 1 as the 2d Missile Batta lio n, 55th Air 

Defense Artillery. Redesignated 13 September 1972 as the 2d Battalion, 

55th Air Defense Artillery, a nd activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

ANNL::X 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 

55th Field Artillery Battalion. Activated 18 June 1943 at Fo rt Bragg, 

North Ca ro lina . Inactivated 15 April I946 at Manila , Philippine lslands. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC!l'ATION CREDIT 

World War I 

*Aisnc-Marnc 

*Oisc-Aisnc 

*Mcusc-Argonnc 

*Champagne ~) 18 

DECORATIONS 

World War II 

Normandy 

Nonhcm France 

Rhineland 

Ardcnncs-Aisacc 

Ccmral Europe 

*Ccn1ral l'acilic 

*New Guinea 

*Luzon 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streame,· embroidered ARm:NNES 

*Philipp ine Presid e nti al Un it Citation , Streame r embroid ered 

I 7 OCTOI3t::R I944 To 4 .J ULY 1945 (55th Field Artillery Batta lion cited; 

DA GO 47, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 225 

3d MISSILE BATTALION, 55th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LI NEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Organized in February 1919 in the Regular Army at Fort Winfield 

Scott, California, as Bauery B, 55th Artillery (Coast Artillet-y Corps). 

(Additionally designated 30 June 1922 as the 239th Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps; additional d esignation abolished 20 February 1924.) 

Redesig nated 20 February 1924 as Battery B, 55th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 31 May 1944 at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. Disbanded 14 J une 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery B, 55th Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNt::x), and 

consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 55th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Activated 19 J anuary I 952 at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. Inactivated 

25 june 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters a nd Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 55th Artillery (organic clements concurremly constituted). Battalion activated 1 September I 958 at Fort Wayne , 

Mic higan. Inactivated 23 December 1960 at Kercheva l, Michigan. 

Redesignated I September 1971 as the 3d Missile Battalion, 55th Air 

Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 

55th Field Artillery Battalion. Activated 18 June 1943 at Fort Bragg, 

North Carolina. Inactivated 15 April 1946 at Manila, Philippine Islands. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War ! 

Aisnc-Mamc 

Oisc-Aisnc 

Meuse-/\ rgounc 

Champaguc 1918 

World War II 

Normandy 

~::coRATIONS 

Non hc rn Fran<:c 

Rhineland 

Ardcnncs-Aisacc 

Central Em·opc 

*Cem ral Pacific 

*New Guinea 

*Luzon 

Presidemial Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered AJWENNES 

*Philippine Presidential U niL Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 

ocTOBER 1944 -ro 4 .J ULY 1945 (55th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA 

GO 47, 1950) 
226 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th MISSILE BATTALION, 55th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Organized in February 19 19 in the Regular Army at Fort Winfteld 

Scott, California, as Battery D, 55th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

(Additionally designated 30 june 1922 as the 240th Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) 

Redesignated20 February 1924 as Battery D, 55th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 31 May 1944 at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. Disbanded 14 .June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery B, 50th Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX), and 

consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 50th Field Artillery Battalion, 

an element of the 5th Infantry Division. Activated 1 March 1951 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania. Inactivated 1 September 

1953 in Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania. Activated 

25 March 1954 in Germany. Inactivated 1 June 1957 at FortOrd, California, and relieved from assignment to the 5th Infantry Divisio n. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 55th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated l September 1958 in Greenland. 

Inactivated 20 December 1965 at Fort Totten, New York. Redesignated 

l September 1971 as the 4th Missile Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 50th 

Field Artillery. Redesignated l October 1940 as Battery B, 50th Field 

Artillery Battalion, and activated at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, as an element 

of the 5th Division (later redesignated as the 5th Infant1·y Division). 

Inactivated 20 September 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Activated 

15 July 1947 at Fort j ackson, South Carolina. lnactivated30 Aprill950 at 

Fortjackson, South Carolina. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World Wnr I 

Aisnc-Marne 

Oisc-Aisne 

Mcuse-Argonne 

Champagne 1918 

Wol'/d War II 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

DECORATIONS 

*Rhineland 

* Ardcnnes-Aisace 

*Central Europe 

*Central Pacific 

New Guinea 

Luzon 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ARDENNES 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 227 

5th BATTALION, 55th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

01·ganized in February 19 J 9 in the Regular Army at Fort Winfield 

Scott, California, as Battery E, 55th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

(Additionally designated 30 june 1922 as the 24lst Company, Coast 

Artille ry Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) 

Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery E, 55th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 31 May 1944 at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June L 950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 66th Armored Field Artille ry Batta lion (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 66th Armored 

Field Artillery Battalion. (66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion assigned 

25 February 1953 to the 4th Armored Division.) Activated 15 june 1954 

at Fort Hood, Texas. Inactivated I April 1957 at Fort Hood, Texas, and 

relieved from assignment to the 4th Armored Divisio n. 

Redesignated 1 May 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarte rs Battery, 

5th Missile Battalion, 55th Artillery (organic elements concurre ntly constituted). Battalion activated 1 June 1959 at Kansas City, Missouri. 

Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 5th Battalion, 55th Artillery. 

Inactivated I 0 February 1969 at Olathe Naval Air Station, Kansas. 

Redesignated I September I97 l as the 5th Battalion, 55th Air Defense 

Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Ba ttery A, 

66th Field Artillery, an element of the 4th Armored Divisio n. Activated 

15 April 194I at Pine Camp, New York. 

Reorganized and redesignated I J anuary I942 as Batte ry A, 66th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Converted and redesignated I May 

I946 as Troop A, 66th Constabulary Squadron, an element of the 2d 

Constabulary Regiment. Inactivated 20 December 1948 in Germany and 

relieved from assignment to the 2d Constabulary Regiment; concurrenlly 

converted and redesignated as Battery A, 66th Armored Field Artillery 

Battalion. 

CAMPAIGN PARTlCII'ATION CREDIT 

World War I 

Aisnc-Marnc 

Oise-Aisnc 

Mcuse-Argonne 

Champagne 19 18 

World War II 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardcnnes-Aisact: 

*Central Europe 

*Central Pacific 

New Guinea 

Luzon 
228 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

DECORA'I"IONS 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ARDENNES 

(4th Armored Division cited; WD GO 54, 1945) 

*French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroid ered NORMANDY (66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 

43, 1950) 

*French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered MOSELLE RIVER (66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 

*Fre nch Croix d e Guerre, World War II, Fourragcrc (66th Armored 

Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 229 

BATTERY F, 55th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized in february 1919 in the Regular Army at Fort Winfield 

Scott, California, as Battery F, 55th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

(Additionally designated 30 j une 1922 as the 242d Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery F, 55th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 

31 May 1944 at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. Disbanded 14 j une 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery B, 66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 66th Armored 

Field Artillery Battalion. (66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion assigned 

25 February 1953 to the 4th Armored Division.) Activated 15 J une 1954 

at Fort Hood, Texas. Inactivated 1 April 1957 at Fort Hood, Texas, and 

relieved from assignment to the 4th Armored Division. 

Redesignated 31 J uly 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 55th Artillery. Redesignated 5 April 1960 as Battery F, 

55th Artillery. Activated 22 April 1960 at Fort Bliss, Texas. I nactivated 

10 September 1960 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as Battery F, 55th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 

66th Field Artillery, an element of the 4th Armored Division. Activated 

15 April l94 1 at Pine Camp, New York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J a nuary 1942 as Battery B, 66th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion . Converted and redesignated l May 

1946 as Troop B, 66th Constabulary Squadron, an element of the 2d 

Constabulary Regiment. I nactivated 20 December 1948 in Germany and 

relieved from assignment to the 2d Constabulary Regiment; concurrently 

conve rted and redesignated as Battery B, 66th Armored Field Artillery 

Battalion. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War 11- l:IIME 

Normandy 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

DECORATIONS 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

World War 11- 111' 

Central Pacific 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ARDENNES 

(4th Armored Division cited ; WD GO 54, 1945) 

French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War 11, Streamer embroidered NORMANDY (66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 

43, 1950) 
230 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War 11, Streamer embroidered MOSELLE RIVER (66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 

French Croix de Guerre, World War 11, Fourragere (66th Armored 

Field Artillery cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 231 

BATTERY G, 55th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Organized 7 J anuary 1922 in the Regular Army at Fort Kamehameha, 

Hawaii, as Battery G, 55th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally 

designated 30 J une 1922 as the 243d Company, Coast Artillery Corps; 

additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 

20 February 1924 as Battery G, 55th Coast Artillery. I nactivated 

31 October 1925 at Fort Kamehameha, Hawaii. Activated 22 May 1943 at 

Fort Ruger, Hawaii. I nactivated 31 May 1944 at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. 

Disbanded 14 J une 1944. Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular 

Army. 

Consolidated 31 J uly 1959 with Battery C, 55th Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 7th Battalion, 55th Artillery. Redesignated 

17 May 1966 as Battery G, 55th Artillery. Activated 14 October 1966 at 

Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 20 January 1967 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Activated 1 August 1967 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 3 1 July 1971 in 

Vietnam. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as Battery G, 55th Air Defense 

Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 55th 

Field Artillery Battalion. Activated3 J anuary 1941 atFort Myer, Virginia. 

Inactivated 15 April 1946 at Manila, Philippine Islands. 

CAMPAlGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War li-AP 

Central Pacific 

New Guinea 

Luzon 

Vietnam 

Tet Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

Counte1·offensive, Phase V 

DECORATIONS 

Counteroffensive, Phase VJ 

Tel 69/Coullleroffcnsive 

Summer-fall I969 

Wimer-spring I970 

Sancwary Coumeroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase VII 

Consolidation I 

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 

OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 J ULY 1945 (55th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA 

GO 47, 1950) 

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAI'vr 1969- 1970 (Battery G, 55th Artillery, cited; DA GO 42, 

1972) 

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971 (Battery G, 55th Artillery, cited; DA GO 6, 1974) 
232 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

12th PLATOON, 55th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 66th Field Artillery, an element of the 4th 

Armored Division. Activated 15 Aprill 941 at Pine Camp, New York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J anuary 1942 as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Converted 

and redesignated 1 May 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 

66th Constabulary Squadron, an element of the 2d Constabulary Regiment. Inactivated 20 December 1948 in Germany and relieved from 

assignment to the 2d Constabulary Regiment; concurrently converted and 

redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 66th Armored 

Field Artillery Battalion. (66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion assigned 

25 February 1953 to the 4th Armored Division.) Activated 15 June 1954 

at Fort Hood, Texas. Inactivated 1 April 1957 at Fort Hood, Texas, and 

relieved from assignment to the 4th Armored Division. 

Redesignated 6 June 1958 as the 12th Platoon, 55th Artillery. Activated 20 June 1958 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Inactivated 23 September 

1960 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 

12th Platoon, 55th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Wnrld War 11- EAME 

Normandy 

Nonhcrn Fnul<:c 

DECORATIONS 

Rhineland 

Ardcnnes-Alsace 

Ccmral Europe 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ARDENNES 

(4th Armored Division cited; WD GO 54, 1945) 

French Croix de Cuerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered NORMANDY (66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 

43, 1950) 

French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered MOSELLE RIVER (66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 

French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere (66th Armored 

Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

16th DETACHMENT, 55th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

233 

RA 

(i nactive) 

LINEAG£ 

Constituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army as the 16th Detachment, 55th Artillery. Activated 1 September 1958 at Fort Stewart, Georg ia. In activated 12 November I 963 at. Fort Stewart, Georgia. 

Red esig nated 1 September 1971 as the 16th Detachment, 55th Air 

Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

None. 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

55TH AIR D EFEN SE ARTILLERY BIBLlOGRAPII Y 

Crowl, Philip A. Campaign in the Marianas. United States Army in World 

War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1960. Con tains a 

reference to the 55th Coast Artillery. 

Cutler, Frederick Morse. The 55th ATtille1y (C.A.C.) in the American Expedi- tionmy Fm·ces. Fmnce, 1918. Worcester, Mass.: Commonwealt h Press, 

1920. 

---· The Old Fint Massachusetts Coast Artillery in Wm· and Peace. Boston : 

Pilgrim Press, 191 7. Pertains to the Massachusetts National Guard 

companies that were in the 55th Artillery (CAC) during Wo rld War 1. 

Davis, Harold S. "Artillery in Defense Along the Moselle." Field A1·tillery 

journal35 (October 1945):620-23. Pertains to the 66th Armored Field 

Artillery Battalion. 

Division A1·tillery, 5th Division. Philadelphia: Dorville Corporation, 1956. 

Contains information about the 50th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Historical and Pictorial Review, 5th infantry Division, United States Army, Fm·t 

Custe1·, Michigan, 1941 . Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 194 1. Contains information about the 50th Field Artiliery Battalion. 

Letes, Leroy. "Long Range Firings in Hawaii." Coast A1·tille1y joumal 75 

(1932):405-12. 

56th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDIC I TEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Gules, four searchlight beams radiant from middle base or; 

on a chief sable a winged projectile of the second. 

Crest: On a wreath of the colors, or and gules, on a mound vert a 

hurst of five trees proper, the holes interlaced with an 

arrow fesswise or and issuant in base a trident of the first 

surmounting and interlacing a torii sable. 

Motto: Night Hides Not. 

Symbolism: The shield is red for artillery. The searchlight beams and 

winged projectile denote the character of the 506th Coast 

Artillery, while the winged projectile on the black chief 

alludes to the motto, "Night Hides Not," signifying that the 

night does not hide the enemy from the regiment's artillery 

fire. 

The hurst of trees and the arrow commemorate action in 

World War II at Hurtgen Forest by an element of the regiment for which the Distinguished Unit Citation (now Presidential Unit Citation) (Army) was awarded. The trident 

and torii allude to the Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), 

awarded to an element of the regiment for action at Inchon 

during the Korean War. 

DISTINCT IVE INSIGNIA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND H oNoRs 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 29 July 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 506th Artillery (Antiaircraft). Organized in August 1922 with Headquarters at 

LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Redesignated 20 February 1924 as the 506th Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated I October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the 

Organized Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 

16 December 1940 as the 56th Coast Artillery. Activated 2 June 1941 at 

Fort Cronkhite, California. Regiment broken up 22January-11 February 

1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery disbanded 11 February 1944 at Camp 

Cooke, California; 1st Battalion (less Battery A) on 22J anuary 1944 as the 

44th Coast Artillery Battalion; Battery A on 22 J anuary 1944 as the 

235 
236 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

722d Coast Artillery Battery; 2d Battalion on 22January 1944 as the 45th 

Coast Artillery Battalion; 3d Battalion on 22 January 1944 as the 48th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 56th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 56th Field Artillery Group. Activated 

19 J anuary 1952 at Camp Carson, Colorado. Redesignated 21 J une 1958 

as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 56th Artillery Group. Inactivated 18 September 1970 in Germany. 

44th Coast Artillery Battalion inactivated 11 December 1945 on I wo 

Jima. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with the 56th Field Artillery Battalion 

(see ANNEX 1), and consolidated unit designated as the 56th Field Artillery 

Battalion, an element of the 8th Infantry Division. Activated 17 August 

1950 at Fort J ackson, South Carolina. Inactivated J August 1957 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division. 

722d Coast Artillery Battery disbanded 31 July 1944 at Adak, Alaska. 

Reconstituted 1 August 1957 in the Regular Army and consolidated with 

Battery A, 56th Field Artillery Battalion (see above). 

45th Coast Artillery Battalion disbanded 2 December 1945 on Leyte, 

Philippine Islands. Reconstituted 28 .June 1950 in the Regular Army; 

concurrently consolidated with the 45th Field Artillery Battalion (see 

ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit designated as the 45th Field Artillery 

Battalion, an element of the 8th Infantry Division. Activated 1 August 

J 950 at Fort J ackson, South Carolina. Inactivated 1 August I 957 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division. 

48th Coast Artillery Battalion inactivated 2 November 1945 in Hawaii. 

Consolidated 28 june 1950 with the 48th Field Artillery Battalion (active) 

(see ANNEX 3), and consolidated unit designated as the 48th Field Artillery 

Battalion, an element of the 7th In fantry Division: Inactivated 1 July 1957 

in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 56th Artillery Group, and 

56th, 45th, and 48th Field Artillery Battalions consolidated, reorganized, 

and redesignated 18 September 1970 as the 56th Artillery, a parent 

regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Redesignated 

l September 1971 as the 56th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 1 

Constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as the 56th Field 

Artillery Battalion. Assigned 1.J une 1941 to the 8th Division (later redesignated as the 8th Infantry Division) and activated at Fort j ackson, South 

Carolina. Inactivated 20 October 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted I. October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 45th Field 

Artill ery. Redesignated 13 January 1941 as the 45th Field Artillery Battalion. Assigned l.J une 1941 to the 8th Division (later redesignated as the 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 237 

8th Infantry Division) and activated at Fort J ackson, South Carolina. 

Inactivated 20 October 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. 

ANNEX 3 

Constituted I October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 48th Field 

Artillery. Redesignated 13 January 1941 as the 48th Field Artillery Battalion. Assigned I .June 194 J to t he 7t.h Division (later redesignated as the 

7th Infantry Division) and activated at Fort Ord, California. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War II 

Normandy 

orthern Frauce 

Rhiucland 

Central Europe 

Air offensive, .Japau 

Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

Eastern !'vlaudatcs 

Western Pacilic 

Leyte 

Ryukyus (wilh arrowhead) 

Korea11 War 

UN defensive 

UN offeusive 

CCF intervention 

First UN countcro!Tcnsive 

CCF spring offensive 

DECORATIONS 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean winter· 

Korea, summer- fall 1952 

Third Korean wimer 

Korea, summer 1953 

Vietnam 

l)efense 

Counterol'f'ensive 

Counter·ol'fensive, Phase I I 

Coumeroffensive, Phase I I I 

Tet Coumeroffeusive 

Coumer·offensive: Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

Tet 69/Coumeroffcnsivc 

Summer-fall I \J69 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered II URTGEN 

FOREST (56th Field Artillery Battalion cited; WD GO 21, 1947) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered tNCIION 

(32d Regimental Combat Team cited; DA GO 63, J 952) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1965-1966 (6th Battalion, 56th Artillery, cited; DA GO 17, 1968) 
238 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

lst BATT ALI ON, 56th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LINEAGE (inactive) 

Constituted 29 july 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Battery A, 

506th Artillery (Antiaircraft). Organized in August 1922 in Wisconsin. 

Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery A, 506th Coast Arttillery.lnactivated 1 October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized 

Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 16 December 

1940 as Battery A, 56th Coast Artillery. Activated 2 June 1941 at Fort 

Cronkhite, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 22 J anuary 1944 as the 722d Coast 

Artillery Battery. Disbanded 31 J uly 1944 at Adak, Alaska. Reconstituted 

1 August 1957 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 56th Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit 

designated as Battery A, 56th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 56th Artillery (orgar~ c elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated l September 1958 at Pasadena, 

California. Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 1st Battalion, 56th 

Artillery. Inactivated 12 December 1968 at Saugus, California. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 1st Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 13 j anuary 1941 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 56th 

Field Artillery Battalion. Activated 1 june 1941 at Fort Jackson, South 

Carolina, as an element of the 8th Division (later redesignated as the 8th 

Infantry Division). Inactivated 20 October 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood, 

Missouri. Activated 17 August 1950 at Fort J ackson, South Carolina. 

Inactivated 1 August 1957 in Germany and relieved from assignment to 

the 8th Infantry Division. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War II 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Central Europe 

Air offensive, Japan 

*Aleutian Islands 

Eastern Mandates 

Western Pacific 

Leyte 

Ryukyus (with arrowhead) 

DECORATIONS 

Korean W(l1· 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean wimer 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HURTGEN 

FOREST (56th Field Artillery Battalion cited; WD GO 21, 1947) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 239 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered INCHON 

*Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG 

(8th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 59, 1969) 
240 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 56th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LINEAGE (nondivisional) 

Constituted 29 J uly 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Battery B, 

506th Artillery (Antiaircraft). Organized in August I 922 in Wisconsin. 

Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery B, 506th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 1 October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized 

Reserves a nd allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 16 December 

1940 as Battery B, 56th Coast Artillery. Activated 2 June 194 1 at Fort 

Cronkhite, Californ ia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 22 J an uary 1944 as Battery B, 44th 

Coast Artillery Battalion . Inactivated 11 December 1945 on Iwo Jima. 

Consolidated 28 J une 1950 with Battery B, 56th Field Artille ry Battalion 

(see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 56th Field 

Artillery Battalion, an element of the 8th Infantry Division. Activated 

17 August 1950 at Fort .J ackson, California. Inactivated 1 August 1957 in 

Germany and relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and H eadquarters 

Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 56th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated l September 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 2d Battalion, 56th Artillery. 

Redesignated l September 1971 as the 2d Battalion, 56th Air Defense 

Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 13 J anuary 1941 in the Regula r Army as Battery B, 56th 

Field Artillery Battalion. Activated l June 1941 at Fort J ackson, South 

Carolina, as an element of the 8th Division (later redesignated as the 8th 

Infantry Division). Inactivated 20 October 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood, 

Missouri. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War II 

*Normandy 

*Nonhern France 

*Rhineland 

*Central Europe 

*Air ol'fe nsive,japan 

Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

Eastem Mandates 

*Western Padfic 

Leytc 

Ryukyus (with arrowhead) 

Dt::CORATIONS 

Korean War 

UN defensive 

UN o ffensive 

CCF intcrvemion 

First UN coumeroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summet·-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

T hird Korean wimer 

Korea, summer 1953 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HURTGEN 

FOREST (56th Field Artillery Battalion cit€d; WD GO 2 1, 194 7) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 24 1 

Presidentia l Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroide red 1 NCIION 

*Luxembourg Croix de Gucrre, Streamer embroidered L U XEMBOU RC 

(8th Infantry Division cited; OJ\ GO 59, 1969) 
242 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

BATTERY C, 56th AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 29 J uly J 92 1 in the Organized Reserves as Battery C, 

506th Artillery (Antiaircraft). Organized in August 1922 in Wisconsin. 

Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery C, 506th Coast Artillery. Inactivated I October 1933; concu rrentl y withdrawn from the Organized 

Rese rves and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 19 December 

1940 as Battery C, 56th Coast Artillery. Activated 2 J une 1941 at Fort 

Cronkhite, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 22 January J 944 as Battery A, 45th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 2 December 1945 on Leyte, Philippine 

Islands. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently 

consolidated with Battery A, 45th Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEx), 

and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 45th Field Artillery Battalion , an element of the 8th Infantry Division. Activated 17 August 1950 

at Fort j ackson, South Carolina. Inactivated I August 1957 in Germany 

and relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Divisio n. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and H eadquarters 

Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 56th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated I September 1958 at West Haven, 

Connecticut. Inactivated 1 September 196 1 at West Have n, Connecticut. 

Redesignated 17 May 1966 as the 3d Batta lion, 56th Artillery. Activated 

l August 1966 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactiva ted 20 J anuary 1967 at Fo rt 

Bliss, Texas. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 56th 

Artillery, redesignated 30 June 197 1 as Battery C, 56th Artillery, and 

activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as Battery C, 56th Air Defe nse Artillery. Inactivated 27 December 1971 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 45th 

Field Artillery Battalion. Redesig nated 13 January 1941 as Battery A, 

45th Field Artillery Battalion. Activated I June 1941 at Fort J ackson, 

South Carolina, as an element of the 8th Division (later redesignated as the 

8th Infantry Division). Inactivated 20 October 1945 at Fort Leonard 

Wood, Missouri. 

CAMPA IGN P A RTI C IPATION CR~OlT 

World War 11-EAME 

Normandy 

Nonhen1 Fram:e 

Rhinel<utd 

Central Europe 

World Wnr/1-AP 

Western Pacific 

Lcytc 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 243 

DECORATIONS 

Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG 

(8th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 59, 1969) 

Philippine Preside ntia l Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 ocTOBER 1944 TO 4JULY 1945 (45th Coast Artillery Battalion cited; 

DA GO 47, 1950) 
244 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th BATTALION, 56th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LI NEAC~ 

(inactive) 

Constituted 29 July 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Battery D, 

506th Artillery (Antiaircraft). Organized in August 1922 in Wisconsin. 

Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery 0 , 506th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 1 October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the Orga nized 

Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 16 December 

1940 as Battery D, 56th Coast Artillery. Activated 2 June 194 1 at Fort 

Cronkhite, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 22 J anuary 1944 as Battery B, 45th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 2 December 1945 on Leyte, Philippine Islands. Reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular Army; concu rrently consolida ted with Ba u e ry B, 45th Fie ld Artillery Battalion (see 

ANNt::x), and consolidated unit designated as Batterr B, 45th Field Artillery Battalion, an e lement of the 8th In fa ntry Divisio n. Activated 

17 August 1950 at Fort J ackson, South Ca rolina. inactivated 1 August 

1957 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headqua rters and Headqua rters 

Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 56th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated l September 1958 at Bristol, Rhode 

Island. lnactivated 26 August 1963 at Re hoboth, Massachuse tts. Redesignated 2 March 1967 as the 4th Battalion, 56th Artillery. Activated 20 May 

1967 at Fort Bliss, T exas. Inactivated 3 J March 1970 at Fort Bliss, T exas. 

Redesignated l September 1971 as the 4th Battalion, 56th Air De fense 

Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted I October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery ll, 45th 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 13 J anuary 194 1 as Battery B, 45th Field 

Artillery Battalion. Activated I .J une 194 1 at Fort .Jackson, Sou th Carolina, 

as an clement of the 8th Division (later redesignated as the 8th Infantry 

Divisio n). Inactivated 20 October 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Wol'ltl wa,./! 

*Normandy 

*Nonhern France 

*Rhineland 

*Central Eun>pe 

Air oflensive.Japan 

Aleutian sland~ (with arrowhead) 

Eastern Mandates 

*Western Pacifi<: 

*l.eyte 

Ryukyus (with arrowhead) 

Kortml War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN COlliUCmiTensivc 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summe1·-fall offensive 

Second Korean wimer 

l<orea, summe1·-fall I !)52 

Third l<orean wimer 

l<orca. summe r !)5~ 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 245 

DECORATIONS 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HURTGEN 

FOREST 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered rNCHON 

*Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG 

(8th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 59, 1969) 

*Phili ppine Presidentia l Un it Citation , Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (45th Coast Artillery Battalion cited; 

DA GO 47, 1950) 
246 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATTALION, 56th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LINEAGE (inactive) 

Constituted 29 July 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Battery £, 

506th Artillery (Antiaircraft). Organized in August 1922 in Wisconsin. 

Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery E, 506th Coast Artillery. I nactivated 1 October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized 

Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 16 December 

1940 as Battery E, 56th Coast Artillery. Activated 2 J une 1941 at Fort 

Cronkhite, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 22 January 1944 as Battery A, 48th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 2 November 1945 in Hawaii. Consolidated 28June 1950 with Bar.tery A, 48th Field Artill ery Battalion (active) 

(see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 48t11 Field 

Artillery Battalion, an element of the 7th Infantry Division. Inactivated 

I July 1957 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 7th I nfantry 

Division. 

Redesignated 1 May 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

5th Missile Battalion, 56th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 15 J une 1959 at Cincinnati, Ohio. Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 5th Battalio n, 56th Artillery. Inactivated 

3 1 March 1970 at Wilmington, Ohio. Redesignated I September 1971 as 

the 5th Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 48th 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 13 January 194 1 as Battery A, 48th Field 

Artillery Battalion. Activated I J une 1941 at Fort Ord, California, as an 

clement of the 7th Division (later redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division). 

CAMPAIGN PART!C! I>ATION CREDIT 

World War II 

Normandy 

Nonhcrn Fntncc 

Rhineland 

Central Europe 

Air offensive, .Japan 

*Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

*Eastcm Mandates 

*WcsLcrn Pacific 

*Lcyte 

*Ryukyus (wi1h atTowhcad) 

DECORATIONS 

Korean Wm· 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intcrvcnlion 

*First UN coumeroiTensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean wimcr 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Thit·d Korean wimcr 

*Kot·ca, SUtnlliCI' 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidere d HURTGEN 

FOREST 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 247 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered INCHON 

(32d Regimental Combat Team cited; DA GO 63, 1952) 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCT OBER 1944 ·ro 4 JULY 1945 (48th Field Artillery Battalion cited; 

DA GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

INCHON (48th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 35, 1951) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1950- 1953 (48th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 22, 1956) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1945-1948, 1953-1957 (7th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 50, 

1971) 
248 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 56th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 29 July 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Battery F, 

506th Artillery (Antiaircraft). Organized in August 1922 in Wisconsin . 

Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery F, 506th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 1 October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized 

Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 16 December 

1940 as Battery F, 56th Coast Artillery. Activated 2 J une 1941 at Fort 

Cronkhite, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 22 January 1944 as Battery B, 48th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 2 November 1945 in Hawaii. Consolidated 28 J une 1950 with Battery B, 48th Field Artillery Battalion (active) 

(see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 48th Field 

Artillery Battalion, an element of the 7th In fan try Division. Inactivated 

1 July 1957 in Korea and reli eved from assignment to the 7th Infantry 

Division. 

Redesignated 30 March 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 56th Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 25 J uly 1962 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 14 June 1965 as the 6th Battalion, 56th Artillery. (Battery C inactivated 5 June 1969 in Vietnam.) Inactivated (less Battery C) 15 August 

1969 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 6th 

Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery. Activated 13 September 1972 in 

Germany. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 48th 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 13 .January. l94l as Battery B, 48th Field 

Artillery Battalion. Activated 1 J une 1941 at Fort Ord, California, as an 

element of the 7th Division (later redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division). 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAM PAIGN PART ICIPATION Ctu:orr 

World War /I 

Normandy 

Northern Fran<:e 

Rhineland 

Central Europe 

Air offensive, Japan 

*Aleutian Islands (with ;trrowhcad) 

*Eastern Mandates 

*Western Pacific 

*l.eyte 

*Ryuk)'liS (with arrowhead) 

Koretm War 

*U N defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intcrvetuion 

*First UN countet•oiTensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

DECORATIONS 

*UN summer- fall offensive 

*Second Korean wime•· 

*Korea, summer-fall I952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea, summer I953 

\lirlll//111 

*Defense 

*CounteroiTettsivc 

*CounteroiTcnsivc. Phase II 

*CoumeroiTcnsive, Phase Il l 

*Tet Counteroffensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

*Counteroffensive. Phase V 

*Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

*Tel 59/Counteroffensive 

*Sununcr- fall 1969 

249 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered 11 URTGt::N 

FOREST 

*Presidential Un it Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered INCIION 

(32d Regimen tal Combat Team cited; DA GO 63, 1952) 

*Meritorious Unit Comme ndation, Streamer embroide red VIETNAM 

1965- 1966 (6th Battalion , 56th Artillery, cited ; DA GO 17, 1968) 

*Philippine Presidentia l Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOUER 1944 TO 4jULY 1945 (48th Field Artillery Baualion cited; 

DA GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

INCIION (48th Field Artillery Battalion cited; 0/\ GO 35, 1951) 

*Rep ublic or Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroide red 

KOREA 1950- 1953 (48th Field Anillery Battalion cited; DA GO 22, 1956) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1945-1948, I 953-1957 (7th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 50, 

1971) 
250 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

16th DETACHMENT, 56th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINJ.::AGE 

Constituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army as the 16th Detachment, 56th Artillery. Activated 1 September 1958 at Camp Wellfleet, 

Massachusetts. Inactivated 25 June 1961 at Camp Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Redesignated I September I 971 as the 16th Detachment, 56th 

Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPA IGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

None. 

DECORA'rtONS 

None. 

56TH AIR DEFE SE ARTILLERY BIULJOGRAPI-IY 

Appleman, Roy E. South to the Naktong, No1·th to the Yalu. United States 

Army in the Korean War. Washington: Government Printing Office, 

196L. Contains information about the 48th Field Artillery Battalion. 

The Captw·e of Allu. Washington: Infamry J ournal Press, 1944. Contains 

information about the 48th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Conn, Stetson, and Byron f airchild. The Fmrnework of Hemisphe1·e Defense. 

United States Army in World War II. Washington: Government Printing Off1ce, 1960. Comains information about the 56th Coast Artillery. 

Crowl, Philip A., and Edmund G. Love. Seizu1·e of the Gilberts and Marshalls. 

United States Army in World War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, I 955. Contains information about the 48th Field Artillery 

Battalion. 

The Dixie-Golden An·ow YeaTbook, FoTt Ca·rson, Colomdo, 1954. Marceline: 

Walsworth Brothers, 1954. Contains information about the 45th and 

56th Field Artillery Battalions. 

Eighth Infant?y Division Artillery. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing 

Company, 1946. Contains information about the 45th and 56th Field 

Artillery Battalions. 

Eighth Injant1y Division, FoTtjackson, South Cm·oLina. Baton Rouge: Army 

and Navy Publishing Company, 1953. Contains information about the 

45th and 56th Field Artillery Battalions. 

Falls, Bruce F., et al. The Seventh Division in Korea. Tokyo: FEC Priming 

Plant, L 948. Contains information about the 48th Field Artillery Battalion. 

J ackson, Miles H., ed. 8th !nfant?y Golden A1·row Division, Fo·rl Ca·rso·n, 

Colomdo, October 1955. Dallas: Miller Publishing Company, 1955. Contains information about the 45th Field Artillery Battalion. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 25 1 

Marshall, S.L.A. P01·k Chop Hill. New York: William Morrow, 1956. Contains information about the 48th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Public Information Office, 7th Infantry Division. The Bayonet, The Histmy 

of the 7th Infantry Division in KoTea. Tokyo: Dai Nippon Printing Company, 1953. Contains information about the 48th Field Artillery Battalion. 

7th Infantry Division in Korea. Atlanta: Albert Love Enterprises, 1954. 

Contains information about the 48th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Waring, Paul C., ed. History of the 7th Infantry (Bayonet) Division. Tokyo: Dai 

Nippon Printing Company, 1967. Contains information about the 

48th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Wiese, Carl, ed. 8th Infantty Division, GyroscofJe, 1956. Dallas: Miller Publishing Company, 1956. Contains information about the 45th and 56th 

Field Artillery Battalions. 

57th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Or, a lion rampant gules, armed and langued azure, in 

chief a bar gemel rompu sable engouled on dexter by the 

head of a boar couped at the ears and issuant from edge of 

shield, on sinister by the same of a lion, both of the last and 

armed of the second. 

Crest: On a wreath of the colors, or and gules, a dragon's head 

erased argent, langued triparte and keeled vert, enfiled 

with a castle turret with broken chain all azure, the turret 

charged with a bezant. 

Motto: Veto (I Forbid). 

Symbolism: The outstanding feat of this regiment's service in France 

was the cutting of the railway line between Montmedy and 

Sedan, November 6, 1918, from positions near Stenay. This 

is shown by the shield. The arms ofMontmedy bear a black 

lion, those of Sedan a black boar, those ofStenay a gold lion 

rampant. The two broken bars represent the broken railroad line between the black lion (Montmedy) and the black 

boar (Sedan); the position of the regiment at Sten ay being 

shown by the rampant lion in red for artillery. The shield is 

gold, the same as the shield of Lorraine where this engagement took place. 

In heraldry, one of the symbols for a staunch defender is 

the dragon. The three-pronged tongue represents the participation of elements of the regiment in World Wars I and 

II and the Korean War. It also all udes to the 3d Armored 

Division to which elements of the organization we re 

assigned during World War II and the three German trains 

disabled by the 67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion at 

Braisne and Soissons during World War II. The castle 

turret and broken chain are used to symbolize Mons and 

the Falaise Pocket campaign where the resistance of the 

enemy was completely broken and the cities were liberated. 

The bezant refers to the Philippine sun and denotes the 

action of the 57th field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry 

Division, in that area during World War II. 

0ISTLNCT!VE l NSlCN!A 

The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

253 
254 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE AND H ONORS 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 1 November 1917 in the Regular Army as the 57th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 11 January 1918 at Fort Hancock, 

New Jersey, from new and existing Regular Army and New York National 

Guard companies. (New York National Guard companies demobilized in 

J anuary 1919 at Camp Merritt, New J ersey; regiment continued on active 

status.) Demobilized 30 June 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington. Reconstituted 22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular Army as the 57th Coast Artillery. 

(1st Battalion activated l June 1940 at Fort Monroe, Virginia.) Regiment 

(less 1st and 3d Battalions) activated 3 J anuary 1941 at Fort Monroe, 

Virginia. (3d Battalion activated 15 June 1941 at Camp Pendleton, Virginia.) Inactivated 31 May 1944 in Hawaii. Disbanded 14 J une 1944. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 57th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 57th Field Artillery Group. Activated 

21 January 1952 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Inactivated I 0 October 1954 

at Fort Lewis, Washington. Redesignated 14 February 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 57th Field Artillery. Missile Group. Activated 1 March 1957 at Fort Hood, Texas. Redesignated 2 June 1958 as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 57th Artillery Group. Inactivated 19 February 1962 at Fort Carson, Colorado. 

1st Battalion, 57th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the 

Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 57th Field Artillery 

Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 1), and consolidated unit designated as the 

57th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 7th Infantry Division. 

Inactivated l July 1957 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 7th 

Infantry Division. 

2d Battalion, 57th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the 

Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 46th Field Artillery 

Battalion (see ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit designated as the 46th Field 

Artillery Battalion, an element of the 5th Infantry Division. Activated 

1 March 1951 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania. 

Inactivated 1 September 1953 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, 

Pennsylvania. Activated 25 May 1954 in Germany. Inactivated 1 June 

1957 at Fort Ore!, California, and relieved from assignmen t to the 5th 

Infantry Division. 

3d Battalion, 57th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the 

Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 67th Armored Field 

Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 3), and consolidated unit designated 

as the 67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 

3d Armored Division. Inactivated 1 October 1957 in Germany and 

relieved from assignment to the 3d Armored Division. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 57th Artillery Group; 57th 

and 46th Field Artillery Battalions; and 67th Armored Field Artillery 

Battalion consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 19 February 1962 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 255 

as the 57th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 57th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNeX J 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 57th Field 

Artillery. Redesignated 13 J an uary 1941 as the 57th Field Artillery Battalion. Assigned I J une J 94 J to the 7th Division (later redesignated as the 

7th Infantry Division) and activated at Fort Ord, California. 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 46th Field 

Artillery. Redesignated 1 October 1940 as the 46th Field Artillery Battalion, assigned to the 5th Division (later red esignated as the 5th Infantry 

Division), and activated a t Fort Knox, Kentucky. Inactivated 20 September 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Activated 15 july 1947 at Fort 

j ackson, South Carolina. Inactivated 30 April1950 at Fort J ackson, South 

Carolina. 

ANNEX 3 

Constituted 1 October I933 in the Regular Army as the 67th Field 

Artillery. Assigned 13 J anua ry 1941 to the 3d Armored Division. Activated 15 April 1941 at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. 

Reorganized and redesignated I january I942 as the 67th Armored 

Field Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 10 November 1945 in Germany. 

Activated 15 july 1947 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. 

CAMPAIGN P A RT I C IPATION C R EDIT 

World War I Leytc 

St. Mihiel Ryukyus (with arrowhead) 

Meuse-Argonne 

Lorraine 1918 Korea11 War 

World War II 

Normandy 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

A rdennes-Alsace 

Cemnal Europe 

Aleutian Islands 

Eastern Mandates 

D ECORATIONS 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF imervemion 

Fi1·st UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summe1·-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered C HOSl N 

RESERVOIR (Provisional Battalion cited; DA GO 86, 1953) 
256 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

1st BATT ALI ON, 57th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 1 November 1917 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 57th 

Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 11 J anuary 1918 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. Demobilized 30 J une 192 1 at Camp Lewis, Washington. 

Reconstituted 22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

Battery A, 57th Coast Artillery. Activated 1 June 1940 at Fort Monroe, 

Virginia. Inactivated 31 May 1944 in Hawaii. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 57th Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 7th Infantry Division. Inactivated 1 J uly 

1957 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 57th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Boston, Massachusetts. l nac'tivated 25 June 1960 at Nahant, Massachusetts. Activated 

24 March 1961 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Inactivated 1 December 1968 on 

Okinawa. Redesignated 16 August 1971 as the lst Battalion, 57th Artillery, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as 

the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 19 March 1973 at 

Fort Bliss, Texas. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 57th 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 13 J anuary 1941 as Battery A, 57th Field 

Artillery Battalion. Activated 1 J une 1941 at Fort Ord, California, as an 

element of the 7th Division (later redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division). 

CAM PA I GN PARTIC IPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

*St. Mihiel 

*Mcuse-A1·gonne 

Lorraine 1918 

World Wm·JI 

Normandy 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Alsace 

CenLral Eu1·ope 

*Central Pacific 

*Aleutian Islands 

*Eastern Mandates 

*Leyte 

*Ryukyus (with arrowhead) 

Korean War 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN counle1·offensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean wintei-

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Ko1·ean winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 257 

DECORATIONS 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Su·eamer embroidered CIIOSI 

RESER VOl R (Provisional Battalion cited; DA GO 86, 1953) 

*Phili ppine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 

OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 .J ULY 1945 (57th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA 

GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

INCHON (57th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 35, 1951) 

*Republic of Korea Preside ntial Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1950-1953 (57th f ield Artillery Batta lion cited; DA GO 22, 1956) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1945-1948, 1953-1957 (7th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 50, 

1971) 
258 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 57th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisronal) 

LINEAGE 

Organized in February 1919 in the Regular Army at Fort Winfield 

Scott, California, as Bauery B, 57th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Demobilized 30 June 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington. Reconstituted 

22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Battery B, 57th 

Coast Artillery. Activated 1 June 1940 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Inactivated 3 1 May 1944 in Hawaii. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 .June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery B, 57th Field Artillery Battalion (active) (see 

ANNEX), a nd consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, an element o r the 7th Infantry Division. Inactivated 1 .July 

1957 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and H eadquarters 

Battery, 2d Missile Battalio n, 57th Artillery (organic eleme nts concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Chicago, Illinois. Inactivated 23 August 1963 at Chicago, Illinois. Redesignated 

1 September 1971 as the 2d Missile Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery. 

Redesignated 13 September 1972 as the 2d Battalion, 57th A ir Defense 

Artillery, and activated in Germany. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 57th 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 13 .January 1941. as B<J.ttcry B, 57th Field 

Artillery Battalion. Activated 1 June 1941 at Fort Ord, California, as an 

element of the 7th Division (late t- t-edesignated as the 7th Infantry Division). 

CAMPAIG N PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

W(1rld War I 

St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

Lorraine 1918 

World War II 

Normandy 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisacc 

Central Europe 

*Aieutian Islands 

*Eastern Mandates 

DECORATIONS 

*Lcyte 

*Ryukyus (with anowhcad) 

Korean W(lr 

*UN defensive 

*U N offensive 

*CCF imervention 

*First UN couutcroffcnsive 

*CCF spring offeusive 

*UN summer- fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

*Presidenti.al Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered CI-IOSIN 

RESERVOIR (Provisional Battalion cited; DA GO 86, J 953) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 259 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 

OCTOBER 1944 T O 4JULY 1945 (57th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA 

GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

1 NCHON (57th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 35, 195 1) 

*Repu blic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1950-1953 (57th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 22, 1956) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1945- 1948, 1953-1957 (7th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 50, 

1971) 
260 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d MISSILE BATT ALI ON, 57th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 57th 

Coast Artillery. Activated 3 j anuary 194 1 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Inactivated 31 May 1944 in Hawaii. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurre ntly consolidated with Battery A, 46th Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX), and 

consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 46th Field Artillery Battalion, 

an element of the 5th Infantry Division. Activated 1 March 195 1 at 

Indiantown Gap Military Rese rvation, Pennsylvania. Inactivated I September 1953 at Indiantown Ga p Military Reservation, Pennsylvania. Activated 25 May 1954 in Germany. Inactivated 1 june 1957 at Fort Ord, 

California, a nd relieved from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 57th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated l September 1958 at Los Angeles, 

California. Inactivated 23 April 1964 at Fort MacArthur., California. 

Redesignated 1 September J 97 1 as the 3d Missile Battalion, 57th Air 

Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Baucry A, 46th 

Field Artillery. Redesignated 1 October 1940 as Battery A, 46th Field 

Artillery Baualion, and activated at Fort Knox, Kentucky, as a n element of 

the 5th Division (later red{'signated as the 5th Infantry Division). Inactivated 20 September 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Activatedl5 July 

1947 at Fon j ackson, South Carolina. Inactivated 30 April 1950 at Fort 

J ackson, South Carolina. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I Leyte 

SL Mihiel R)•ukyus (with arrowhead) Meuse-Argonnc Lorraine 1918 Korenn War 

World War II 

*Normandy *Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ar·dennes-Alsacc 

*Central Europe Aleutian Islands 

Eastern Mand;rtes 

DECORATIONS 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN cour1tcroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean wimer 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer· 1953 

Presidemia l Unit Citation (Navy), Streame r embroidered CHOSIN 

RESERVOI R 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 261 

4th BATTALION, 57th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular A1·my as Battery D, 57th 

Coast Artillery. Activated 3 J anuary 1941 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Inactivated 31 May 1944 in Hawaii. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery B, 46th Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX), and 

consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 46th Field Artillery Battalion, 

an c lement of the 5th Infantry Division. Activated 1 March 1951 at 

lndiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania. Inactivated 1 September 1953 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pe nnsylvania. Activated 25 May 1954 in Germany. Inactivated 1 June 1957 at Fort Ord, 

California, and relieved from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 4th Gun Battalion, 57th Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constitu ted). Battalio n activated 1 September J 958 in Germany. 

Reorganized and redesignated 25 November 1960 as the 4th Missile Battalion, 57th Artillery. Redesignated 20 August 1965 as the 4th Battalion, 

57th Artillery. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 4th Battalion, 57th 

Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 in Germany. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 46th 

Field Artillery. Redesignated I October 1940 as Battery B, 46th Field 

Artille ry Battalion, and activated at Fort Knox, Kentucky, as an element of 

the 5th Division (later redesignated as the 5th Infantry Division). Inactivated 20 September 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Activated 15 July 

1947 at Fort J ackson, South Carolina. Inactivated 30 April 1950 at Fort 

Jackson, South Carolina. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World W(ll·/ 

S1. Mihiel 

Mcusc-1\rgonne 

Lorraine 1918 

Worltl War// 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardennes-Alsace 

•Cenu·al Europe 

•Central Pacific 

Aleutian Islands 

Eastern Mandates 

DECORATIONS 

Leytc 

Ryukyus (with anowhead) 

Korean War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF imervcmion 

First UN coumcroffensive 

CCF spring on·ensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summet· 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered CHOSIN 

RESERVOIR 
262 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATTALION, 57th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

LINEAGE 

Organized in February 1919 in the Regular Army at Fort Winfield 

Scott, California, as Battery E, 57th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Demobilized 30 June 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington. Reconstituted 

22 January 1926 in the Regular Army as Battery E, 57th Coast Artillery. 

Activated 15 June 1941 at Camp Pe ndleton, Virginia. Inactivated 31 May 

1944 in Hawaii. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (active) 

(see ANNEX), and con solidated unit designated as Batte ry A, 67th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 3d Armored Division. Inactivated 1 October 1957 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3d Armored Division. 

Redesignated 27 April 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Missile Battalion, 57th Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 15 June 1959 at Fort Bliss, T exas. 

Redesignated 14 June 1965 as the 5th Battalion, 57th Artille ry. Redesignated I September 197 1 as the 5th Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted I October 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 67th 

Field Artillery. (67th Field Artillery assigned 13 J an uary 1941 to the 3d 

~rmored Division.) Activated 15 April 1941 at Camp Beauregard, Louistana. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J anuary 1942 as Battery A, 67th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 10 November 1945 in Germany. Activated 15 .July 1947 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

Lorraine 1918 

World War II 

*Normandy 

*Northern france 

*Rhineland 

* Arclennes-Aisacc 

*Central Europe 

Aleutian Islands 

Eastern Mandates 

Leyte 

Ryukyus (with arrowhead) 

K11rean War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF imervention 

First UN coumeroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, surnmer·- fall I 952 

Third Korean winter· 

Korea, summer 1953 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 263 

DECORATIONS 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) Streamer embroidered CHOSJN 

RESERVOIR 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 

cited ; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in 

BELGIUM (67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDEN NES (67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 

1950) 
264 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 57th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized in February 1919 in the Regular Army at Fort Winfield 

Scott, California, as Battery F, 57th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

Demobilized 30 june 192 1 at Camp Lewis, Washington. Reconstituted 

22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Battery F, 57th 

Coast Artillery. Activated 15 june 1941 at Camp Pendleton, Virginia. 

Inactivated 31 May 1944 in Hawaii. Disbanded 14 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular Army; concurre ntly consolidated with Battery B, 67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (active) 

(see ANNEx), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 67th Armored 

Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 3d Armored Division. 

Inactivated 1 October 1957 in Germany and relieved from assignment 

to the 3d Armored Division; concurrently redesignated as H eadquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 57th Artillery (organic elements 

constituted 12 .July I 967). Battalion activated 25 October 1967 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 25 J uly 1968 at Fort Bliss, T exas. Redesignated 

1 September 1971 as the 6th Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted I Octobe r 1933 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 67th 

Field Artillery. (67th Field Artillery assigned 13 January 194 1 to the 3d 

Armored Division.) Activated 15 April 1941 at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 J anua ry 1942 as Battery B, 67th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 10 November 1945 in Germany. Activated 15 J uly 1947 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICJPATlON CREDIT 

World W<1r I Leyte 

St. Mihicl Ryukyus (with arrowhead) 

Mcuse-Argonne 

Lorraine 1918 Kore<111 Wm· 

World War II 

*Normandy 

*Nonhern France 

*Rhineland 

*Arden••es-Alsace 

*Central Europe 

Aleutian Islands 

Eastern Mandates 

DECORATIONS 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

first UN counteroffensive 

CCF Sj)l'ing offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer- fa ll 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered CHOSIN 

RESERVOIR 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 265 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in 

BELGIUM (67th Armored Field Anillery Battalion cited; OA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the 

ARDENNES (67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 

1950) 

57Tll A IR DEFENSE ARTILLERY Bl13LIOGRAPHY 

Appleman, Roy £. South to the Na/,tong, No1·th to the Yalu. United States 

Army in the Korean War. Washington: Government Printing Office, 

1961. Contains information about the 57th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Berry, Edward S. "From the Seine to the Siegfried Line." Annored Cavaby 

journal 59 (J anuary 1950):35-41. Contains information about the 67th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

Cannon, M. Hamlin. Leyte: The Return to the PhilifJpines. United States Army 

in World War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1954. 

Contains information about the 57th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Crowl, Philip A., and Edmund G. Love. Seizu·re of the Gilbe?·ts and Marshalls. 

United States Army in World War II. Washington: Gov~rnme t Printing Office, 1955. Contains information about the 57th Field Artillery 

Battalion. 

Division Artillery, 5th Division. Philadelphia: Dorville Corporation, 1956. 

Contains information about the 46th Field Anillery Battalion. 

Dupuy, Richard Ernest. With the 57th in France. Brooklyn: Our Army, Inc., 

1930. Origina lly published by installments in Ow· Army (July 1929-February 1930). 

Falls, Bruce F., et al. The Seventh Division in K01·ea. Tokyo: FEC Printing 

Plant, 1948. Contains information about the 57th Field Artilkry Battalion. 

Fi?"StBattalion, 57th Artille-ry, C.A.C. in the World W(t1'. Brooklyn: Eagle Press, 

19 19? 

Grace, James L. A B1iej History of the 2nd Battalion, 57thATtille?y, C.A.C., 31st 

Brigade, Anny A1·tille1)1, First Army F1·om july 20th, 1917 to janua1y 15th, 

1919. N.p., 1919. 

Gugeler, Russell A. Combat Actions in KoTea. Washington: Combat Forces 

j ournal Press, 1954. Rev. eel. Washington: Government Printing 

Office, 1970. Contains information about the 57th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Hermes, Walter G. Truce Tent and Fighting F1'ont. United States Army in the 

Korean War. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1966. Contains informatio n about the 57th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Howe, George F. NoTthwest Africa: Seizing the Initiative in the West. U nited 

States Army in World War II. Washington: Government Printing 

Office, 1957. Contains information about the 67th Armored Field 

Artillery Battalion. 
266 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Kimmel, Irving, eel. 3d Armored Div~~ion, "Spearhead," Fm·t Knox, Kentucky. 

Dallas: Miller Publishing Company, 1956. Contains information about 

the 67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

MacDonald, Charles B., and Sidney T. Mathews. Thr·ee Battles: Arnaville, 

Altuzzo, and Schrnidt. United States Army in World War II. Washington : 

Government Printing Office, 1952. Contains information about the 

46th Field Artillery Battalion. 

Public Information Office, 7th Infantry Division. The Bayonet, the History of 

the 7th Infantry DivisioninKor·ea.. Tokyo: Dai Nippon Printing Company, 

1953. Contains information about the 57th Field Artillery Battalion. 

7th Infantry Division in Korea.. Atlanta: Albert Love Enterprises, 1954. 

Contains information about the 57th Field Artillery Battalion. 

67thArmor·ed FA, Bn, 54thArrnoredFA Bn, 391st ATmored FA Bn, Ca.rnp Polk, 

1942. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1942. 

Third ATmored Division, Basic Tr-aining. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy 

Publishing Company, 1950. Contains information about the 67th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion. 

ThirdATntO'redDivision, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1948. Baton Rouge: Army and 

Navy Publishing Company, 1948. Contains information about the 67th 

Armored Field Artillery Battalion . 

Waring, Paul C., eel. History of the 7th Infant?)' (Bayonet) Division. Tokyo: Dai 

Nippon Printing Company, 1967. Contains information about the 57th 

Field Artillery Battalion. 
59th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Per fess vai1· and argent, in base a thistle proper. 

C1·est: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure, a demi-lion 

rampant gules armed and langued azure grasping in dexter 

claw a sword or. 

Motto: Defendimus (We Defend). 

Symbolism: T he vair on the shield is from the a rms of the Coast 

Defenses of New York; the thistle is one of the emblems of 

Lorraine and is borne on the arms of Nancy not far from St. 

Mihiel. · 

The lion, from the arms of St. Menehould, is red for artillery. 

DISTINCTIVE I NS IGN IA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield, crest, and motto of the coat of 

arms. 

LI NEAGE AND H ONORS 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 1 December 1917 in the Regular Army as the 59th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 1 J anuary 1918 at Fort Hamilton, 

New York, from existing Regular Army companies and New York 

National Guard companies. (National Guard companies demobilized 

J anuary-February 1919 at Camp Upton, New York; regiment continued 

on active status.) (Service Battery; Headquarters Detachment and Combat 

Train, 1st Battalion; and the 2d and 3d Battalions inactivated 30 September 1922 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Batteries G and H organized II October 1922 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands.) Red esignated 

20 February I 924 as the 59th Coast Artillery (Batteries C, D, E, and F 

concurrently activated at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands). Remainder of 

regiment activated 30 May 194 J at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Sun·endered 6 May 1942 to the J apanese forces on Corregidor Island, J>hilippine 

Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Redesignated 26 December 194 7 as the 59th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 1 J anuary 1948 at Fort Bliss, 

267 
268 AIR DEFENSE ARTI LLERY 

Texas. Redesignated 24 February 1953 as the 59th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 1958 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Reorganized and redesignated 31 July 1959 as the 59th Artillery, a 

parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Redesignated l September 1971 as the 59th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

St. Mihicl 

Meuse-A•·gonnc 

Lorraine 1918 

DECORATIONS 

World War II 

Philippine Islands 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroider ed MANLLA 

AND sumc BAYS (59th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 2 1, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF 

THE PHILIPPINES (Military and naval forces of the United States engaged 

in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as amended by 

DA GO 46, 1948) 

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942 (59th Coast Artillery cited; DA GO 47, 

1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 269 

1st BATTALION, 59th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(8th Infantry Division) 

LINEAGE 

Organized 15 june 19 17 in the Regular Army at Fort Hamilton, New 

York, as the 7th Company, Fort Hamilton [New York). Red esignated 

3 1 August 191 7 as the 4th Company, Coast DcCe nses of Southern New 

York. 

Reorgan ized a nd redesignated l j anuary 1918 as Battery A, 59th 

Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally designated 30 June I 922 

as the 176th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation 

abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 Febmary 1924 as Battery A, 59th Coast Artillery. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the J apanese 

forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 

at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Redesignated 26 December 1947 as Battery A, 59th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 1 January 1948 at Fort Bliss, 

T exas. Redesignated 24 February 1953 as Battery A, 59th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated I September 1958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Batte ry, lst Gun Battalion, 59th Artillery (organic 

clements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated I September 1958). 

Battalion (less Battery B) inactivated 25 May 1960 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

(Battery B inactivated 26 March 1963 at FOI-t Bliss, Texas.) Redesignated 

5 May 1969 as the lst Battalion, 59th Artillery, and activated at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Assigned 4 November 1969 to the 8th I nfantry Division. Redesignated 1 Septembet- 1971 as the 1st Battalion, 59th Air De fense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC.:II'ATION CREDIT 

World War I 

*St. ~lihicl 

*Mcusc·A•·gonnc 

*Lorraine 19 18 

DECORATIONS 

World War II 

*Philippine Islands 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered UATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited ; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANI LA 

AND SUBIC BA vs (59th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 21, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF T H E PliLLJPPINI::S (Military and nava l forces of the United States 

engaged in the defense of lhe Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philippine Presidential UniL Citation, Streamer embroidered 
270 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942 (59th Coast Artillery cited; DA GO 47, 

1950) 

Battery B additionally entitled to Meritorious Unit Commendation, 

Streamer embroidered FLORIDA 1962-1963 (Battery B, 1st Gun Battalion, 59th Artillery, cited; DA GO 33, 1963) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 271 

2d BATTALION, 59th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(1st Armored Division) 

LINEAGE 

Organized in February 1919 in the Regular Army at Fort Winfteld 

Scott, California, as Battery B, 59th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

(Additionally designated 30 June 1922 as the 252d Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery B, 59th Coast Artillery. Surrendered 

6 May 1942 to the J apanese forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine 

Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Redesignated 26 December 194 7 as Battery B, 59th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 1 J anuary 1948 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated 24 February 1953 as Battery B, 59th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated l September 1958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 59th Artillery (organic 

elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated I September 1958). 

Battalion inactivated 9 October 1964 at Edgemont, Pennsylvania. 

Redesignated 1 May 1970 as the 2d Battalion, 59th Artillery, and activated 

at Fort Bliss, Texas. Assigned 4 November 1970 to the 4th Armored 

Division. Relieved I 0 May 197 1 from the 4th Armored Division and 

assigned to the 1st Armored Division. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as 

the 2d Battalion, 59th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Worlll War/ 

St. Mihiel 

Mcuse-Argonne 

Lorraine I918 

DECORATIONS 

World War!/ 

*Philippine Islands 

*Preside ntial Unit Citation (Army), Streame r embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

AND sus1c BAYS (59th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 2 1, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF THE PHILIPPINES (Military and nava l forces of the United States 

engaged in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philipp ine Presidentia l Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO I 0 MAY 1942 (59th Coast Artillery cited; DA GO 47, 

1950) 
272 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d BATTALION, 59th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

LINEAGE 

Organized 13 J anuary 1919 in the Regular Army at Fort Wadsworth, 

New York, as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of Southern New York. 

Redesignated 1 j une 1922 as the 253d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 20 February 1924 as Battery C, 59th 

Coast Artillery. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the j apanese forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, 

Philippine Islands. 

Redesignated 26 December 194 7 as Battery C, 59th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 1 J anuary 1948 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 24 February 1953 as Battery C, 59th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 59th Artillery (organic 

elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated 1 September 1958). 

Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 3d Battalion, 59th Artillery. l nactivated 30 J une 1971 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 59th Air Defense Artillery. Activated 

13 September 1972 in Germany. 

CAMPA IGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

St. Mihicl 

Mcuse-Argonnc 

Lorraine 1918 

DECOR A T!ONS 

World Wm· II 

*Philippine Islands 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) , 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

AND suBrc BAYS (59th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 21, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF THE PHILIPPINES (Military and naval forces of the United States 

engaged in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philippine P1!esidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942 (59th Coast Artillery cited; DAG047, 

1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 273 

4th BATTALION, 59th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LI NEAGE 

Organized in Februar y 19 19 in the Regular Army at Fort Wi n fi e ld 

Scott, California, as Battery D, 59th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

(Additionally designated 30 J une 1922 as the 254th Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps; additiona l desig nation abolished 20 Februa r y 1924.) 

Inactivated 30 September 1922 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Redesigna ted 20 February 1924 as Battery 0, 59th Coast Artillery, a nd activated 

at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Surrende red 6 May 1942 to th e j a pa nese 

forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine Islands. I nactivated 2 April 1946 

at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Red esig nated 26 December 194 7 as Battery D, 59th An tiairc raft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalio n . Activated 1 J anuary 1948 at Fort 

Bliss, T exas. Redesignated 24 February 1953 as Battery D, 59th Antia ircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1958 as Headqua rte rs 

and Headquarters Batter y, 4th Missile Batta lion, 59th Artillery (organ ic 

e leme nts constituted 12 August 1958 and activated I Sep tember 1958). 

Red esig nated 20 Decembe r 1965 as the 4th Battalion, 59th Artille ry. 

(Batteries A, B, and C inactivated 3 1 March 1970 at Norfolk, Virginia.) 

I nactivated (less Batteries A, B, and C) 30 J une 1971 at Norfolk, Virginia . 

. Red esig nated I September 197 1 as the 4th Battalion, 59th Air Defense 

Artillery. 

CAMPA IGN PARTICIPATION C REDIT 

World Wttr I 

St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

Lorraine 1918 

DECORATIONS 

World War!/ 

*Philippine Islands 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Sti·eamer embroide red BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army :in the Fa r 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroide red MANILA 

AND sus1c BAYS (59th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 2 1, 1942) 

*Presidentia l Unit Citatio n (Army), Streamer embroide red DEFt::NSE 

OF THE PIII L!PPINt::S (Milita r y and naval forces of the Unite d States 

engaged in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

ame nded by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philippine Presiden tia l Un it C itation, Streamer embr oidered 

7 Dt::CEMHER 194 1 TO 10 MAY 1942 (59th Coast Artille ry cited; DA G047, 

1950) 
274 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATTALION, 59th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 2 August 1901 in the Regula r Army as the 98th Company, 

Coast Artillery, ArtWery Corps. Organized in 190 I at Fort H amilton, New 

York. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 98th Compan y, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as the 9th Company, Coast 

Defenses of Southern New York. Disbanded 1 June 1921 at Fort Hamilton, New York. 

Reconstituted 30 June 1922 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with H eadquarters Battery, 59th Artillery (Coast Artillery 

Corps) (active) (see ANNEx), and consolidated unit d esignated as Headquarters Battery, 59th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) (addit io nally d esignated as the 98th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional 

designatio n abolished 20 February 1924). Redesig nated 20 February 

1924 as Headquarters Battery, 59th Coast Artillery. Surrende red 6 May 

1942 to the J apanese forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine Islands. 

Inactivated 2 April I 946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Redesignated 26 December 1947 as Headquarters Battery, 59th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 1 J a nuary 1948 

at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 24 February 1953 as Headquarters 

Battery, 59th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated I September 

1958 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesig nated 3 1 July 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarte rs Batte ry, 5th Battalion, 59th Artillery. Activated 11 January 1971 at Fort Bliss, 

T exas (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated). Redesignated I September 1971 as the 5th Battalion, 59th Air Defense Artiller y. 

I nactivated 30 September 1974 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

ANNEX 

Organized 30 J une 1916 in the Regular Army at Fort Hamilton, New 

York, as the 1st Company, Fort Hamilton [New York]. Redesignated 

31 August 19 17 as the 1st Compa ny, Coast Defenses of Southe rn New 

Yo rk. 

Reorganized and red esignated 1 J an uary 191 8 as H eadquarters Company, 59th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Redesignated in 192 1 as 

Headquarte rs Battery, 59th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

CAMPA I GN PARTlClJ>ATION CREDIT 

World War I 

*St. Mihicl 

*Mcusc-Argonne 

*Lorraine 1918 

Worhl War II 

*Philippine Islands 
LINEAGES AND HERALD IC DATA 275 

DECORATIONS 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

AND suurc BA vs (59th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 21, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF THE PHILIPPINES (Military and naval forces of the United States 

engaged in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philippine Presidentia l Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEM BER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942 (59th Coast Artillery cited; DA G047, 

1950) 
276 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 59th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LIN EAGE 

Organized in February 1919 in the Regular Army at Fort Winfield 

Scott, California, as Battery E, 59th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). 

(Additionally designated 30 June 1922 as the 255th Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 20 February 1924.) 

Inactivated 30 September 1922 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Bauery E, 59th Coast Artillery, and activated 

at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the .Japanese 

forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 

at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Disbanded 24 December 1947. 

Reconstituted 31 July 1959 in the Regular Army and red esignated as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 59th Artillery. 

Redesignated 1 November 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 59th Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 17 November 1960 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 20 August 1965 as the 6th Battalion, 59th Artill e ry. 

Redesignated l September 1971 as the 6th Battalion, 59th Air Defense 

Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 in Germany. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

St. Mihiel 

Meuse· A rgonnc 

Lo rraine 1918 

DECORATIONS 

World War II 

*Philippine Islands 

*Preside ntial Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States At·my in the Far 

East, cited ; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Pt·esidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

AND sun1c BAYS (59th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 21, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEft::NSE 

OF T tt E PHILIPPIN ES (Mili tary and naval forces of the United States 

engaged in the defense of the Philippines cited ; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Phi lippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 Dl!:CEMBER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942 (59th Coast Artillery cited; DA GO 47, 

1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 277 

12th PLATOON, 59th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized 1 August 1921 in the Regular Army on board the U.S.A.T. 

Sherrnan as Headquarters Detachment and Combat Train, 1st Battalion, 

59th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). (Additionally designated 30 J une 

1922 as the 248th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation 

abolished 20 February 1924.) Inactivated 30 September 1922 at Fort 

Mills, Philippine Islands. Redesignated 20 February 1924 as Headquarters Battery and Combat T rain, 1st Battalion, 59th Coast Artill ery. Activated 30 May 1941 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Surrendere d 6 May 

1942 to the J apanese forces on Corregidor Island , Philippine Islands. 

Disbanded 24 December 194 7. 

Reconstituted 6 J une 1958 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

the 12th Platoon, 59th Artillery. Activated 24 J une 1958 at Fort Sill, 

Oklahoma. Inactivated 12 September 1960 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 

Redesignated I September 1971 as the 12th Platoon, 59th Air Defense 

Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War 11- AP 

Philippine Islands 

DECORATIONS 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

AND susrc BA vs (59th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 21, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF 

THE PHILIPPINES (Military and naval forces of the United States engaged 

in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as amended by 

DA GO 46, 1948) 

Philippine Presidential Unit Citatio n, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942 (59th Coast Artillery cited; DA G047, 

1950) 
278 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

16th DETACHMENT, 59th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized 30 May 1941 in the Regular Army at Fort MiUs, Philippine 

Islands, as Battery K, 59th Coast Artillery. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the 

J apanese forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 

2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Disbanded 24 December 

1947. 

Reconstituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

the 16th Detachment, 59th Artillery. Activated 1 September 1958 at Fort 

l31iss, T exas. Inactivated 17 September 1962 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 16th Detachment, 59th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War/l-AP 

Philippine Islands 

DECORATIONS 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Fa r 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MAN ILA 

AND SUBIC BAYS (59th Coast Artillery cited ; WD GO 2 1, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF 

T HE PHILIPPINES (Military and naval forces of the United States engaged 

in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as amended by 

DA GO 46, 1948) 

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation , Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942 (59th Coast Artillery cited; DA G047, 

1950) 

59TH AIR D EFENSE ARTILLERY BlBI.lOGRAPHY 

Belote, J ames H., and William M. Corregidm·. The Saga of a Fo1·tress. New 

York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1967. 

59th AAA, A W Battalion (SP), Fort Bliss, Texas, 1949. Baton Rouge: Army 

and Navy Publishing Company, 1949. 

Morton, Louis. The Fall of the Philippines. United States Army in World 

War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1953. 
60th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Per fess embattled sable and gules fimbriated or a pile in 

bend of the third the lower portion obscured by the second 

tincture, in sinister chief a mullet of the third. 

C?-est: On a wreath of the colors, or and sable, a carabao skull sable 

horned or. 

Motto: Coelis bnfJem·mus (We Rule the Heavens). 

Symbolism: The shield is divided horizontally, the dividing line embattled to represent defense. The lower half of the shield is red 

for artillery; the upper half black and gold significant of 

service in the Orient. A searchlight beam symbolizes the 

never-end in g vigilance the organization exercises in 

searching for enemy aircraft. The star has a double significance. ll is symbolic of Texas, the Lone Star State, where 

the unit was reorganized after World War I, and its battleground in the sky. 

The carabao horns are symbolic of service in the Philippine 

Islands. 

DISTINCTIVE I NSIGN!A 

The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND HONORS 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 23 December 1917 in the Regular Army as the 60th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) and organized at Fort Monroe, Virginia, from 

existing Regular Army companies and National Guard companies from 

Virginia and the District of Columbia. Demobilized 24 February 1919 at 

Fort Washington, Maryland. Reconstituted 26 October 1922 in the Regular Army as the 60th Artillery Battalion (Antiaircraft) and organized at 

Fort Crockett, Texas. Expanded, reorganized, and redesignated 1 July 

1924 as the 60th Coast Artillery, with 1st Battalion organized at Fort 

William McKinley, Philippine Islands. Headquarters activated 31 August 

1925 at Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands ( lst Battalion [less 

Batteries A and B] concurrently inactivated and Battery E activated at Fort 

William McKinley, Philippine Islands). (1st Battalion and Battery Factivated l April 1929 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands.) Remainder of regiment activated 30 May 1941 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

279 
280 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the J apanese forces on Corregidor Island , 

Philippine Islands. 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, Texas. Redesignated 

7 December 1949 as the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons 

Battalion, Mobile. Redesignated 27 July 1950 as the 60th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 17 June J 957 at Southampton, England. 

Reorganized and redesignated 31 J uly 1959 as the 60th Artillery, a 

parent regiment under the Combat Anns Regimental System. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 60th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World WM I 

St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

World War II 

Philippine Islands 

Vitlllwn 

Coumeroffensive, Phase II 

Counteroffensive, Phase Ill 

Tet Counteroffensive 

DECORATIONS 

Coumeroffensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

Tet Counteroffensive 

Summer-fall 1969 

Winter-spring 1970 

Sanctuary Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase VLI 

Consolidation I 

Consolidation II 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

AND susie BAYS (60th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 21, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF 

THE PHILIPPINES (Military and naval forces of the United States engaged 

in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as amended by 

DA GO 46, 1948) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967- 1968 (4th Battalion, 60th Artillery, cited; DA GO 1, 1969) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1968- 1969 (4th Battalion, 60th Artillery, cited; DA GO 39, 1970) 

Philippine Presidential Un it Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEi'vrBER 1941 TO l 0 MAY 1942 (60th Coast Artillery cited; DA GO 4 7, 

1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 281 

1st BATT ALI ON, 60th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery G, 7th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 29 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New 

York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February I 901 as the 77th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 77th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 6 July 1916 as the 

3d Company, Fort Barrancas [Florida]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as 

the 3d Company, Coast Defenses of Pensacola. Disbanded 30 November 

1919 at Pensacola, Florida. Reconstituted 1 June 1922 in the Regular 

Army; concurrently consolidated with the 3d Company, Coast Defenses of 

Key West (active) (organized 9 August 1921 in the Regular Army at Key 

West, Florida), and consolidated unit redesignated as the 77th Company, 

Coast Arti11ery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 26 October 1922 as Battery B, 60th 

Artillery Battalion (Antiaircraft). Redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery B, 

60th Coast Artillery. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the J apanese forces on 

Corregidor Island, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort 

Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Redesignated 1 August 1946 as Battery B, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 7 December 1949 as Battery B, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Redesignated 27 July 1950 as 

Battery B, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 17 J une 1957 

at Sou.thampton, England. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 60th Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Gary, Indiana. 

Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 1st Battalion, 60th Artillery. 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 1st Battalion, 60th Air Defense 

Artillery. Inactivated 30 September 1974 at Munster, Indiana. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICfJ>ATlON CREDIT 

World War I 

St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

DECORATIONS 

World Wm· II 

*Philippine Islands 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Presidential Un!t Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

AND SUBlC BAYS (60th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 21 , 1942) 
282 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered D£FENSE 

OF THE PHILIPPI NES (Military and naval forces of the United States 

engaged in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MA v 1942 (60th Coast Artillery cited; DA GO 4 7, 

1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 283 

2d BATTALION, 60th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery K, 7th 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized 29 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, New 

York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 80th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 Februa1·y 1907 as 

the 80th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 6 July 1916 as the 

1st Company, Key West Barracks [Florida]. Redesignated 3 1 August 19 17 

as the 1st Company, Coast Defenses of Key West. Redesignated 1 J une 

1922 as the 80th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Consolidated 26 Octobe r 1922 with Battery C, 60th Artillery (Coast 

Artillery Corps) (see ANNI::X), a nd consolidated unit reorganized a nd 

redesignated as Battery C, 60th Artillery Batta lion (Anti a ircraft). 

Redesignated l J uly 1924 as Battery C, 60th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 

31 August 1925 at Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands. Activated 

1 April1 929 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to 

the j apanese forces on Corregidor Isla nd, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 

2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Redesignated l August 1946 as Battery C, 60th Antiaircraft Artille ry 

Automatic Weapons Battalion, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 7 December 1949 as Battery C, 60th Antiaircraft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Red esignated 27 July 1950 as 

Battery C, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 17 J une 1957 

at Southampton, England. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 60th ArtiiJery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated I September I 958 at Orland Park, 

Illinois. Inactivated 15 December 1961 at Orland Park, Illinois. Redesignated 12 J a nuary 1970 as the 2d Battalion, 60th Artillery, and activated at 

Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 2d Battalion, 

60th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 23 December 1917 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 

60th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), and organized at Fort Monroe, 

Virginia. Demobilized 24 February 19 19 at Fort Washington, Maryland. 

Reconstituted 26 October 1922 in the Regular Army. 

CAMPAIGN P ARTI C I PATJON CREDiT 

World War I 

*St. Mihicl 

*Me usc-Argonne 

\Vorld \Var II 

*Philippine Islands 
284 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

DECORATIONS 

*Presidential Unit Citatio n (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Arm y in the Far 

East, cited ; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroide red MANILA 

AND SUJJIC BAYS (60th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 21, 1942) 

*Presiden tial Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF T H E PHILIPPINES (Military and naval forces of the United States 

engaged in defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as amended 

by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MA v 1942 (60th Coast Artillery cited; DA GO 4 7, 

1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 285 

3d BATTALION, 60th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 7 June 1907 in the Regular Army as the 128th Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. Organized in 1907 at Fort McHenry, Maryland. 

Redesignated in July 1916 as the 1st Company, Fo rt Crockett [Texas]. 

Redesignated 3 1 August 1917 as the 1st Company, Coast Defenses of 

Galveston. Redesignated 1 J une 1922 as the 128th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 26 October 1922 as Battery A, 60th 

Artillery Battalion (Antiaircraft). Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery A, 

60th Coast Artillery. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the Japanese forces on 

Corregidor Island, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort 

Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Redesignated 1 August 1946 as Battery A, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 7 December 1949 as Battery A, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Re d esignated 27 J uly 1950 as 

Battery A, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 17 J une 1957 

at Southampton, England. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and H eadquarters 

Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 60th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Eureka, 

Pennsylvania. Inactivated 1 September 1961 in Pennsylvania. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Missile Battalion, 60th Air Defense 

Artillery. Redesig nated 13 September 1972 as the 3d Battalion, 60th Air 

Defense Artillery, and activated in Germany. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

St. Mihiel 

Meusc·Argonne 

DECORATIONS 

World War II 

*Philippine Islands 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

AND sus1c BA vs (60th Coast Artillery cited ; WD GO 21, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF THE PlllLJ PPI NES (Military and naval forces of th e United States 

engaged in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, J 942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philipp ine Presidential Un it Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10MAY 1942(60thCoastArtillerycited; DAG0 47, 

1950) 
286 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th BATTALION, 60th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 1 July 1924 in the Regular Army as Battery F, 60th Coast 

Artillery. Activated 1 April 1929 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Surre ndered 6 May 1942 to the J apanese forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine 

Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Absorbed 1 August J 946 by Battery B, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion. (Battery B, 60th Coast Artillery, redesignated 1 August 1946 as Battery B, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion , and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas; redesignated 

7 December 1949 as Battery B, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion, Mobile; redesignated 27 july 1950 as Battery B, 60th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion; inactivated 17 June 1957 at Southampton, England.) 

Former Battery F, 60th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 12 August 1958 

in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 60th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Midway, 

Washington. Inactivated 15 December 1961 at Redmond, Washington. 

Redesignated 25 April 1966 as the 4th Battalion, 60th Artillery. Activated 

25 J une 1966 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 

4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 31 J uly 1972 at Fort 

Lewis, Washington. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War / 

St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

World War II 

*Philippine Islands 

\fielllam 

*Coumeroffensive, Phase II 

*Counteroffensive, Phase Ill 

*T et Counteroffensive 

DECORATIONS 

*Coumeroffcnsive, Phase IV 

*Counteroffensive, Phase V 

*Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

*Tel 69/Counteroffensive 

*Summe•·- fall 1969 

*Winter- spring 1970 

*Sanctuary Coumeroffensive 

*Coumeroffensive, Phase VI I 

*Consolidation I 

*Consolidation II 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

AND SUB IC BAYS (60th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 21, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF THE PHILIPPINES (Military and naval forces of the United States 

engaged in the defe nse of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 287 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Su·eame r embroidered V I ETNAM 

1967-1968 (4th Battalion, 60th Artillery, cited ; DA GO 1, 1969) 

*Me ritorious Unit Comme nclat.ion, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1968-1969 (4th Battalion, 60th Artille ry, cited; DA GO 39, 1970) 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Stream e r embro ide r ed 

7 DECEM HER 194 l TO l 0 MA v J 942 (60th Coast Artillery cited; DA GO 4 7, 

1950) 

*Republic of' Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streame r embroid e red Vl£TNAM 1967-1972 (4 th Battalion, 60th Artillery, cited; DA GO 

54, 1974) 

Battery A additionally entitled to Presidential Un it Citation (Army), 

Streamer emb1·o idered ill H TIIUA PROVI NCE (Battery A, 4th Battalio n , 

60th Artillery, cited; DA GO 2, 1973) 

Batte ry D additionally e ntill ed to Republic of Vietnam Civil Action 

Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967- 1969 

(Battery D, 4th Baualion, 60th Artillery, cited; DA GO 53, 1970) 
288 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

5th BATTALION, 60th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 2 February 1907 in the Regular Army as the !27th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Organized in 1907 at Fort Fremont, South 

Carolina. Redesignated in J uly 1916 as the 2d Company, Fort Crockett 

[Texas]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as the 2d Company, Coast 

Defenses of Galveston. Redesignated I june 1922 as the I 27th Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 26 October 1922 as Headquarters 

Detachment and Combat Train, 60th Artillery Baualion (Antiaircraft). 

Redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Headquarters Battery, 60th Coast Artillery, 

and inactivated at Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands. Activated 

31 August 1925 at Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands. Sun·endered 6 May 1942 to the J apanese forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine 

Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Redesi·gnated l August 1946 as Headquarters Battery, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and activated at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 7 December 1949 as Headquarters Battery, 

60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. 

Redesignated 27 July 1950 as Headquarters Bauery, 60th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 17 J une 1957 at Southampton, England. 

Consolidated 12 August 1958 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, lst Battalion, 60th Coast Artillery (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit 

designated as Headquarters a nd Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 

60th Coast Artillery. 

Redesignated 31 July 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Automatic Weapons Battalion, 60th Artillery. Relieved 3 August 

1959 from allotment to the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, 

and assigned to the Fifth United States Army (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated l September 1959 at South Bend, 

Indiana. Reorga ni zed and redesignated I October 1960 as the 5th 

Howitzer Battalion, 60th Artillery. Redesignated 23 .June 1966 as the 

5th Battalion, 60th Artillery. Inactivated I September 1971 at South 

Bend, Indiana; concurrentl y redesignated as the 5th Battalion, 60th Air 

Defense Artillery. 

AN t::X 

Constituted 23 December 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 

lst Battalion, 60th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), and organized at Fort 

Monroe, Virginia. Demobilized 24 February 1919 at Fort Washington, 

Maryland. Reconstituted I J uly I 924 in the Regular Army as Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, lst Battalion , 60th Coast Artillery, and 

activated at Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 289 

31 August 1925 at Fort Willi am McKinley, Philippine Islands. Redesignated 17 March 1930 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, I st 

Battalion, 60th Coast Artillery. Activated 30 May 1941 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the J apanese forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, 

Philippine Islands. 

Absorbed 1 August 1946 by Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. (Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 60th Coast Artillery, redesignated 1 August 

1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas; 

redesignated 7 December 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile; 

redesignated 27 july 1950 as Headquarters a nd Headquarte1·s Battery, 

60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion; inactivated 17 June 1957 at Southampton, England.) Former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, lst 

Battalion, 60th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 12 August 1958 in the Regular Army. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World W(lr I 

*St. Mihicl 

*Meusc-i\rgonnc 

DECORATIONS 

World War II 

*Philippine Islands 

*Presidentia l Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

AND suBJC 13AYS (60th Coast Artille ry cited; WD GO 21, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE 

OF THE Ptt tLlPPtNES (Military and naval forces of the United States 

engaged in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMUER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942 (60th Coast Artillery cited; DA G047, 

1950) 
290 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 60th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 23 December 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 

2d Battalion, 60th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), and organized at Fort 

Monroe, Virginia. Demobilized 24 February 1919 at Fort Washington, 

Maryland. Reconstituted l July 1924 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters, 2d Battalion, 60th Coast Artillery. Redesignated 

17 March J 930 as Headquarte rs and Headquarters Battery, 2d Battalion, 

60th Coast Artillery. Activated 30 May 1941 at Fort Mills, Philippine 

Islands. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the Japanese forces on Corregidor 

Island, Philippine Islands. 

Absorbed 1 August L 946 by Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. (H eadquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 60th Coast Artillery, redesignated 1 August 

1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas; 

redesignated 7 December 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile; 

redesignated 27 July 1950 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

60th Antiaircraft Artillery Ba ttalion; inactivated 17 June 1957 at Southampton, England.) Former Headquarters and H eadquarters Battery, 2d 

Battalion, 60th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 12 August 1958 in the Regular Army. 

Redesignated 31 July 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 60th Artillery. Redesignated 16 February 1961 as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 60th Artille ry (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 

25 March 1961 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 20 August 1965 as the 

6th Battalion, 60th Artillery. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 6th 

Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 in 

Germany. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CRI::DIT 

World War I 

*St. Mihicl 

*Meusc-Argonnc 

DECORATIONS 

World War II 

*Philippine Islands 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MAN 1 LA 

AND SUBIC UAYS (60th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 2 1, 1942) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 291 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroide red DEFENSE 

or THE PIIILIPPI NES (Military and naval forces of the United States 

engaged in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation , Streamer embroide red 

7 DECEMUER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942 (60th Coast Artillery cited; DA G047, 

1950) 
292 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

7th BATTALION, 60th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEA(.;£ 

Constituted I July 1924 in the Regula r Army as Battery D, 60th Coast 

Artillery. Activated 1 April 1929 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the J apanese forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine 

Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Redesignated I August 1946 as Battery D, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion, and activated at Fort Bliss, T exas. Redesignated 7 December 1949 as Battery D, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Wea pons Batta lion, Mobile . Redesignated 27 July I 950 as 

Battery D, 60th Antiaircraft Artille ry Battalion. Disbanded 15 November 

1954 at Southampton, England. Reconstituted 12 July 1958 in the Regular Army. 

Redesignated 31 J uly 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7th Battalion, 60th Artille ry. Redesignated 18 June 1966 as Battery G, 60th Artillery. Redesignated 29 June 1970 as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 7th Batta lion, 60th Artillery, a nd activated at Fort 

Bliss, Texas (organic clements concurrently constituted and activated). 

Battalion assigned 11 Decembe r 1970 to the 82d Airborne Division. 

Redesignated I September 1971 as the 7th Battalion, 60th Air De fense 

Artillery. Inactivated 13 Septembe r 1972 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 

and relieved from assignment to the 82d Airborne Divisio n. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATIO CREDIT 

World War I World War II 

Sl. Mihiel * Philippine Islands 

Mcuse-Argonnc 

DECORATIONS 

*Preside ntial Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered UATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila a nd Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited ; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Preside nti al Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

AN D SU BIC BAYS (60th Coast Artillery cited ; WD GO 21 , 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroide red DEFENSE 

OF T i lE PH LLIPI'INES (Military and naval forces of the United States 

engaged in the defense of the Philippines cited ; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer e mbroide red 

7 DECEM UER 194 J TO 10 MA v 1942 (60th Coast Artillery cited ; DA GO 47, 

1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 293 

8th BATTALION, 60th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

NEAG~ 

Constituted I J uly 1924 in the Regular Army as Battery E, 60th Coast 

Artille ry. Activated 1 April J 929 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Surrendered 6 May 1942 to the J apanese forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine 

Islands. Inactivated 2 Apri.l 1946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Absorbed l August 1946 by Battery A, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion. (Batte ry A, 60th Coast Artillery, redesignated I August 1946 as Battery A, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Ba ttalion, a nd activa ted at Fort Bliss, Texas; redesignated 

7 December 1949 as Battery A, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion, Mobile; redesignated 27 J uly 1950 as Battery A, 60th 

Antia ircraft Artillery Batta lion; inactivated 17 J une 1957 at Southampton, England.) Former Battery E, 60th Coast Artill ery, reconstituted 

12 August 1958 in the Regula r Army. 

Redesignated 31 j uly 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 8th Battalion, 60th Artillery. Activated 7 November 1970 at Fort 

Bliss, T exas (organic elements concurrently constilllted and activated). 

Battalion assigned 20 May 197 1 to the 2d Armored Divisio n. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 8th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery. 

Inactivated 13 September 1972 at Fort Hood, Texas, and relieved from 

assignment to the 2d Armored Division. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATiON CREDIT 

Worill War I 

St. Mihiel 

Mcusc-At·gonne 

DECORATIONS 

World War// 

*Philippine Islands 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAA; 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited ; WD GO 14, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MAN ILA 

AND SUBLC BAYS (60th Coast Artillery cited ; WD GO 2 1, 1942) 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroide red DEFENSE 

OF Ti l E PHILIPPINES (Military a nd nava l forces o f the United States 

engaged in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as 

amended by DA GO 46, 1948) 

*Philip pine Presidentia l Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MA v 1942 (60th Coast Artillery cited; DA GO 47, 

1950) 
294 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

12th DETACHMENT, 60th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTLLLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 30 May 1941 in the Regular Army as Battery I, 60th Coast 

Artillery, and activated at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. Surrendered 

6 May 1942 to the J apanese forces o n Corregidor Island, Philippine 

Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Absorbed 1 August 1946 by Batte ry A, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion. (Battery A, 60th Coast Artillery, redesignated 1 August 1946 as Battery A, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas; r,edesign ated 

7 December 1949 as Battery A, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalio n, Mobile; redesignated 27 July 1950 as Battery A, 60th 

Antia ircraft Artillery Battalion; inactivated 17 J une 1957 at Southampton, England.) 

Former Battery I, 60th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 5 August 1958 in 

the Regular Army and redesignated as the 12th Detachment, 60th Artillery. Activated 15 September 1958 at Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska. Inactivated 15 September 1960 at Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska. Redesignated 

1 September 197 1 as the 12th Detachment, 60th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War !l-AP 

Philippine Islands 

DECORATIONS 

Presidentia l Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East, cited ; WD GO 14, 1942) 

Presidentia l U nit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HARBOR 

DEFENSES OF MAN 1 LA AND SUBIC BA vs (60th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 

21, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF 

T H E PHILIPPINES (Military and naval forces of the United States engaged 

in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as amended by 

DA GO 46, 1948) 

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Str eame r embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942 (60th Coast Artillery cited; DA GO 47, 

1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 295 

16th DETACHMENT, 60th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 30 May 194 1 in the Regular Army as Battery K, 60th Coast 

Artillery, and activated at Fort Mills, Philippine Isla nds. Surrendered 

6 May 1942 to the Japanese forces on Corregidor Island, Philippine Islands. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Absorbed I August 1946 by Battery B, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion. (Bauery B, 60th Coast Artillery, redesignated 1 August 1946 as Battery B, 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas; redesignated 

7 December 1949 as Battery B, 60th Antia ircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion , Mobile; redesignated 27 J uly 1950 as Battery B, 

60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion; inactivated 17 June 1957 at Southampton, England.) 

Former Ballery K, 60th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 5 August 1958 

in the Regular Army and redesignated as the 16th Detachment, 

60th Artill ery. Activated 1 September 1958 at Fort Stewart, Georgia. 

Inactivated I .J uly 1962 at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 16th Detachment, 60th Air Defense Artille•·y. 

CAMPAIGt PARTICIPATIO CREDIT 

Wol'/d War/l- AP 

Philippine Islands 

DECORATIONS 

Presidential Unit Citation (1\rmy), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, United States Army in the Far 

East,cited; WDGO 14, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embt·oidered ltARI30R 

DEFENSES OF MANILA AND SUB IC BAYS (60th Coastl\rtillery cited; WD GO 

21, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFL·:NsE O F 

Til E PHILIPPINES (Military and naval forces of the United States engaged 

in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as amended by 

DA GO 46, 1948) 

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MAY 1942 (60th Coast Artillery cited; DA GO 4 7, 

1950) 
296 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

60TII AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BtBI.J()(:RJ\PI IY 

Belote, J ames H., and William M. Corregidor. 1'/u Saga of a Fortress. ew 

York: Harper and Rovv Publishers, 1967. 

Coleman, .J.D. 1st Air Cavah)' Division, Memoirs r?f" the First Team, Vietnam, 

August 1965- Dt'cem.ber 1969. Tokyo: Dai Nippon Printing Company, 

1970. Contains information about the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Del"ense 

Artillery. 

The District of Columbia Coast Artille')' National Guard, 1915-1919. Menasha, 

Wis.: George Banta Publishing Company, 192 1. Contains information 

about Battery 0 , 60th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) in World War I. 

"History of Battery F, Sixtieth Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps (Formerly 

Ninth Company, Virginia Coast Artillery)." Vi1ginia Militmy 01ganizations in the World War. Richmond : Virginia War History Commission, 

1927, pp. 351-54. 

Kirkpatrick, Charles £. "ADA in Bataa n: A Retrograde Ope ration, "Air 

Defense A·rtille1y (Spring L 985): 40-45. 

Milton, Marshall M. "Hiswry of Battery B, Sixtieth Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps (Formerly Fifth Company, Virginia Coast Artillery)." Vi?·-

ginia Miliun)' Organizt1lions in the \1\foT/d War. Richmond: Virginia War 

History Commission, 1927, pp. 340-49. 

Morton, Louis. The Fallofthe Philippines. United SLates Army in World War 

ll. Washington: Governmenl Printing Ofli cc, 1953. 

60th AAA, AW Battalion (M), Fo·rl Bliss, Texas, 1949 . Baton Rouge: Army 

and Navy Publishing Company, 1949. 
61st AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Per fess dancette argent and sable, a thunderbolt bend wise 

proper penetrating the chariot wheel of Helios winged with 

two dexter wings inverted forming a saltire with the first 

charge all counterchanged and upon the wheel the sun in 

splendor of the third. 

C1·est: On a wreath of the colors, argent and sable, an eagle's head 

erased or. 

Motto: Non Est ad Astra Mollis e Terris Via (The Way to the Stars Is 

Not Easy). 

Symbolism: The purpose of the regiment is depicted in Greek 

mythology by the winged chariot of Helios brought to earth 

by a lightning bolt thrown by Zeus, as follows: Helios, the 

sun, drove across the heavens from east to west daily, in a 

winged chariot drawn by the celestial horses. Phaeton, his 

son, obtained permission from his father to take his place in 

the chariot for one day. He had scarcely taken the reins 

when the horses, despising their weak driver, turned out of 

their path and set everything on fire. When the chariot 

came so near the earth that the Ethiopi?nS were blackened 

by the near approach of the sun, Zeus, with a well-aimed 

lightning bolt, wrecked the chariot and sent it plunging into 

the river Po. T his is the first pictorial record of a hit being 

scored against an aerial target. 

The shield is divided by the sawtooth line taken from Lord 

Delaware's arms, the basis of the coat of arms for the Coast 

Defenses of the Chesapeake. T he colors white and black, 

dividing the shield, stand for day and night. 

The crest is from the arms of j ames Monroe with the colors 

reversed, a red eagle's head on a gold shield . 

DISTINCTIVE l NSlCNIA 

The d istinctive insignia is the shield of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND H ONORS 

LINI!.AGE 

Constituted 9 March I 918 in the Regular Army as the 6lst Artillery 

(Coast Artillery Corps) and organized at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, 

297 
298 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

from existing Regular Army companies and National Guard companies 

from Georgia and South Carolina. Demobilized 28 February 1919 at 

Camp Upton, New York. Reconstituted 1 July 1921 in the Regular Army 

as the lst Antiaircraft Battalion and organized at Fort Monroe, Virginia, 

from existing Regular Army units. Redesignated 1 J une 1922 as the 6lst 

Artillery Battalion (Antiaircraft). Expanded, reorganized, and redesignated 1 July 1924 as the 61st Coast Artillery with Batteries A, B, and E and 

Headquarters organized at Fort Monroe, Virginia. (1st Battalion [less 

Batteries A and B) activated 18 November 1939 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois; 

2d Battalion [less Battery E) activated 28 November 1939 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois; 3d Battalion constituted 9 October 1942 in the Regula1· 

Army and activated 8 J anuary 1943 at Rey~javik, Iceland.) 

Regiment inactivated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, England, and personnel concurrently transferred to the following units, which were constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States and activated 

10 August 1943 at Honiton, England: Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 92d Antiaircraft 

Artillery Group; 1st Battalion to the 184th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun 

Battalion; 2d Battalion to the 634th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion; and 3d Battalion to the 635th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 92d Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group, inactivated 30 October 1945 in Germany. Consolidated 28 June 

1950 with Headquarters and Headquarters·Battery, 6 lst Coast Artillery 

(disbanded 14 June J 944 and reconstituted 28 june 1950 in the Regular 

Army), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 61st Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Activated l April 

1955 at Camp Stewart, Georgia. Redesignated 1 Aprill958 as Headquarters an d Headquarters Battery, 6 1st Artillery Group. Inactivated 

25 August 1961 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

184th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion inactivated 4 December 

1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. Consolidated 28 June 1950 

with the 1st Battalion, 61 st Coast Artillery (disbanded 14 June 1944 and 

reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army), and consolidated unit 

redesignated as the 61st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 

21 August 1950 as the 61st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons 

Battalion and assigned to the 6th Armored Division. Activated 5 September 1950 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Inactivated 16 March 1956 

at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and relieved from assignment to the 6th 

Armored Division. 

634th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion inactivated 

6 October 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Consolidated 28 J une 1950 

with the 2d Battalion, 6lst Coast Artillery (disbanded 14 June t944 and 

reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army), and the 39th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile (active) (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as the 39th Antiaircraft Artil-
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 299 

lery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Redesignated 31 July 1950 as 

the 39th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 17 J une 1957 in England. 

635th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion inactivated 

27 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New J ersey. Consolidated 28 June 1950 

with the 3d Battalion, 6lst Coast Artillery (disbanded 14 June 1944 and 

reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army), and consolidated unit 

redesignated as the 52d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 

20 October 1950 as the 52d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons 

Battalion and activated at Fort Lewis, Washington. Inactivated 

10 November 1951 in Korea. Redesignated 19 November 1952 as the 

52d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Activated 26 November 1952 at Camp Roberts, California. Redesignated 

31 March 1953 as the 52d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 

15 June 1957 at Castle Air Force Base, California. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6lst Artillery Group; 

6lst Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion; and 39th and 

52d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and 

redesignated 25 August 1961 as the 61st Artillery, a parent regiment 

under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Redesignated 1 September 

1971 as the 61st Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 

788th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 20 April 1943 at Camp Hulen, 

Texas. Redesignated 30 April 1943 as the 788th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 29 June 1946 in France. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as the 39th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion, Mobile, and allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 

15 January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC IPATION CRE onWorld War f 

Streamer without inscription 

World Warff 

Normandy 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Ardcnnes-Aisace 

DECORATIONS 

Central Europe 

Iceland 1942 

England 1944 

Korean War 

CCF intervention 

First UN counte•·offensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. VITH 

(634th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; WD GO 

108, 1945) 
300 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

1st BATTALION, 6lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 12 April 1808 in the Regular Army as a company in the 

Regiment of Light Artillery. Organized in 1808 as Capt. Nathan Estabrook's Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 1 March 1811 as Capt. Robert H. MacPherson's Company of Light 

Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated in 1812 as Capt. 

Luther Leonard's Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated in 1815 as Capt. Gabriel Manigault's Company of Light 

Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 22 May 18 16 as Company B, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated l June 1821 as Company G, 1st Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 6th Company, 

Coast Artille ry, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 

6th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in July 1916 as the 

6th Company, Fort Monroe [Virginia]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as 

the 6th Company, Coast Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. 

Reorganized and redesignated 23 December 1917 as Battery E, 

60th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Demobilized 24 February 1919 at 

Fort Washington, Ma ryland. 

Reconstituted l June 1922 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 1st Antiaircraft Battalion (organized l J uly 1921 in 

the Regular Army at Fort Monroe, Virginia), and consolidated unit 

redesignated as Battery A, 6lst Artillery Battalion (Antiaircraft) (concurrently additionally designated as the 6th Company, Coast Artillery 

Corps; additional designation abolished! July 1924). Redesignated 1 July 

1924 as Battery A, 6lst Coast Artillery. Consolidated 16 October 1936 

with Battery A, 6lst Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) (constituted 

9 March 1918 in the Regular Army and organized at Fort Moultrie, South 

Carolina; demobilized28 February 1919 at Camp Upton, New York), and 

consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 61st Coast Artillery. 

Inactivated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, England; personnel concurrently transferred to Battery A, I 84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

(constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States and 

activated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, England). Battery A, 184th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, inactivated 4 December 1945 at Camp 

Myles Standish, Massachusetts. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Battery A, 6lst Coast Artillery (disbanded 14 June 1944 and reconstituted 

28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army), and consolidated unit redesignated as 

Battery A, 6lst Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 21 August 

1950 as Battery A, 6lst Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 6th Armored Division. Activated 5 September 

1950 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Inactivated 16 March 1956 at Fort 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC D ATA 301 

Leonard Wood, Missouri, and relieved from assignment to the 6th 

Armored Division. 

Redesignated 12 August J 958 as Headquarters and Headquarte rs 

Battery, 1st Missile Batta lion, 6lst Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalio n activated 1 September 1958 at Travis Air 

Force Base, California. Redesig nated 20 Decembe r 1965 as th e 1st Battalion, 61st Artillery. Redesignated 1 September 197 1 as the 1st Battalion, 

6 1 stAir Defense Artillery. Inactivated 30 August 1974 at T ravis Air 

Force Base, California. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

War of /812 

*Canada 

Jndiau Wars 

*Seminoles 

Mexictm War 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Comrcras 

*Churubusco 

*Chapultepec 

*Vet·a Cru7. 1847 

*Mexico 1847 

Civil War 

*Bull Run 

*Peninsula 

*Manassas 

*Cold Harbor 

*Virginia 1863 

*Virginia 1864 

*West Virginia 1863 

World War / 

*St. Mihicl 

*Meuse-Argonnc 

World WM· II 

*Normandy 

*Nonhem France 

*Rhineland 

At·denncs-Aisace 

*Cemral Europe 

*Iceland 1942 

*Englaud 1944 

*A llli Ct<~m 

*Fredericksburg 

*Chanccllot·sville 

Korean War 

*Geuysburg 

*Wilderness 

•Spotsylvania 

DE<.:ORATIO s 

CCF intervention 

First UN coutllerofl'ensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-lid! offensive 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. VITI 1 

*Belgian Fourragcre 1940 (!84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in defense of ANTWERP (!84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belg ian Army for action in defense of ANTWERP llARllOR ( I 84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 
302 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 6lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(2d Infantry Division) 

LI NEAGE 

Organized 30 May 1917 in the Regular Army at Fort Monroe, Virginia, 

as the 13th Company, Fort Monroe [Virginia]. Redesignated 31 August 

1917 as the 5th Company, Coast Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. 

Reorganized and redesignated l july 1921 as Battery B, 1st Antiaircraft Battalion. Redesignated 1 June 1922 as Battery B, 61st Artillery 

Battalion (Antiaircraft) (concurrently additionally designated as the 257th 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 1 July 

1924). Redesignated 1 .July 1924 as Battery B, 61st Coast Artillery. 

Inactivated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, England; personnel concurrently transferred to Battery B, 184th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

(constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States and 

activated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, England). Battery B, I 84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, inactivated 4 December 1945 at Camp 

Myles Stand ish, Massachusetts. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Battery B, 61st Coast Artillery (disbanded 14 J une 1944 and reconstituted 

28 June 1950 in the Regular Army), and consolidated unit redesignated as 

Battery B, 61st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 21 August 

1950 as Battery B, 61st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 6th Armored Division. Activated 5 September 

1950 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Inactivated 16 March 1956 at Fort 

Leonard Wood, Missouri, and relieved from assignment to the 6th 

Armored Division. 

Redesignated 7 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Gun Battalion, 61sL Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 on Okinawa. Reorganized 

and redesignated 25 March 1959 as the 2d Missile Battalion, 61st Artillery. Redesignated 30 June 1968 as the 2d Battalion, 6lst Artillery. Inactivated 1 May 1970 on Okinawa. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 

2d Battalion, 6lst Air Defense Artillery. Assigned 13 September 1972 to 

the 2d Infantry Division and activated in Korea. 

CAMPAIGN PART IC IPAT ION CREDIT 

World War I 

Streamer without inscription 

World WM II 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisacc 

DECORATIONS 

*Central Europe 

*Iceland 1942 

*England 1944 

Korea11 War 

CCF intervemion 

First UN coumeroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summe1·-fall offensive 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. VITI-I 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 303 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (I 84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in defense of ANTWERP (184th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in defense of ANTWERP HARBOR (!84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 
304 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d BATTALION, 6lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LINEAGE (3d Armored Division) 

Constituted! j uly 1924 in the Regular Army as Battery D, 6 lst Coast 

Artillery. Activated 18 November 1939 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. 

Inactivated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, England; personnel concurrently transferred to Battery D, 1 84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

(constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States and 

activated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, England). Battery D, 184th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, inactivated 4 December 1945 at Camp 

Myles Standish, Massachusetts. Consolidated 28 june 1950 with Battery D, 6 lst Coast Artillery (disbanded 14 J une 1944 and reconstituted 

28 June 1950 in the Regular Army), and consolidated unit redesignated as 

Battery D, 61st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 2 1 August 

1950 as Battery D, 6lst Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 6th Armored Division. Activated 5 September 

1950 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Inactivated I 6 March 1956 at Fort 

Leonard Wood , Missouri, and relieved from assig.nment to the 6th 

Armored Division. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 61st Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Loring Air 

Force Base, Maine. Inactivated 25 J une 1966 at Loring Air Force Base, 

Maine. Redesignated 9 March 1970 as the 3d Battalion, 6lst Artillery and 

activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. Assigned 2 September 1970 to the 3d 

Armored Division. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 

61st Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

Streamer without iuscriptiou 

World Wm·/1 

*Normandy 

*Nonhem France 

*Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

DECORATIONS 

*Central Europe 

*Iceland 1942 

*England 1944 

Korean War 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. vrTH 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (184th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in defense of ANTWERP (184th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in defense of ANTWERP HARBOR (!84th Antiaircraft Artillery Glln Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 305 

4th BATTALION, 6lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LI NEAGL·: (4th Infantry Division) 

Constituted 2 November 1907 in the Regular Army as the 168th 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Organized 20 November 1907 at Fort 

Monroe, Virginia. Redesignated I July 1916 as the 8th Company, Fort 

Monroe [Virginia]. Redesignated 3 1 August 19 17 as the 8th Company, 

Coast Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. 

H.eorganized and redesignated 23 December 1917 as Headquarters 

Company, 60th Anillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Demobilized 24 February 1919 at Fort Monroe, Vit·ginia. 

Reconstituted I June 1922 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery C, 1st Antiaircraft Battalio n (organized 1 July 1921 in 

the Regu lar Army at Fort Mon roe, Virgini a), and consolidated unit 

redesignated as Battery C, 61 st Artillery Battalion (Antiaircraft) (concurrently additionally designated as the 168th Company, Coast Artillery 

Corps; additional designation abolished 1 July 1924). Redesignated I J uly 

1924 as Battery E, 6 1 st Coast Artillery. 

Inactivated 10 A~.Jg st 1943 at Honiton, England ; personnel concurrently transferred to Battery A, 634th Antiait·craft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion (constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the 

United States and activated I 0 August 1943 at Honiton, England). Battery A, 634th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, inactivated 6 October 1945 at Camp Kilmet·, New J ersey. Consolidated 28 Ju ne 

1950 with Battery£, 6 1st Coast Artillery (disbanded 14June 1944 and 

reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army), and Battery A, 39th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEx), 

and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 39th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Redesignated 3 1 July 1950 as Battery A, 39th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 17 June 1957 in 

England. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as H eadquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 61 st Artillery (organic elements concurrently constilllted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at San Francisco, Californ ia. Inactivated 25 March 1966 at Robins Air Force Base, 

Georgia. Redesignated 3 J anuary 1969 as the 4th Battalion, 6 l st Artillery, 

and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. Assigned (less Batteries C and 0) 

14 August 1969 to the 5th I nfantry Division (Batteries C and D concurrently assigned to the 4th Infantry Division). Relieved (less Batteries C and 

D) 15 December 1970 [rom assignment to the 5th Infantry Division and 

assigned to the 4th Infantry Division. Redesignated 1 September l 971 as 

the 4th Baualion, 61 st Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 
306 AIR DEFE SE ARTILLERY 

Battery A, 788th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 20 April 1943 at 

Camp Hulen , Texas. Red esignated 30 April 1943 as Battery A, 

788th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 

29 J une 1946 in France. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Battery A, 

39th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile, and 

allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World IVar I 

*SL. Mihiel 

*1\leuse-Argonne 

*Cemral Europe 

*Iceland 19'12 

*England 1944 

World W(lr II 

*Normandy 

*Nonhern France 

Kouan Wflr 

*Rhineland 

*Arden ncs· A Is ace 

DECORATIONS 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. VITI 1 

(634th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; WD GO 

I 08, 1945) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 307 

HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS BATTERY 

5th BATTALION, 6 lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LINEAGE (inactive) 

Co nstituted 1 July 1924 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 6lst Coast 

Artillery. Activated 18 November 1939 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. 

Inactivated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, England; personnel concurrently transferred to Battery C, I 84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

(constitu ted 25 Februat·y 1943 in the Army of the United States and 

activated I 0 August I 943 at Honiton, England). Batte ry C, l84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, inactivated 4 December 1945 at Camp 

Myles Stand ish, Massachusetts. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Battery C, 6 1 st Coast Artillery (disbanded 14 June 1944 and reconstituted 

28 june 1950 in the Regular Army), and consolidated unit red esignated as 

Battery C, 6lst Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Red esignated 2 1 August 

1950 as Battery C, 6 1 st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalio n, an e lement o f the 6th Armored Divisio n. Activated 5 September 

1950 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Inactivated 16 Mai·ch 1956 at Fort 

Leonard Wood , Missouri, and reli eved from assignme nt to the 6th 

Armo red Division. 

Redesignated I 2 August 1958 as Battery C, 6 1 st Artillery. Activated 

I September 1958 a t Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 25 April 1959 at Fort 

Bliss, T exas. Redesignated 25 August 1961 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 6 1st Artillery. Red esignated 1 S·eptember 

1971 as Headquarters and Headquarters Batte ry, 5th Battalion, 6lst Air 

Defense Artillery. 

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WorldWnr l 

Streamer without inscription 

World \¥(11' II 

*Nonnandy 

*Nonheru France 

*Rhineland 

Arclenncs-Alsace 

*Central Europe 

DECORATIONS 

*Iceland 19'12 

*England I !l4•1 

Korean Wm 

CCF intervention 

First U1 coumeroffensivc 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. V !T H 

*Belgia n Fourragerc 1940 ( l84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalio n 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army fo r action in d efense of ANTWERP (!84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day o f the Belgian Army for action in defense of' ANTWERP IIARBOR (! 84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Batta lio n 

cited; DA GO 43, J'950) 
308 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 6 lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

L I NEAGE 

Constituted 9 March 19 18 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 

1st Battalion, 6 1 st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), and organized at Fort 

Moultrie, South Carolina. Demobilized 28 February 1919 at Camp Upton, 

New York. Reconstituted _1 J uly 1924 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, 

lst Battalion, 6lst Coast Artillery. Activated 18 November 1939 at Fort 

Sheridan, IIJinois, as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, I st Battalion, 6 lst Coast Artillery. 

Inactivated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, England; personnel concurrently transferred to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, L84th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (constituted 25 February 1943 in the 

Army of the United States and activated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, 

England). Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, L84th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion, inactivated 4 December 1945 at Camp Myles 

Standish, Massach usetts. Consolidated 28 j une 1950 with H eadquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, lst Battalion, 6 1st Coast Artillery (disbanded 

14 June 1944 and reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army), and 

consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 61st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 21 August 1950 

as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6 lst Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 6th Armored Division. 

Activated 5 September 1950 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Inactivated 

16 March 1956 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and relieved from 

assignment to the 6th Armored Division. 

Redesignated 16 February 1961 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 61 st Artillery (organic clements concurremly constituted). Battalion activated 25 March 1961 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 25 August 1965 as the 6th Battalion, 61st Artillery. 

Redesignated l September I 97 1 as the 6th Battalion, 61 st Air Defense 

Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

CAMPA IGN PARTIC II'ATION CR!::DIT 

\Vodd War I 

*Streamer without inscription 

World W<1r II 

Norm:~ndy 

*Nonhern France 

Rhincd:~nd 

Ardennes-Alsace 

DECORA ONS 

*Central Europe 

*Iceland 1942 

*England 1944 

KorNm W<1r 

C:CF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Prcsidential .U nit Citation (Army), Streamer embroid e~·ed ST. VJTH 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 309 

*Belgian Fourragere 1940 (I 84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in defense of ANTWI£RP (I 84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 

*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in defense of ANT WERP HARBOR (l84th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 
310 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

7th BATTALION, 6lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 1 July 1924 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, 2d Battalion, 6 1st Coast Artillery. Activated 28 November 1939 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, as Headquarters and Headquarters Bauery, 2d Battalion, 61st Coast Artillery. 

Inactivated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, England; personnel concurrently transferred to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 634th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States and activated 1 0 August1943 

at Honiton, England). Headquarters and 1-Ieadquarters Battery, 

634th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, inactivated 

6 October 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Consolidated 28 June 1950 

with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Battalion, 6 1 st Coast 

Artillery (disbanded 14 J une 1944 and reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the 

Regular Army), and Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 39th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile (active) (see 

ANNEx), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 39th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Redesignated 31 July 1950 as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 39th Antiaircraft A rtillery Battalion. Inactivated 

17 June 1957 in England. 

Redesignated 25 August 1961 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 7th Battalion, 61 st Artillery. Activated 10 November J 969 at 

Fort Bliss, Texas (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated). Redesignated 1 Septembe1· 1971 as the 7th Battalion, 6lst Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 in Germany. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February J 943 in the Army of the United States as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, ?88th Coast Artillery Battalion. 

Activated 20 April 1943 at Camp Hulen, Texas. Redesignated 30 April 

1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 788th Antiaircraft 

Artill ery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 29 June 1946 in 

France. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 39th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, 

Mobile, and allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 15 J a nuary 1949 at 

Fort Bliss, Texas. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN P ARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Wm'id War I 

Streamer wit hom inscription 

World War II 

*Nonmmd y 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

* Ardennes-Aisace 

*Central Eu rope 

D ECORATIONS 

*Iceland 1942 

*England 194•1 

Korea11 War 

CCF i111 e rvemion 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

311 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. V IT I-I 

(634th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; WD GO 

108, 1945) 
312 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

8th BATTALION, 6lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 9 October 1942 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 61st Coast Artillery. Activated8 January 1943 at Reykjavik, Iceland. 

Inactivated 10 August 1943 at Honiton, England; personnel concurrently transferred to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 635th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States and activated 10 August 1943 

at Honiton, England). Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

635th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, inactivated 

27 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New J ersey. Consolidated28 June 1950 

with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 61st Coast 

Artillery (disbanded 14 June 1944 and reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the 

Regular Army), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 52d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 

20 October 1950 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and activated at Fort 

Lewis, Washington. Inactivated 10 November 1951 in Korea. Redesignated 19 November 1952 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

52d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Activated 26 November 1952 at Camp Roberts, California. Redesignated 

31 March 1953 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 June 1957 at Castle Air Force 

Base, California. 

Redesignated 25 August 1961 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 8th Battalion, 6lst Artillery. Activated 6 September 1970 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated). 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 8th Battalion, 61st Air Defense 

Artillery, and assigned to the 2d Infantry Division. Inactivated 13 September 1972 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 2d Infantry· 

Division. 

CAMPAiGN PARTI C IPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

Streamer without inscription 

World WCtrll 

*Normandy 

*Northern France 

*Rhincb1nd 

*A•·dennes-1\lsace 

*Central Europe 

DECORATIONS 

*Iceland 1942 

*England 1944 

Korean War 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer- fall offensive 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. VITI-I 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 313 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA (52d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; 

DA GO 41, 1955) 
314 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

12th DETACHMENT, 6 lst AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

Ll 1l::AGE 

AR 

(inactive) 

Constituted 9 Octobe r 194 2 in the Regu la r Army as Bal.lery K, 

6 lst Coast Anillery. Activated 8 J anuary 1943 at Reykjavik, Iceland. 

I nactivated I 0 August 1943 at Honiton, Eng land ; pe rson nel concurrently transferred to Bauery B, 635th Antiaircraft Artille ry /\uLOmatic 

Weapons Baualion. Battery B, 635th Antiaircraft Artille ry Automatic 

Weapons Battalion, inactivated 27 March I 946 at Camp Kilmer, ew 

.J e rsey. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Bauery K, 6 1 st Coast Artillery 

(disbanded 14 .J une 1944 and reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular 

Army), and consolidated un it redesignated as Batte ry B, 52d Antiaircraft 

Artillery Batta lion . Redesignated 20 October 1950 as Battery 13 , 52d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and activated at Fort 

Lewis, Washi ngton. I nactivated I 0 1 ovember 195 1 in Korea. Red esignated 19 ovember 1952 as Batte ry B, 52d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Activated 26 November 1952 at Camp 

Roberts, Califo rnia. Redesigna ted 3 1 March J 953 as Battery 13 , 52d An tiaircraft Anillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 June 1957 at Castle Air Force 

Base, California. 

Red esig nated 24 July 1959 as the 12th Detachment, 6 lst Artillery; 

concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to the Fifth United States Army. Activated l Septembe l· 1959 at Lafayette, Ind iana. Inactivated 3 1 J anuary 1963 at 

Lafayeue, Indiana. Redesig nated I September 197 1 as the 12th Detachment, 6 lst Air De fense Artill ery. 

CMvi PAlCN PARTICIP;\TIO 

ll'orlt/11'111 11 t:IIM/~ 

i'lonnandv 

Nonhcrn ·F,·ann· 

Rhineland 

Ardc111ll'~ i\lsacc 

Cem rat Europe 

England I \1<1 ·1 

D t::COR ATIONS 

Kormn 11'111 

CCF in1crvcmion 

Fi1 ~• U :-.1 cuu•uc•·offensi,·c 

CCF spring offensive 

UN su nuncr- fal l offensive 

Republic o f Korea Presidential Unit Citation. Streamer embroide red 

KOREA (52cl Antia ircraft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Battalio n cited; 

DA GO 4 1, 1955) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 3 15 

16th DETACHMENT, 6lst AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 9 October 1942 in the Regular Army as Batte ry I, 6 1 st 

Coast Artillery. Activated 8 J anuary 1943 at ey~avi , Iceland. 

Inactivated 10 Octobe r 1943 at Ho nito n, England; personnel concurren tly transferred to Battery A, 635th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion. Battery A, 635th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion, inactivated 27 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New 

J ersey. Consolidated 28 June 1950 with Battery I, 61 st Coast Artillery 

(disbanded 14 June 1944 and reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular 

Army), and consolidated unit redesignated as Battery A, 52d Antiaircraft 

Artillery Ba tta lion. Red esignated 20 O crobe r 1950 as Batte r y A, 

52d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, and activated at 

Fort Lewis, Washington. In activated 10 November 195 1 in Korea . 

Redesignated 19 November 1952 as Battery A, 52d Antiaircrafl Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Activated 26 November 1952 at 

Camp Roberts, California. Redesignated 31 March 1953 as Battery A, 

52d Antiaircraft Artille ry Battalion. Inactivated 15 .June 1957 at Castle 

Air Force Base, California. 

Redesignated 5 August 1958 as the 16th Detachment, 6lst Artillery. 

Activated l September 1958 at Camp Haven, Wisconsin. Inactivated 

I July 1962 at Fort Stevvart, Georgia. Redesignated I September 197 1 as 

the 16th Detachment, 6lst Air Defense Artille ry. 

CAMPAIGN P ARTI C ! Pt\TION C REDIT 

World War /1- EIIi\11£ 

Normand)• 

Nonhern Fnmce 

Rhineland 

i\ rdennes-1\ lsace 

Central Eu rope 

t::ngland 1944 

D ECOR ATIONS 

Korean War 

CCF intervention 

First UN cotuucroffensi\'C 

CCF spring offensive 

UN snmmer- fall offensive 

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citatio n, Streamer em broidered 

KOREA (52d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; 

DA GO 4 1, 1955) 

61ST AIR D EFENSE A H.TlLLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Aa ro n, J ohnS. "24th Division Antiaircraft Artillery." Antiai1·cmji 1\-rtilleJ)l 

.fou.nud 95 Qanuar y-Februa ry 1952): 18-20. Contains information 

about the 52d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 
316 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

"Activities of the 35th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade." Antiai-rcraft Artillny 

joumal 93 (July 1950):31-32. Contains in formatio n about the 

39th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Dyer, Frederick." 1st Regiment of Artillery." A ComjJendiumo/the War of the 

Rebellion. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Contains in formation 

about the current 1st Battalion, 6 lst Air Defense Artillery. 

Gill, Burgo D. "The '61st Coast Artillery' Mechanized Force." Quarterrnastn Review 20 (J an uary 1941):39-41, 8 1-84. 

Haskin, William Lawrence. "The First RegimentofArtillery, 182 1-1876." 

The Army of the United States. Edited by Theophilus F. Rodenbaugh and 

William L. Haskin, 30 1- 11. Ne"" York: Maynard, Merrill and Company, 1896. Originally published in the Joumal of the Military Se1·vice 

Institu.tionofthe United States 15 (1894):1321-31. Contains information 

about the current 1st Battalion, 6 1 st Air Defense Artillery. 

---.The History of the First Regiment ofArtille?y; From 01·gcmization in 1821 

to January 1st, 1876. Portland , Maine: B. Thurston and Company, 

1879. Contains information about the current 1st Battalion, 6lst Air 

Defense Artillery. 

Histo·ry of the I 84th AAA Gun Battalion, 1943-1945. Fulda, Germany: Parzeller and Company, 1945. 

Marquat, William F. "Automatic Artillery in Korea." Antiainraft Artillery 

jou.·rnal 93 (November- December 1950):2-9; 94 (J an ua ry- February 

195 1):2-12; (March-April 1951):2-5; (May-J une 1951):2-6; 

(July- August 195 1):2-9; (September- October 195 1):2-5; (November-December 195 1):2-6; 95 U anu ary-February 1952) :2-5; 

(March- April 1952):8-10; (May-J une 1952): 12-15. Contains information about the 52d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Sprague, J ohn T. The Origin, Progress, and Conclusion of the Florida War. 

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1848. Reprint. Gainesville, 

Fla.: University of Florida Press, 1964. Contains information about the 

current 1st Battalion, 6 lst Air Defense Artillery. 

39th AAA, AW Battalion (M), Fo-rt Bliss, Texas, 1949. Baton Rouge: Army 

and Navy Publishing Company, 1949. 

"View From the Field : Clear the Sky." Air Defense Magazine (April-J une 

1973): 19-21. Pertains to the 2d Battalion, 61 st Air Defense Artillery. 

Wilson, William H ., J ohn B. McClure, and J ohn McLaren. A Histmy of the 

Sixth C omjxmy, Coast AT tillery, Late Batte?)' "G," F i1'S l Untied Stales A 1·tille1)', 

1808-1906. Hampton: H ouston Printing Company, 1906. Pertains to 

the current lst Battalion, 6lst Air Defense Artillery. 
62d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF AlUvfS 

Shield: Gyronny of six embattled azure and gules, a circle of sixteen mullets argent. 

C1·est: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure, on a saltire 

azure fimbriated argent two arrows of the last, a ll e ntwined 

with a serpent vert. 

Motto: Nitimur in Alta (We Aim at High Things). 

Symbolism: The six embattled sectors symbolize participation in six 

wars by units of the 62d Coast Artillery, from which the 62d 

Air Defense Artill ery is descended-the War of 1812, 

Indian Wars, Mexican War, Civil War, War With Spain, 

and the Philippine Insurrection. The blue and red and the 

sixteer mullets commemorate the date (1798) one e lement 

of the regiment was organized ; the uniforms worn by artillery soldiers were dark blue faced with sca rlet and there 

were sixteen states in the Union. 

T he saltire, alluding to the Hag of the Confederacy, is blue 

to indicate that service of elements of the regiment during 

the Civil War was with the Union Army. The two arrows 

represent the Indian Wars and the serpent the Mexican 

War. 

DISTiNCT I VE INS IGN IA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield of the coal of arms. 

LINEAGE AND H ONORS 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted l August 1921 in the Regular Army as the 2d Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion. Organized 4 September 1921 at Fort Totten, New 

York, from existing units. Redesignated 1 June 1922 as the 62d Artillery 

Battalion (Antiaircraft). 

Reorganized and redesignated 14 September 1922 as the 62d Artillery 

(Antiaircraft) (Coast Artillery Corps). Redesignated I July 1924 as the 62d 

Coast Artillery. Regiment broken up 24 March 1944 and its elements 

reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 80th Antiaircraft Artillery Group; lst Battalion as the 62d 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion; 2d Battalion as the 893d Antiaircraft 

Artille ry Automatic Weapons Battalion; and 3d Battalion as the 33lst 

Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion. 

317 
318 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

Headqua rte rs and Headquarte rs Battery, 80th Antiaircra ft Artillery 

Group , inactivated 14 December 1945 in Germany. Activated 

20 December J 948 at Fort Bliss, T exas. Redesignated 20 Ma rch 1958 as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 80th Artillery Group. Inactivated 24 June 1961 at Fort Wadsworth, New York. 

62d Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion inactivated 13 March 1946 at 

Camp Kilmer, New j ersey. Redesignated 9 December 1948 as the 62d 

Antiaircraft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Ballalion. Activated 15 J a nuary J 949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Assigned 4 November 1949 to the 2d 

Armored Division. Relieved 20 October 1950 from assignment to the 2d 

Armored Division. Redesignated l October 1953 as the 62d Antiait·craft 

Artille ry Battalion. Inactivated 15 September 1958 in Germany. 

893d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion inactivated 

14 December 1945 in Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as the 

50th Antiaircraft Artill e ry Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 

8 .June 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 20 March 1953 as the 50th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 25 June 1958 in Korea. 

33 1st Antiaircraft Artille ry SearchligiH Baualion disbanded 4 

December J 944 in Italy. Reconstituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 80th Artillery Group; 62d 

and 50th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions; a nd 33 1 sL Antiaircraft Artillery 

Searchlight Battalion co nsolid ated, reorga ni zed, a nd red esig nated 

24 J une 196 1 as the 62d Artillery, a parent regiment unde r the Combat 

Arms Regimental System. Redesignated J September 1971 as the 62d Air 

Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATI ON CREDIT 

W(tr of 1812 

Streamer without inscription 

Mexican War 

Vera Cru1. 

Cerro Gordo 

Comrcn1s 

Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

Chapultcpcc 

Pucbla 18'17 

h1diau War.~ 

Seminoles 

Washington 1858 

Civil\Var 

Peninsula 

Amictam 

Frcdcr·icksbu rg 

Chancellorsvillc 

Gcu.ysburg 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Shenandoah 

Virginia 1863 

War With Spaill 

Manila 

l'hilippille hiSin-rection 

Manila 

Malolos 

Luzon 189H 

World War II 

Algeria-French Morocco 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

Rome-J\ruo 

Southern France 

Rhineland 

Ardetttt cs-Aisace 

Central Eur·opc 

Korean War 

Ut defeusivc 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean wimc•· 

Korea. summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean wintet· 

Korea, summer 1953 
LINEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 319 

DECORATIONS 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered INCHON 

(50th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 

63, 1952) 
320 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

1st BATTALION, 62d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(25th Infantry Division) 

L INEAGE 

Constituted 27 April 1798 in the Regular Army as a company in the 2d 

Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. Organized in 1798 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as Capt. Callender Irvine's Company, 2d Regiment 

of Artillerists and E_ngineers. Redesignated 3 March 1799 as Capt. Callender Irvine's Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Regiment of Artillerists and 

Engineers. Consolidated 28 October 1800 with Capt. William Steele's 

Company, 2d Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers (constituted 27 April 

1798 in the Regular Army and organized near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 

as Capt. Walter L. Cochran's Company, 2d Regiment of Artillerists and 

Engineers; redesignated in 1800 as Capt. William Steele's Company, 2d 

Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers), and consolidated unit designated 

as Capt. Callender Irvine's Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Regiment of 

Artillerists and Engineers. Redesignated 20 May I80 1 as Capt. George W. 

Carmichael's Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Regiment of Artillerists and 

Engineers. Consolidated I April 1802 with Capt. William A. Barron's 

Company, 2d Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers (constituted 27 April 

1798 in the Regular Army and organized at Fort J ay, New York), and 

Capt. William Deveaux's Company, 2d Regiment of Artillerists a nd 

Engineers (constituted 27 April 1798 in the Regular Army and organized 

at FortJay, New York, as Capt. Francis K. Huge r's Company, 2d Regiment 

of Artillerists and Engineers; redesignated in I80 J as Capt. William Deveaux's Company, 2d Regiment of Artillerists and ~ngineers), and consolidated unit redesignated as Capt. George Ingersoll's Company, Regiment 

of Artillerists. Redesignated 8 july 1802 as Capt. john W. Livingston's 

Company, Regiment of Artillerists. Redesignated in july 1804 as Capt. 

Richard Whiley's Company, Regiment of Artillerists. Redesignated 

11 January 18 12 as Capt. J ames R. Hanham's Company, 1st RegimenL of 

Artillery. Redesignated J 2 May J 8 14 as Capt. j ames R. Hanham's Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated in April 1815 as Capt. Richard L. 

Howell's Company, Corps of Artillery. Redesignated 17 May 1815 as 

Capt. Richard L. Howell's Company, Corps of Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated 17 J une 1816 as Company K, 4th Battalion, Corps of 

Artillery, Northern Division. Redesignated 1 J une 1821 as Company G, 

2d Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 190 I as the 17th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 17th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 Au gust 1916 as 

the 4th Company, Fo rt Mills [Phi lippin e lslands). Redesignated 

31 August 1917 as the 4th Company, Coast Defenses of Manila and Subic 

Bays. Redesignated 30 .June 1922 as the 17th Company, Coast Artillery 

Corps. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 321 

Reorganized and redesignated 14 September 1922 as Battery B, 62d 

Artillery (Antiaircraft) (Coast Artille ry Corps) (concurrently additionally 

designated as the 17th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished l July 1924). Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery B, 62d 

Coast Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 24 March I 944 as Battery B, 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 13 March 1946 at Camp 

Kilmer, New j ersey. Redesignated 9 December 1948 as Battery B, 62d 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 15 J an uary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. (62d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion assigned 4 November 1949 to the 2d Armored Division; 

relieved 20 October 1950 from assignment to the 2d Armored Division.) 

Redesignated 1 October 1953 as Battery B, 62d Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Inactivated 15 September 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 16 September 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 1st Automatic Weapons Battalion, 62d Artillery (organic clements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 June I 959 at St. 

Louis, Missouri. Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 1st Battalion, 62d 

Artillery. Inactivated 15 J anuary 1969 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. 

Activated 15 March 1971 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 1 September 

1971 as the lst Battalion, 62d Air Defense Artillery. Assigned 6 J anuary 

1972 to the 25th 1 nfantry Division. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC I PATI ON CREDIT 

Warof1812 

*Streamer without inscription 

Mexican Wt1r 

*Monterey 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Contreras 

*Churubusco 

*Molino del Rey 

*Chapultepec 

*Puebla 1847 

Indian Wars 

*Seminoles 

Washington 1858 

Civil War 

*Bull Run 

*Peninsula 

*Antietam 

*Fredericksburg 

*Chanccllorsville 

*Ceuysburg 

*Wilderness 

*Spotsylvania 

Shenandoah 

*Cold llarbor 

*Virginia 1861 

*Virginia 1862 

*Vi•·ginia 1863 

War Witlt SJ){lin 

Manila 

Philippine Insurrection 

Manila 

Malolos 

Luzon 1899 

World War II 

*Algeria-French Morocco 

*Tunisia 

*Sicily 

*Romc-Arno 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardenncs-Aisace 

*Central Em·opc 

Korea11 War 

U defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

Fit·st UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 
322 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

D ECORATIONS 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroide red IN C HON 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 323 

2d BATTALION, 62d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

LI NI::AGE 

Constituted 12 April 1808 in the Regul ar Army as a company in the 

Regiment of Light Artillery. Organized in 1808 as Capt. Georg·e Peter's 

Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated in 

1809 as Capt. Joseph G. Telfair's Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of 

Light Artillery. Redesignated in 18 11 as Capt. William Campbell's Company of Light Arti ~ery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated in 18 12 

as Capt. James Gibson's Company of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light 

Artillery. Redesignated in 1813 as Capt. Arthur W. Thornton's Company 

of Light Artillery, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 22 May 1816 

as Company F, Regiment of Light Artillery. Redesignated 1 June 1821 as 

Company H, 3d Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 30th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 30th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in 19 16 as the 1st 

Company, Fort Worden [Washington). Redesignated 3 1 August 1917 as 

the 1st Company, Coast Defenses of Puget Sound. Redesignated 1 J une 

1922 as the 30th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 14 September 1922 as Battery E, 62d 

Artillery (Antiaircraft) (Coast Artillery Corps) (concurrently additionally 

designated as the 30th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 1 July 1924). Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery E, 62d 

Coast Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 24 March 1944 as Battery A, 893d 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. I nactivated 

14 December 1945 in Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Battery A, 50th Antiaircraft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 8 J une 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 20 March 1953 as 

Battet·y A, 50th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 25 J une 1958 

in Korea. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 62d Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Lancaster, New 

York. Inactivated 15 December 1961 at Lancaster, New York. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 2d Missile Battalion, 62d Air Defense 

Artillery. Redesignated 13 September 1972 as the 2d Battalion, 62d Air 

Defense Artillery, and activated in Germany. 
324 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

War of 1812 

*Canada 

Mexica11 Wm· 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Contre ras 

*Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

*Chapultepec 

Puebla 1847 

Indian Wars 

*Seminoles 

Washington 1858 

*Nevada 1860 

Civil War 

Peninsula 

Antietam 

Fred ericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

Gettysburg 

Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Shenandoah 

Virginia 1863 

DECORATIONS 

Wa1· With Spain 

*Manila 

PhilifJ!Jiue l usrm·ectiou 

*Manila 

*Malolos 

*Luzon 1899 

World War II 

*Algeria-French Morocco (wiLh arrowhead) 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

*Central Europe 

Korean Wm· 

*UN defensive 

*U N offensive 

*CCF imervention 

*First UN countcr·offensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second K01·ean winter 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered INCHON 

(50th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 

63, 1952) 

*Republic o f Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

tNCHON-SEOUL-HUNCNAM (50th Antiaircra ft Artille ry Automatic Weapons Battalio n cited; DA GO 8, 1952) 

*Republic of Ko rea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer emb roidered 

KOREA 1950-1952 (50th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 4 1, 1955) 

*Republic of Ko rea Presiden tial Unit Citatio n, Streamer embroidered 

DEFENSE OF KOREA (50th Amiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited ; DA GO 5 1, 1 957) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 325 

3d BATTALION, 62d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

L I NEAG E 

Organized in 1812 in the Regular Army at Fort Independence, Massachusetts, as a detachment, 2d Regiment of Artillery, under the command of 2d Lt. William Smith. Expanded and redesignated in November 

1812 as Capt. j ohn Gooda ll's Company, 2d Regiment of Artill e ry. 

Redesignated 12 May 18 14 as Capt. john Goodall's Company, Corps of 

Artillery. Redesignated 17 May 18 15 as Capt. j ohn Goodall's Company, 

Corps of Artillery, South ern Division. Redesignated 21 August 18 J 6 as 

Company P, 2d Battalion, Corps of Artillery, Southern Division . Redesignated 1 .J unc 1821 as Company G, 3d Regiment of Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1901 as the 29th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as 

the 29th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 20 July 1916 as 

the 9th Company, Fort Win field Scott [California]. Redesignated 

31 August 1917 as the 9th Company, Coast De fenses of San Francisco. 

Redesignated 1 june 1922 as the 29th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 14 September 1922 as Batte ry C, 62d 

Artillery (Antiaircraft) (Coast Artillery Corps) (concurrently additionally 

designated as the 29th Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished J july 1924). Redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery C, 62d 

Coast Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 24 March 1944 as Battery C, 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 13 March J 946 at Camp 

Kilmer, New j e rsey. Redesignated 9 December 1948 as Battery C, 62d 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion: Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, T exas. (62d AntiaircrafL Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion assigned 4 November 1949 to the 2d Armored Division; 

relieved 20 October 1950 from assignment to the 2d Armored Division.) 

Redesignated l October 1953 as Battery C, 62d Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 3 March 1958 as Headqua rte rs and 

Headquarters Battery, 3d Automatic Weapons Battalion, 62d Artillery 

(organic e leme nts concurrently constituted and activated). Inactivated 

25 September 196 1 a t Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Redesigna ted 

2 1 December 1965 as the 3d Battalion, 62d Artillery. Activated I February 1966 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 30 j une 1971 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 62d Air 

Defense Artillery. 
326 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIJ>ATlON C R EDIT 

War of 18 12 

*Streamer without inscription 

i\11 exiwn W M 

*Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Contreras 

*Churubusco 

*Molino del Rey 

*Chapulte pec 

*Puebla 1847 

Indian W(m 

*Creeks 

*Seminoles 

*Washington 1858 

Civil War 

*Peninsula 

*Antietam 

Fredericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

Gettysburg 

*Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Shenandoah 

Virginia 1863 

DECORATIONS 

War With SfJain 

*Manila 

PhilifJ!Jiue Insurrection 

*Manila 

*i\•lalolos 

*Luzon 1899 

*Luzon 1900 

World Wm· lf 

*Aiget·ia-French Morocco (with arrowhead) 

Tunisia 

*Sicily 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardennes-A lsace 

*Central Europe 

Korean War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN counterolTensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN smnmer-fall offensive 

Second Korean wimer 

Korea, summer- fa ll 1952 

Third Kot·e;m winter 

Korea. summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered JNCHON 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 327 

4th BATTALION, 62d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAG£ 

Constituted 5 July 1838 in the Regular Army as Company K, 3d Regiment of Artillery. Organized in August 1838 at Fort Monroe, Virgin ia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 13 February I 901 as the 32d Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 32d 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 20 July 1916 .as the 3d 

Company, Fort Baker [California]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as the 

12th Company, Coast Defenses of San Francisco. Reorganized and 

redesignated 25 October 1918 as Battery A, 18th Artillery (Coast Artillery 

Corps). Reorganized and redesignated 2 December 1918 as the 12th 

Company, Coast Defenses of San Francisco. Inactivated 16 September 

1921 at Fort Winfteld Scott, California. Redesignated I June 1922 as the 

32d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 14 September 1922 as Battery F, 62d Artillery (Antiaircraft) (Coast Artillery Corps), and activated at Fort Totten, New York 

(concurrently additionally designated as the 32d Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 1 July 1924). Redesignated 

J J uly 1924 as Battery F, 62d Coast Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 24 March 1944 as Battery B, 893d 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 

14 December 1945 in Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Battery B, 50th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 8 J une 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 20 March 1953 as 

Battery B, 50th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 25 June 1958 

in Korea. 

Redesignated 12 August I 958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 62d Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Fort MacArthur, California. Redesignated 14 June I 965 as the 4th Battalion, 62d 

Artillery. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 4th Battalion, 62d Air 

Defense Artillery. Inactivated 30 September 1979 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 
328 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

War of 1812 

Streamer without inscription 

Mexicau Wm· 

Vera Cruz 

*Cerro Gordo 

*Com reras 

*Churubusco 

*Molino del Rey 

*Chapultcpec 

*Puebla 1847 

Indian Wars 

*Seminoles 

*Washington 1858 

Civil Wftr 

*Penninsula 

Amietam 

*Fredericksburg 

*Chanccllorsville 

*Gettysburg 

Wildemess 

*Spotsylvania 

* P~tersbu rg 

*Shenandoah 

* Virginia 1861 

*Virginia 1863 

War With SfJain 

*Manila 

DECORATIONS 

Philippine Insurrection 

*Manila 

*Malolos 

*Luzon 1899 

World War// 

*Algeria-French Morocco 

Tunisia 

Sicily 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southem France 

*Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

*Central Europe 

Korean War 

*UN defensive 

*U N offensive 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winte1· 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Ko1·ean winte1· 

*Korea, summer 1953 

*Presidential Unit Citatio n (Navy), Streamer embroidered INCHON 

(50th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 

63, 1952) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

INCHON-SEOUL-HUNGNAM (50th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 8, 1952) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1950-1952 (50th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 41, 1955) 

*Republic of Korea Presid ential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

DEFENSE OF KOREA (50th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 5 J, 1957) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 329 

6th BATTALION, 62d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 3 March 1847 in the Regular Army as Company L, 3d 

Regiment of Artillery. Organized l October 1847. 

Reorganized and redesignated13 February 1901 as the 33d Company, 

Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Redesignated2 February 1907 as the 33d 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated5 August 1916 as the 14th 

Company, Fort Mills [Philippine Islands]. Redesignated31 August 1917 

as the 14th Company, Coast Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays. Redesignated 30 June 1922 as the 33d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 14 September 1922 as Battery D, 62d 

Artillery (Antiaircraft) (Coast Artillery Corps) (concurrently additionally 

designated as the 33d Company, Coast Artillery Corps; additional designation abolished 1 July 1924). Redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery D, 62d 

Coast Artillery. 

Reorganized and redesignated 24 March 1944 as Battery D, 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 13 Mardi 1946 at Camp 

Kilmer, New Jersey. Redesignated 9 December 1948 as Battery D, 62d 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. (62d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion assigned 4 November 1949 to the 2d Armored Division; 

relieved 20 October 1950 from assignment to the 2d Armored Division.) 

Redesignated 1 October 1953 as Battery D, 62d Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Inactivated 15 September 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 21 March 1961 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 62d Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 19 April 1961 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 20 August 1965 as the 6th Battalion, 62d Artillery. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 6th Battalion, 62d Air Defense Artillery. 

Inactivated 13 September 1972 in Germany. 
330 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

War of 1812 

Streamet· without inscrip1ion 

Mexican War 

Vera Cruz 

Cerro Gordo 

Contreras 

Churubusco 

Molino del Rey 

Chapultepec 

Puebla 1847 

Indian W m·s 

Seminoles 

*Washington 1856 

Washington 1858 

Civil Wa.r 

*1vlississippi River 

*Peninsula 

*Antietam 

*Fredericksburg 

Chancellorsville 

Gettysburg 

*Wilderness 

Spotsylvania 

Shenandoah 

Virginia 1863 

*M ississippi 1863 

*Tennessee 1863 

*Tennessee 1864 

DECORATIONS 

War With Sf)(lin 

*Manila 

PhilifJjJilw Insurrection 

*Manila 

*Malolos 

*Luzon 1899 

WorUJ War II 

*Algeria-French Morocco 

*Tunisia 

*Sicily 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

*1\rdennes-Aisace 

*Central Europe 

Korean War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN coumeroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean wimer 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Preside ntial Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered INCHON 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

12th DETACHMENT, 62d AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

331 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 27 May 1942 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 62d Coast Artillery. Activated 

15 june 1942 near Fort Totten, New York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 24 March 1944 as Headquat·ters and 

Headquarters Battery, 33 lst Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion. 

Disbanded 4 December 1944 in Italy. 

Reconstituted 5 August 1948 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

the 12th Detachment, 62d Artillery. Activated 15 September 1958 at 

Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Inactivated 15 September 1960 at 

Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Redesignated 1 September I 971 as the 

12th Detachment, 62d Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Wol'ld War 11-EAME 

Algeria-French Morocco 

Rome-Arno 

DECORATIONS 

None. 
332 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

16th DETACHMENT, 62d AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 27 May 1942 in the Regular Army as Battery I, 62d Coast 

Artillery. Activated 15 June 1942 near Fort Totten, New York. 

Reorganized and redesignated 24 March 1944 as Battery A, 331 st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion. Disbanded 4 December 1944 

in Italy. 

Reconstituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

the 16th Detachment, 62d Artillery. Activated 1 September 1958 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 23 September 1960 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 16th Detachment, 62d Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC IPATION CREDIT 

World Wm·1f- EAME 

Alge ria-'French Morocco 

Rome-Arno 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

62D AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Anderson, Robert. An A1·tillery Officer in the Mexican Wm·, 1846-7. New 

York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1911. Contains information 

about the current 2d, 3d, 4th, and 6th Battalions, 62d Air Defense 

Artillery. 

Birkhimer, William E., et al. "Historical Sketch of the Second United 

States Artillery." journal of the Military Service Institution of the United 

States 14 (1893): 1042. Contains information about the current 1st 

Battalion, 62d Air Defense Artillery. 

- --·"The Third Regiment of Artillery." The Army of the United States. 

Edited by Theophilus F. Roden bough and William L. Haskin, 328-50. 

New York: Maynard, Merrill and Company, 1896. Originally published in the Journal of the Military Service Institution of the United States 14 

(1893):458-90. Contains information about the current 2d, 3d, 4th, 

and 6th Battalions, 62d Air Defense Artillery. 

Dyer, Frederick. "2d and 3d Regiments of Artillery." A Compendium of the 

Wm· of the Rebellion. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Contains information about the current 1st, 2d; 3d, 4th, and 6th Battalions, 62d Air 

Defense Artillery. 

Mahon,John K. History of the Second Seminole Wm·) 1835-1842. Gainesville, 

Fla.: University of Florida Press, 1967. Contains information about the 

current 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 6th Battalions, 62d Air Defense Artillery. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 333 

Marquat, William F. "Automatic Artillery in Korea." Antiai1·crajt A1·tillery 

journal 93 (November-December 1950):2-9; 94 Oanuary-February 

1951):2-12; (March- April 1951):2-5; (May-June 1951):2-6; 

Qu ly-August 1951):2- 9; (September-October 1951):2-5; (November- December 1951):2- 6; 95 (J an u ary- February 1952):2-5; 

(March-April 1952):8-10; (May-J une 1952):12- 15. Contains information about the 50th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. 

O'Malley, Charles S. "The 50th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons 

Battalion in Korea." Antiaiumft A1·tille1·y joumal 94 Qanuary 

1951 ):20-23. 

Simpson, W.A. "The Second Regiment of Artillery." The Anny of the United 

States. Edited by Theophilus F. Rodenbough and William L. Haskin, 

312-27. New York: Maynard, Merrill and Company, 1896. Contains 

information about the current 1st Battalion, 62d Air Defense Artillery. 

62nd AAA, A W Battalion (SP), Fo-rt Bliss, Texas. Baton Rouge: Army and 

Navy Publishing Company, 1949. 

Sprague, john T. The Origin, Progress, and Conclusion of the Florida Wm·. 

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1948. Reprint. Gainesville, 

Fla.: University of Florida Press, 1964. Contains information about the 

current 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th Battalions, 64th Air Defense Artillery. 

242nd AAA Croup. London: Montgomery, 1953. Contains information 

about the 62d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. 

Weaver, Erasmus M. "History of the 2d Artillery." jow·ncd of the Military 

Service Institution of the United States J 4 (1893): 1258-60. Contains information about the current I st Battalion, 62d Air Defense Artillery. 

65th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERALDIC I TEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: 

Motto: 

Symbolism: 

Gules, six piles or, from chief terminating at the nombril 

point, over all a strangler f-Ig tree (Ficus specia) standing on a 

plot of ground, all proper. 

On a wreath o f the colors, or and gules, an ocelot rampant 

or, spotted sable. 

Sunum (Upwards). 

The shield is red for artillery; the yellow rays represent the 

direction of antiaircraft fire; the six yellow rays and the five 

red spaces between also represent the number of the regiment. The strangler fig tree is peculiar to tropical America 

and indicates the location of the regiment when it was 

reorganized in 1924. 

The crest is an ocelot, a native of Panama; it further signifies the character of the unit in that it usually climbs trees 

and fights upwards for its prey. 

DISTINCTIVE INSIGNIA 

The distinctive insignia is the crest of the coat of arms without wreath. 

LI NEAGE AND HoNoRs 

LI N£ACE 

Constituted 26 December 1917 in the Regular Army as the 65th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) and organized (less lst Battalion) at Fort 

Stevens, Oregon, from existing Regular Army companies and a National 

Guard company from California. ( lst Battalion organized l J anuary 1918 

at Fort Rosecrans, California .) Demobilized 28 February 1919 at Camp 

Lewis, Washington. 

Reconstituted l July 1924 in the Regular Army as the 65th Coast 

Artillery and organized (less 3d Battalion) in the Canal Zone. (3d Battalion 

activated 31 J uly 1926 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone.) Inactivated 

15 April 1932 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Activated (less 2d and 3d 

Battalions) 1 June 1938 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. (2d Battalion 

activated 11 October 1939 at Fort Winfield Scott, California; 3d Battalion 

activated 15 June 1942 at inglewood, California.) Regiment broken up 

10 May 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 65th Antiaircraft Artillery Group; lst Battalion as the 65th 

335 
336 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion; 2d Battalion as the 255th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion; 3d Battalion as the 245th Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Baualion. 

Headquarte rs and Headquarters Bauery, 65th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group, inactivated 29 February 1944 at Adak, Alaska. Disbanded 

26 October 1944. Reconstituted 18 December 1946 in the Regular Army. 

Activated 15 J anuary 1947 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Inactivated 

26 December 1957 at Fort Clayton, Canal Zone. 

65th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion inactivated (less Batteries B, 

C, and D) 26 .J an uary 1945 at Camp Hood, T exas (Batteries B, C, and D 

1·edesignated 1 May 1945 as the 427th , 428th, a nd 429th Anti a ircraft 

Artillery Gun Batteries-sec below). 65th Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalion activated I May 1949 (with new Baucrics B, C, and D) on Okinawa. 

Inactivated I September 1958 in J apan. 

427th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battery inactivated 4 December 1945 

at Fort LawLon, Washington. Redesignated 3 October 1946 as the 427th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battery. Activated I November 1946 at 

Camp Hood, Texas. Inactivated 27 December 1948 at Camp Hood, 

Texas. Redesignated 2 December 1954 as the 427th Airborne Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battery. Activated I J an uary 1955 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. 

Inactivated 22 March 1957 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. 

428th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battery reorganized and redesignated1 November 1945 as the 428th Coast Artille ry Battery. Reorganized 

and redesignated 9 November 1946 as the 428th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Gun Battery. Inactivated 5 January 1947 at Adak, Alaska. Redesignated 

6 May 1953 as the 428th Antiaircraft Artillery Battery. Activated 8 June 

1953 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 15 May 1958 at Thule, Greenland. 

429th Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battery inactivated 30 November 

1945 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Redesignated 6 May 1953 as the 429th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battery. Activated 8 J une 1953 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Inactivated 15 May 1958 at Thule, Greenland. 

255th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion disbanded 

3 February 1945 at Camp Earle, Alaska. Reconstituted 28 .June 1950 in 

the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 40th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as 

the 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 15 March 1953 in 

Germany. Redesignated I Octobe r 1953 as the 40th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion . Inactivated 10 April 1958 in Germany. 

245th Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion inactivated 12 June 

1944 at Camp Haan, California. Disbanded 26 J une 1944. Reconstituted 

5 August 1958 in the Regula r Army. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 65th Antiaircra ft Artillery 

Group; 65th and 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions; 427th Airborne 

Antiaircraft Artillery Batte ry; 428th and 429th Antiaircraft Artillery Batteries; and 245th Antiai1·craft Artillery Searchlight Battalion consolidated, 

reorganized, and redesigna ted 3 1 July 1959 as the 65th Artillery, a parent 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 337 

regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Redesignated 

I. September 1971 as the 65th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 8 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 

!16th Coast Artillery Battalion . Activated 20 March 1943 at Camp Davis, 

North Carolina. Redesignated 28 J une 1943 as the I 16th An tiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 6 October 1945 in Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as the 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 

and allotted to the Regular Army. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATIO 

World War I 

St. Mihicl 

Meuse-Argonne 

Lorraine 19 18 

World War II 

Normandy (with armwhead) 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Ardenncs-Aisacc 

Cenu·al Europe 

Aleutian Islands 

DECORATIONS 

CREDIT 

\lie/nam 

Counteroffensive, Phase II 

Coumerol'fcnsive, Phase Ill 

Tct Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

Tet 59/Counteroffensive 

Summer-fall 1969 

Winter-spring 1970 

Sanctuary Coumerol'fensive 

Counteroffensive. Phase VII 

Consolidation I 

Consolidation II 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1966-1967 (Bauery G, 65th Artillery, cited; DA GO 32, 1973) 

Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG TRI-THUA 

TIIIEN (Battery G, 65th Artillery, cited ; DA GO 48, 1968) 

Valorous Unit Award , Streamer embroidered QUANG T IN PROVINCE 

(Battery G, 65th Artillery, cited; DA GO 39, 1970) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered FLORIDA 

1962-1963 (6th Missile Battalion, 65th Artillery, cited; DA GO 33, 1963) 
338 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

1st BATTALION, 65th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 14 August 1. 901 in the Regular Army as the I 16th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Organized 17 August 1901 at Fort 

Screven, Georgia. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the ll6th Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. Reqesignated in J uly I 9 16 as the 4th Company, Fort 

Grant [Canal Zone]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as the 4th Company, 

Coast Defenses of Balboa. Redesignated 30 June J 922 as the J J 6th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery A, 65th Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated 15 April l 932 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Activated 1 J une 1938 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 10 May 1943 as Battery A, 65th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Batta lion. Inactivated 26 J anuary 1945 at Camp 

Hood, Texas. Activated I May 1949 on Okinawa. Redesignated 23 February 1955 as Battery A, 65th Antiaircraft Artillery Batt.alion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1958 as H eadquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 1st Gun Battalion, 65th Artillery (organic elements constituted 7 August 1958 a nd activated l Septembe r 1958). 

(Headquarters and Headquaners Battery, lst Gun Battalion , 65th Artillery, consolidated 1 October 1958 with Battery B, 49th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion [see AN EX], and consolidated unit designated as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Gun Battalion, 65th Artillery.) Reorganized and redesignated 25 March 1959 .as the 1st Missile 

Battalion, 65th Artille ry. Redesignated 30 .June J 968 as the 1st Baualion, 

65th Artille ry. Inactivated I May 1970 on Okinawa. Redesignated 1 September 197 1 as the lst Battalion , 65th Air Defense Artiller y. Activated 

13 September 1972 at Key West, Florida. 

ANNEX 

Constilllted 14 August J901 in the Regula r Army as the I 15th Company, Coast Artillery, Artille ry Corps. Organized 23 August 1901 at San 

Diego, Cali fornia. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the I 15th Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in J uly 19 16 as the 2d Company, Fort 

Rosecrans [California). Redesignated 31 August 191 7 as the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of San Diego. 

Reorganized and redesignated I J an uary 19 18 as Battery A, 65th 

Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Demobilized 28 February I 9 J 9 at Camp 

Lewis, Washington. 

Reconstituted 1 June 1922 in the Regular Army; concurre ntly consolidated with the 2d Company, Coast Defenses of San Diego (organized 

3 1 May 192 1 at San Diego, California) and consolidated unit redesignated 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 339 

as the 115th Company, Coast Artille ry Corps. Inactivated 9 November 

1922 at San Diego, California. 

Redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Batte ry I, 14th Coast Artillery. Activated 

4 June 1941 at Fort Worden, Washington. Inactivated 8 May 1944 at 

Camp Barkeley, Texas. Disbanded 18 October 1944. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

Battery B, 49th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 2 1 April 

1952 as Battery B, 49th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 

13 May 1952 at Fort Sheridan, lllinois. Redesignated 24 J uly 1953 as 

Battery B, 49th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 10 November 1956 as Battery B, 49th Antiaircraft Artille ry Missile 

Battalion. I nactivated 1 September 1958 at Chicago, Illinois. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC IPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

"'St. Mihie l 

*Meuse-Argonnc 

Lorraine 19 18 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

World War II 

Normandy (wiLh <trrowhcad) 

Northern France 

Rhine land 

Ardcnncs-Aisacc 

Central Europe 

*Aleutian Islands 
340 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 65th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 28 February 1901 in the Regular Army as the 87th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Organized in 1901 at Fort Slocum, 

New York. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 87th Company, Coast 

Artillery Corps. Redesignated in July 1916 as the 2d Company, Fort Grant 

[Canal Zone). Redesignated 31 August 19 17 as the 2d Company, Coast 

Defenses of Balboa. Redesignated 30 J une 1922 as the 87th Company, 

Coast Artillery Corps. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1924 as Battery B, 65th Coast 

Artillery. Inactivated 15 April 1932 at Fort Amador, Cana] Zone. Activated 1 June 1938 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated I 0 May 1943 as Battery B, 65th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 

1945 as the 427th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battery. Ina ctivated 

4 December 1945 at Fort Lawton, Washington. Redesignated 3 October 

1946 as the 427th Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battery. Activated 

1 November 1946 at Camp Hood, T exas. Inactivated 27 December 1948 

at Camp Hood, Texas. Redesignated 28 December 1954 as the 427th Airborne Antiaircraft Artillery Battery. Activated 1 J anuary 1955 at Fort 

Campbell, Kentucky. Inactivated 22 March 1957 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headqua rters 

Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 65th Artillery (organ.ic elements concurrentl y constituted). Battalion activated I September J 958 at Camp 

Kilme r, New J e rsey. Inactivated 26 July 1960 at Camp Kilmer, New 

J ersey. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 2d Missile Battalion, 

65th Air Defense Artillery. Redesignated 13 September 1972 as the 

2d Baualion, 65th Air Defense Artillery, and activated at Van Nuys, California. Inactivated 30 September 1974 at Van Nuys, California. 

CAMPAIGN P ARTI C I PAT I ON C R£ DIT 

World War I 

St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonnc 

Lorraine 1918 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

World War // 

Normandy (with arrowhead) 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

A rdennes-Alsace 

Cent raJ Europe 

*Aleutian Islands 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 341 

3d BATTALION, 65th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 7 October 190 l in the Regular Army as the I 24th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Organized 15 October 190 I at Fort 

Wadsworth, New York. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 124th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in July 1916 as the 2d Company, Fort Sherman [Canal Zone]. Redesignated 31 August 1917 as the 

2d Company, Coast Defenses of Cristobal. Redesignated 30 June 1922 as 

the 124th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Consolidated .I J uly 1924 with Battery D, 65th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) (constituted 26 December 1917 in the Regular Army and 

organized at Fort Stevens, Oregon; demobilized 28 February 1919 at 

Camp Lewis, Washington; reconstituted 1 J uly 1924 in the Regular 

Army), and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as Battery D, 

65th Coast Artillery. Inactivated 15 April 1932 at Fort Randolph, Canal 

Zone. Activated 11 October 1939 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 10 May 1943 as Battery D, 65th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 

L945 as the 429th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battery. Inactivated 

30 November 1945 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Redesignated 6 May 1953 

as the 429th Antiaircraft Artillery Battery. Activated 8 J une 1953 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 15 May 1958 at Thule, Greenland. 

Redesignated J 2 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 65th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Cleveland, 

Ohio. Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 3d Battalion, 65th Artillery. 

Inactivated 30 J une 1971 at Cleveland, Ohio. Redesignated 1 September 

1971 as the 3d Battalion, 65th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PART IC IPATION CREDIT 

World War/ 

*St. Mihicl 

*Mcusc-Argonnc 

Lorraine 1918 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

World War II 

Normandy (with arrowhead) 

Nonhcm France 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Ccl1lral Europe 

*Aleutian Islands 
342 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th BATTALION, 65th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 28 February 190 I in the Regular Army as the 89th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. Organized 5 April I 901 at Fort 

Banks, Massachusetts. Redesignated 2 February 1907 as the 89th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated in July 1916 as the 4th Company, Fort Williams (Maine]. 

Reorganized and redesignated 21 July 1917 as Battery F, 6th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 5 February 1918 as 

Battery F, 5 1st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Redesignated 7 August 

1918 as Battery C, 57th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Demobilized 

30 J une 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington. 

Reconstituted I June 1922 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 3d Company, Coast Defenses of San Diego (organized 

23 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 3d Company, Fort Rosecrans 

[California]; redesignated 3 1 August 1917 as the 3d Company, Coast Defenses of San Diego), and consolidated unit t·eorganized and redesignated 

as the 89th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Consolidated 1 July 1924 with Battery F, 65th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) (constituted 26 December 1917 in the Regular Army and 

organized at Fort Casey, Washington; demobilized 28 February 1919 at 

Camp Lewis, Washington; reconstituted 1 J uly 1924 in the Regular 

Army); consolidated unit redesignated as Battery F, 65th Coast Artillery, 

and inactivated at San Diego, California. Activated 3 1 .J uly 1926 at Fort 

Randolph, Canal Zone. Inactivated 15 April 1932 at Fort Amador, Canal 

Zone. Activated 11 October 1939 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated 10 May 1943 as Battery 13, 255th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Baualion. Disbanded 3 February 

1945 at Camp Earle, Alaska. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular 

Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery 13 , 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 15 March 

1953 in Germany. Redesignated 1 October 1953 as Battery B, 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 10 April 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as H eadquarters and Headquarters 

13attet·y, 4th Missile Battalion, 65th Artillery (organic clements concurrently constituted). 13attalion activated 1 September 1958 at Los Angeles, 

California. Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 4th Battalion, 65th 

Artillery. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 4th Battalion, 65th Air 

D.efense Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 at Van Nuys, Ca1ifornta. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 343 

ANNEX 

Constituted 8 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery B, ll6th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 20 March 1943 at 

Camp Davis, North Carolina. Redesignated 28 J une 1943 as Battery B, 

l l6th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 6 October I 945 in 

Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Battery B, 40th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army. 

CAMPAIGN PART I C IPATION C REDIT 

World War I 

St. Mihicl 

Meuse-A•·gonne 

*Lorraine 1918 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

World War 11 

*Normandy (with arrowhead) 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardennes-Aisace 

*Central Europe 

*Aleutian Islands 
344 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 65th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized 1 June 1917 in the Regular Army at Fort Grant, Canal 

Zone, as the 7th Company, fort Grant [Canal Zone]. Redesignated 

31 August 1917 as the 7th Company, Coast Defenses of Balboa. Redesignated 30 June 1922 as the !95th Company, Cvast Artillery Corps. 

Consolidated 1 July 1924 with Battery E, 65th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) (constituted 26 December 1917 in the Regular Army and 

organized at fort Stevens, Oregon; demobilized 28 February 1919 at 

Camp Lewis, Washington; reconstituted I july 1924 in the Regular 

Army); consolidated unit redesignated as Battery E, 65th Coast Artillery, 

and inactivated in the Canal Zone. Activated 31 J uly 1926 at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. Inactivated 15 April 1932 at fort Amador, Canal 

Zone. Activated 1 June 1938 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated I 0 May 1943 as Battery A, 255th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Disbanded 3 February 

1945 at Camp Earle, Alaska. Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular 

Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery A, 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery A, 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 15 March 

1953 in Germany. Redesignated 1 October 1953 as Battery A, 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 10 April 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 31 July J 959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 65th Artillery. Redesignated ll October 1961 as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 65th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 

22 December 1961 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesign tted 20 December 1965 

as the 6th Battalion, 65th Artillery. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 

6th Battalion, 65th Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 

at Key West, Florida. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 8 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery A, I 16th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 20 March 1943 at 

Camp Davis, North Carolina. Redesignated 28 June 1943 as Battery A, 

116th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 6 October 1945 in 

Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Battery A, 40th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

St. Mihiel 

Meuse-Argonne 

*Lorraine 1918 

DECORATIONS 

World Wm-11 

*Normandy (with arrowhead) 

*Northern France 

*Rhineland 

* Ardennes-Alsace 

*Central Europe 

*Aleutian Islands 

345 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered FLORIDA 

1962-1963 (6th Missile Battalion, 65th Artillery, cited; DA GO 33, 1963) 
346 AIR DEFE SE ART ILLERY 

BATTERY G, 65th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Organized 1 June 1917 in the Regular Army at Fort de Lcsseps, Canal 

Zone, as the lst Company, Fort de Lesseps [Canal Zone). Redesignated 

31 August 19 17 as the 6th Company, Coast Defe nses of Cristobal. Inactivated 15 September 192 1 at Fort de Lesseps, Canal Zone. Redesignated 

30 June 1922 as the 193d Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated l July 1924 as Battery G, 65th Coast Artillery. Activated 

11 October 1939 at Fort Winfield Scott, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated I 0 May J 943 as Battery C, 255th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Disbanded 3 February 

1945 at Camp Earle, Alaska. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular 

Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery C, 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery C, 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Baualion. Activated 15 March 

1953 in Germany. Redesignated 1 October 1953 as Batte ry C, 40th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 10 April 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 3 1 July 1959 as Headquarters a nd Headquarters Battery, 7th Battalion, 65th Artillery. Redesignated 30 December 1965 as 

Battery G, 65th Artillery. Activated l March 1966 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as Battery G, 65th Air Defense Artillery. 

Inactivated 26 December 1971 in Vietnam. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 8 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Battery C, !16th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 20 March 1943 at 

Camp Davis, North Carolina. Redesignated 28 June 1943 as Battery C, 

I 16th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 6 October 1945 in 

Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Battery C, 40th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CRLm lT 

World War 11- EMvf£ 

Normandy (with aJTOwhead) 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Cemral Europe 

World War! l- AP 

Aleutian lsla11ds 

Viet11am 

Counteroffensive, Phase I 1 

Counteroffensive, Phase Ill 

Tet Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

Tet 69/Counteroffensive 

Summer- fall 1969 

Wimcr- spring 1970 

Sanctuary Coumeroffensive 

Countcrol'fensivc, Phase VI f 

Consolidation I 

Consolidation II 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 347 

DECORA T lONS 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered VIET NAM 

1966-1967 (Battery G, 65th Artillery, cited; DA GO 32, 1973) 

Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered Q U ANG TRI- THUA 

THIEN (Battery G, 65th Artillery, cited; DA GO 48, 1968) 

Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG TIN PROVINC E 

(Battery G, 65th Artillery, cited; DA GO 39, 1970) 

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971 (Battery G, 65th Artillery, cited; DA GO 6, 1974) 
348 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

12th DETACHMENT, 65th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

AR 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 22 April 1929 in the Regular Army as Battery I, 65th 

Coast Artillery. Activated 15 J une 1942 at Inglewood, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 10 May 1943 as Battery A, 245th Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion. Inactivated 12 J une 1944 at Camp 

Haan, California. Disbanded 26 June 1944. 

Reconstituted 30 April 1959 in the Army Reserve; concurrently 

redesignated as the 12th Detachment, 65th Artillery, and assigned to the 

Second United States Army. Activated 1 June 1959 at Clarion, Pennsylvania. Inactivated 11 February 1963 at Clarion, Pennsylvania. Redesignated 

l September 1971 as the 12th Detachment, 65th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAI GN PARTIC IPATION CREDIT 

None. 

DECORATIONS 

None. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

16th DETACHMENT, 65th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

349 

RA 

(inactive) 

LI NL-:AGI£ 

Constituted 27 May 1942 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Batte ry, 3d Batta lion, 65th Coast Anill e ry. Activated 

15 j une 1942 at Inglewood, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated I 0 May 1943 as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 245th Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion. 

Inactivated 12 June 1944 at Camp Haan, California. Disbanded 26 j une 

1944. 

Reconstituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

the 16th Detachme nt, 65th Artillery. Activated 1 September 1958 at 

Camp irwin, California. Inactivated 2 july 1962 at Camp Irwin, California. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 16th Detachment, 65th Air 

Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAI GN P ARTICIPATION CREDIT 

None. 

DL·:CORATIONS 

None. 

65T H AIR OI FE NSE ARTILLERY BlllLIOGRAPI-IY 

The 116th AAA Gun Bn. Mobile. Frankfurt am Main : Franzjos. Heinrich, 

1945. 

Verga, S.J., et al. "The 65th Antiaircraft Artille ry Group, Bulwark of 

Canal Zone Defense." Antiai·rcraftArtille1yj ownal93 Quly l 950):33- 34. 

67th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Gules, a chevrot) vain~ or and ver·t, in dexter chief a crescent 

of the second. 

C1·est: On a wreath of the colors, or and gules, seven bird-bolts to 

chief six in saltirc, three and three and one in pale vert 

barbed , flighted and banded argent, surmounted by a 

Roman shield of the second bearing a cross pattee gold 

within a border silver. 

Motto: Mem01· et Fidelis (Mindful and Faithful). 

Symbolism: T he shield is red for artillery. The chevron is taken from 

the arms of General J ames Oglethorpe, the founder of the 

colony of Georgia, and the crescent is from the flag displayed on the fort in South Carolina by Col. William 

Moultrie. 

The Roman shield bearing a cross adapted from the coat of 

arms of Rome refers to the organization's service in Italy 

for which an element of the regiment was awarded the 

French Croix de Guerre with Palm embroidered "Road to 

Rome." The bird-bolts, a type of arrow used to bring down 

birds, allude to the antiaircraft designation of the organization during World War II. The bolts are seven in number in 

reference to the seven campaigns in which the unit participated in World War II. Reel and green allude to the colors 

of the French Croix de Guerre; and reel, white, and green 

to the national colors of Italy. 

DISTINCTIVE I NSIGN I A 

The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND H ONORS 

L I NEAGE 

Constituted 2 May 19 18 in the Regular Army as the 67th Artillery 

(Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 21 May 1918 at Fort Winfield Scott, 

California, from existing Regular Army companies and Nation al Guard 

companies from California. Demobilized 23 April 19 19 at the Presidio of 

San Francisco, California. Reconstituted 22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular 

Army as the 67th Coast Artillery. (Lst Battalion activated 1 July 1940 at 

Fort Bragg, North Ca rolina.) Regiment (less I st Battalion) activated 

351 
352 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

10 February 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Regiment broken up 

23 May 1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 9 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Group; 1st Battalion as ,the 67th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion; 2d Battalion as the 894th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion; 3d Battalion disbanded in Italy. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 9lst Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group, inactivated 1 June J 946 in Germany. Activated 8 J une J 949 at 

Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 22 August 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 28 June { 950 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

67th Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Activated 1 May 1955 at Fort Stewart, 

Georgia. Redesignated 20 March 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 67th Artillery Group. Inactivated 25 August 1961 at 

Cleveland, Ohio. 

67th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion inactivated 25 November 

1945 at Camp Shanks, New York. Activated 31 J anuary 1949 a t Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated l October 1953 as the 67th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Redesignated 1 November 1957 as the 67th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 1958 in Germany. 

894th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion inactivated 

14 December 1945 in Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as the 5th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Activated 

15 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 30 May 1955 as the 

5th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 June 1958 in Germany. 

3d Battalion, 67th Coast Artillery, reconstituted 5 August 1958 in the 

Regular Army. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 67th Artillery Group; 67th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion; 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion; and 3d Battalion, 67th Coast Artillery, consolidated, reorganized, 

and redesignated 25 August 1961 as the 67th Artillery, a parent regiment 

under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Redesignated 1 September 

1971 as the 67th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAM.PA I GN PART IC IPAT ION CREDIT 

World War I 

Streamer without inscription 

World Wmll 

Tunisia 

Naples-Foggia 

DECORAT IONS 

None. 

Rome-Arno 

Southern France 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Alsace 

Ce ntral Europe 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 353 

1st BATT ALI ON, 67th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(9th Infantry Division) 

LINEAGE 

Organized in February 19 17 in Lhe Regular Army at Fort Ba ker, 

California, as the 4th Company, Fort Baker [California]. Red esignated 

31 August 19 17 as the 13th Company, Coast Defenses of San Francisco. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated 21 May 1918 as Battery A, 67th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Demobilized 23 April 19 19 at the Presidio of 

San Francisco, California. Reconstituted 22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular 

Army as Battery A, 67th Coast Artille ry. Activated I July 1940 at Fort 

Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 23 May 1944 as Battery A, 67th Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalion. Inactivated 25 November 1945 at Camp 

Shanks, New York. Activated 3 1 J a nuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated I October 1953 as Battery A, 67th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Redesignated 1 November 1957 as Batte ry A, 67th An tiaircraft 

Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 67th Artillery (organic 

cleme nts constitu ted 12 August 1958 and activated 1 September 1958). 

Redesignated 20 August 1965 as the 1st Battalion, 67th Artillery. Inactivated 26 December 1969 in Germany. Redesignated 1 September 197 1 as 

the 1st Battalion, 67th Air Defense Artillery. Assigned 13 September 1972 

to the 9th Infantry Division. Activated 21 November 1972 at Fon Bliss, 

Texas. 

CAMPAI GN P A RT I C IPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

*Stn:amer without inscription 

World War II 

*Tunisia 

*Naples-Foggia 

D ECORAT I ONS 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardennes-A lsace 

*Centn\1 Eu•·ope 

*French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World Wa r II, Streamer embroidered ROAD TO ROME (67th Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalion cited ; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 
354 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 67th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(1st Infantry Division) 

LlNt-:AGE 

Constituted 22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 67th 

Coast Artillery. Activated I july 1940 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 23 May 1944 as Battery B, 67th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 25 November 1945 at Camp 

Shanks, New York. Activated 31 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 1 October 1953 as Battery B, 67th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Redesignated 1 November 1957 as Battery B, 67th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Missile Baualion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1958 as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 67th Artillery (organic elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated 1 September 1958). Battalion inactivated 25 August 1961 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South 

Dakota. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 2d Missile Battalion, 67th 

Air Defense Artillery. Redesignated 13 September 1972 as the 2d Battalion, 67th Air Defense Artillery, assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, 

and activated at Fort Riley, Kansas. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CtUO:DIT 

World WM I 

Slreamer wi1hou1 inscriplion 

World War II 

*Tunisia 

*Naples-Foggia 

DECORATIONS 

*Romc-Arno 

*Sou1hcri1 FnuH:c 

*Rhineland 

*Ardcnncs-Aisacc 

*Central Europe . 

*French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embmidered ROAD TO ROME. (67th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 355 

3d BATTALION, 67th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(3d Infantry Division) 

LtN eAcE 

Organized in December 1917 in the Regular Army at the Presidio of 

San Francisco, California, as the 45th Company, Coast Defenses of San 

Francisco. Redesignated in J anuary 1918 as the 7th Company, Coast Defenses of San Francisco. 

Reorganized and redesignated 2 1 May 1918 as Battery C, 67th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Demobilized 23 April 1919 at the Presidio of 

San Francisco, California. Reconstituted 22 J anuary J 926 in the Regular 

Army as Battery C, 67th Coast Artillery. Activated 1 July 1940 at Fort 

Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 23 May 1944 as Battery C, 67th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 25 November 1945 at Camp 

Shanks, New York. Activated 3J J anua ry 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated I October 1953 as Battery C, 67th Antiaircraft Artille ry 

Battalion. Redesignated I November 1957 as Battery C, 67th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 67th Artillery (organic 

elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated I September 1958). 

Battalion inactivated 25 August 1961 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Missile Battalion, 67th Air Defense 

Artillery. Redesignated 13 September I 972 as the 3d Battalion, 67th Air 

Defense Artillery, assigned to the 3d Infantry Division, and activated in 

Germany. 

CAM PAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

*Streamer without inscription 

World War II 

*Tunisia 

*Naples-Foggia 

Dt.::CORATLONS 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

*A rder1 ncs-Alsace 

*Cemral Europe 

*French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War 11, Streamer embroidered ROAD T O ROM E (67th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 
356 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th MISSILE BATTALION, 67th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular Army as Batter y 0 , 67th 

Coast Artillery. Activated 10 February 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated 23 May 1944 as Battery D, 67th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 25 November 1945 at Camp 

Shanks, New York. Activated 31 January 1949 at Fort Bliss, T exas. 

Redesignated I October 1953 as Battery D, 67th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Redesignated 1 November 1957 as Battery D, 67th Antiaircraft 

Artille ry Missile Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated I September 1958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Baualion, 67th Artillery (organic 

elements constituted L 2 August 1958 and activated 1 September 1958). 

Battalion inactivated 28 J une 1963 at San Pablo, California. Redesignated 

1 September 1971 as the 4th Missile Battalion, 67th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN P ARTI C lf>ATI ON CREDIT 

World War I 

Streame1· without inscription 

World War II 

*Tunisia 

*Naples-Foggia 

DECORATIONS 

*Rome-AI'IIo 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

* Ardennes-Aisacc 

*Central Europe 

*French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War 11, Streamer embroidered ROAD TO ROME (67th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 43, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 357 

5th BATTALION, 67th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Organized in .J anuary 1918 in the Regular Army at Fort Barry, California, as the 14th Company, Coast Defenses of San Francisco. 

Reorganized and redesignated 2 J May 191 8 as Battery E, 67th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Demobilized 23 April 1919 at the Presid io of 

San Francisco, California. Reconstituted 22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular 

Army as Battery E, 67th Coast Artillery. Activated 10 Februat·y 1941 at 

Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 23 May 1944 as Battery A, 894th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated J 4 December 

1945 in Germa ny. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Battery A, 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile . Activated J 5 January 1949 at Fort Bliss, T exas. Redesignated 30 May 1955 as Battery A, 

5th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 J une 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 3 1 j uly 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 67th Artille ry. Activated I August 1968 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated). Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 5th Battalion, 67th Air Defe nse Artillery. 

Inactivated 1 3 September 1972 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

CAMPAI GN P A RT IC IPATION C tu::orr 

World War I 

*Streamer without inscriptiou 

World WM II 

*Tunisia 

*Naples-Foggi01 

D ECORATI ONS 

None. 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

*Ardenncs-Aisace 

*Cemral Europe 
358 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 67th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LJNEAca: 

Organized in February 1917 in the Regular Army at Fort Barry, 

California, as the 3d Company, Fort Barry [California]. Redesignated 

31 August 1917 as the 17th Company, Coast Defenses of San Francisco. 

Reorganized and redesignated 2I May 1918 as Battery F, 67th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Demobilized 23 April 1919 at the Presidio of 

San Francisco, California. Reconstituted 22 J anuary J 926 in the Regular 

Army as Battery F, 67th Coast Artillery. Activated I 0 February 1941 at 

Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 23 May 1944 as Battery B, 894th Antiaircraft Artillery Autornatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 14 December 

1945 in Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Battery B, 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Activated 15 January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 30 May 1955 as Battery B, 

5th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 June 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 31 July 1959 as Headquarters and Headq uarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 67th Artillery. Redesignated 5 April1960 as Battery F, 

67th Artillery. Activated 22 April 1960 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 

I 0 September 1960 at Fort Amador, Canal Zone. Redesignated 7 October 

1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 67th 

Artillery, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas (organic clements concurrently 

constituted and activated). Battalion assigned 30 .J une 1969 to the 24th 

Infantry Division. Relieved .15 April 1970 from assignment to the 24th 

Infantry Division and assigned to the lst Infantry Division. Redesignated 

I September 197 I as the 6th Battalion, 67th Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 at Fort Riley, Kansas, and relieved from assignment to the lst Infantry Division. 

CAM PAIGN P A RTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

*S1rcamcr without inscription 

World War II 

*Tunisia 

*Naples-Foggia 

0£COR/\TIONS 

None. 

*Ronu;-Arno 

*Southcm Fraucc 

*Rhineland 

* 1\ rdcn nes-t\ lsacc 

*Ccutral Europe 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 359 

7th BATTALION, 67th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 22 January 1926 in the Regular Army as Battery G, 67th 

Coast Artillery. Activated 10 February 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Reorganized and redesignated 23 May 1944 as Battery C, 894th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 14 December 

1945 in Germany. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as Battery C, 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 30 May 1955 as Battery C, 

5th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 June 1958 in Germany. 

Redesignated 31 July 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7th Battalion, 67th Artillery. Activated 7 J uly 1969 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas (Batteries A and B concurrently constituted and activated; Batteries 

C and D constituted and activated 1 September 1969). Battalion assigned 

3 March 1970 to the 3d Infantry Division. Redesignated 1 September 

1971 as the 7th Battalion, 67th Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3d Infantry 

Division. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC IPATION CREDIT 

World Wm-1 

Streamer without inscription 

World War II 

*Tunisia 

*Naples-foggia 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France 

*Rhineland 

*A•·dennes-Aisace 

*Central Europe 
360 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

16th DETACHMENT, 67th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 27 May 1942 in the Regular Army as Battery I, 67th Coast 

Artillery. Activated 15 June 1942 at Paterson, New J ersey. Inactivated 

24 May 1943 at Norfolk, Virginia. Disbanded 23 May 1944. 

Reconstituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

the 16th Detachment, 67th Artillery. Activated 1 September 1958 at the 

Erie Ordnance Depot, Ohio. Inactivated 10 May 1963 at Fort Knox, 

Kentucky. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 16th Detachment, 67th 

Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CR£Dr r 

None. 

D ECORA T IONS 

None. 

67TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY 

"Activities of the 35th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade," Antiaircraft Artillery 

jou·rnal 93 Quly 1950):31- 32. Contains information about the 5th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. 

894th AAA Bn. Histmy, 1940-1945. N.p., 1945. 

5th AAA AW Bn, 1861-1954. Darmstadt, Germany: Stars and Stri pes, 

1954. 

Gibbs, Gerald G. "Activities of the 45th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade." 

Coast At·tillery joumal 90 (November-December 1947):3-9. Contains 

information about the 91st Antiaircraft Artillery Group. 

67th. AAA, Gun Battalion, Fm·t Bliss, Texas, 1949. Baton Rouge: Army and 

Navy Publishing Company, 1949. 

67th Coast Artillery (AA), Fort Bragg. Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1941. 

242nd AAA Group. London: Montgomery, 1953. Contains information 

about the 67th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 
68th AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

H ERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Azure, a pile or. 

C1·est: On a wreath of the colors, or and gules, a fleur-de-lis gules. 

Motto: Lolamy (Can Do). 

Symbolism: The design of the shield represents a searchlight beam in 

the sky, which alludes to the antiaircraft activity of the 

regiment. 

The Reur-de-lis is red, the color of artillery, and indicates 

the service or the 68th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) in 

France during World War I. The motto is taken from the 

Nav~jo Indian language. 

OtSTINCTl VE I NSIGNIA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield, crest, and motto of the coat of 

arms. 

L I NEAGE AN D HoNoRs 

NEA( :L~ 

Constituted L J une L 9 18 in the Regular Army as the 68th Artillery 

(Coast Artillery Corps) and organized at Fort T erry, New York. Demobilil.cd I March 19 L 9 at Fort Wadsworth, New York. Reconstituted 22 J anuary I 926 in the Regular Army as the 68th Coast Artillery. Activated (less 

lst Battalion) 4 November 1939 at Fort Williams, Maine. ( I st Battalion 

activated 15 November 1939 at Fort Williams, Maine. 3d Battalion constituted 27 May 1942 in the Regular Army; activated 15 June 1942 at 

Boston, Massachusetts.) Regiment broken up 4 June 1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquarte rs a nd Headquaners Battery as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 68th 

Antiaircra ft Artillery Group; 1st Battalion as the 68th Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalion; 2d Baua lion as the 895th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic: Weapons Battalion; 3d Battalion disbanded in Italy. 

Headqua rters and Headquarters Battery, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group, inactivated 22 December 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New J e rsey. Activated I November 1948 at Fort Bliss, T exas. Inactivated 16 December 

I 957 at Fort Richardson, Alaska. 

68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion inactivated 5 April 1946 at 

Camp Kilmer, New j ersey. Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 25 J anuary 1955 as the 68th Antiaircrai't Artillery Battalion. 

Inactivated 25 March 1958 in Korea. 

361 
362 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

895th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion inactivated 

6 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New J ersey. Redesignated 13 October 

1948 as the 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 13January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Consolidated 28June 1950 

with the Ist Battalion, 8th Coast Artillery (see ANNEX), and consolidated 

unit designated as the 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Redesignated 3 January 1951 as the 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 1958 at Camp Lucas, Michigan. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group; 68th and 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions; and 3d Battalion, 

68th Coast Artillery (reconstituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army), 

consolidated , reorganized, and redesignated 3 1 July 1959 as the 68th 

Artille ry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. 

Redesignated 1 September 197 1 as the 68th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 J uly 1924 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 8th 

Coast Artillery. Activated I 0 February 1941 in the Harbor Defenses of 

Portland, Maine. Inactivated (less Battery B) 18 April 1944 at Camp 

Shelby, Mississippi. (Battery B inactivated 20 May 1944 at Camp Shelby, 

Mississippi.) Disbanded 31 May 1944. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the 

Regular Army. 

CAMPAIGN PART ICIPATION CREDIT 

Worltl War I Korean Wllr 

Streamer withom inscription 

World Warll 

Sicily 

Naplcs-Foggia 

Anzio (with anowhead) 

Rome-Arno 

Southern France (with arrowhead) 

Rhineland 

Ardenncs-Aisacc 

Central Europe 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervem ion 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean winte1· 

Korea, summer- fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 363 

1st BATT ALI ON, 68th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

( lst Cavalry Division) 

LlN EAC £ 

Constituted 1 J une 1918 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 68th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), and organized at Fort T e rry, New York. 

Demobilized 1 March 19 19 at Fort Wadsworth, New York. Reconstituted 

22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 68th Coast Artillery. 

Activated 15 November 1939 at Fort Williams, Maine. 

Reorganized and redesignated 4 J une 1944 as Battery A, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 5 April 1946 at Camp Kilmer, 

New J ersey. Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 

25 January 1955 as Battery A, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 25 March 1958 in Korea. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, lst Missile Battalion, 68th Artillery (organic clements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated l September 1958 at Cleveland, 

Ohio. Inactivated 25 August 1961 at Cleveland, Ohio. (Maintenance Platoon, 1st Missile Batta lion, 68th Artillery, activated 17 June 1963 at 

Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.) Redesignated 8 August 1963 as the lst 

Battalion, 68th Artillery. Activated (less Maintenance Platoon) 15 October 

1963 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Battalion inactivated 23 J une 1970 in Germany. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 1st Battalion, 68th Air 

Defense Artillery. Assigned 13 September 1972 to the 1st Cavalry Division 

and activated at Fort Hood, Texas. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC I PATION CREDIT 

World War / 

*Streamer wit.hout. inscription 

\Vorld War II 

*Sicily 

*Naples-Foggia 

An~io (with an·owhead) 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France (with arrowhead) 

*Rhineland 

J\ rdenncs-Aisace 

*Central Europe 

DeCORATI ONS 

Korta/1 War 

*U defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer- fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer- fa ll 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea, su mmer 1953 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1950-1952 (68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 4 1, 1955) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

n E.r-£NS£ OF KOREA (68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 5 1, 1957) 
364 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d GUN BATTALION, 68th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LiNEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 1 J une 1918 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 68th 

Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), and organized at Fort Terry, New York. 

Demobilized 1 March 1919 at Fort Wadsworth, New York. Reconstituted 

22 January 1926 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 68th Coast Artillery. 

Activated 15 November 1939 at Fort Williams, Maine . 

Reorganized and redesignated 4 June 1944 as Battery B, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 5 Aprill946 at Camp Kilmer, 

New J ersey. Activated I August 1946 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 

25 January 1955 as Battery B, 68th Antia ircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 25 March 1958 in Korea. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 2d Gun Battalion, 68th Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated l September 1958 at Camp Lucas, Michigan. Inactivated 15 June 1960 at Camp Lucas, Michigan . Redesignated 

1 September 1971 as the 2d Gun Battalion, 68th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPA i GN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

*Streamer without inscription 

World War II 

*Sicily 

*Naples-Foggia 

*Anzio (with arrowhead) 

*Rome-A rno 

*Southern France (with arrowhead) 

*Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

*Cemral Europe 

DECORATIONS 

Kore(t/1 War 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervemion 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winte r 

*Korea, summer- fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea. summer 1953 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation , Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1950- 1952 (68th Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 4 1, 1955) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

DEFENSE OF KOREA (68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalio n cited; DA 

GO 5 1, 1957) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 365 

3d BATTALION, 68th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondivisional) 

L.tNC:ACE 

Constituted 1June 1918 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 68th 

Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), and organized at Fort Terry, New York. 

Demobilized 1 March 1919 at Fort Wadsworth, New York. Reconstituted 

22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Battery C, 68th 

Coast ArtiUery. Activated 15 November 1939 at Fort Williams, Maine. 

Reorganized and redesignated 4 June 1944 as Battery C, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. I nactivated 5 April1946 at Camp Kilmer, 

New J ersey. Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 

25 January 1955 as Battery C, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 25 March L 958 in Korea. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Automatic Weapons Battalion, 68th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated l September 1958 in 

Germany. Inactivated 20 November 1958 in Germany. Redesignated 

1 May 1959 as the 3d Missile Battalion, 68th Air Defense Artillery. Activated 1 june 1959 at Minneapol is, Minnesota . Redesignated 

20 December 1965 as the 3d Battalion, 68th Artillery. Inactivated 30 June 

1971 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 

3d Battalion, 68th Air Defense Artillery, and activated at Homestead Air 

Force Base, Florida. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World W<a· I 

*Streamer without inscription 

World W(tr II 

*Sicily 

*Naples-Foggia 

*Anzio (with anowhead) 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France (with arrowhead) 

*Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace:: 

*Central Eu•·ope 

DECORATIONS 

Korean War 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summe•·-fall offensive 

*Second Korean wimer 

*Korea, summer-fall I ~J52 

*Third Korean wintet· 

*Kot·ea, summer 1953 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1950-1952 (68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

G041, 1955) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

DEFENSE OF KOREA (68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 51, 1957) 
366 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th MISSILE BATTALION, 68th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 1 J une 1918 in the Regular Army as Battery D, 68th 

Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), and organized at Fort Terry, New York. 

Demobilized 1 March 1919 at Fort Wadsworth, New York. Reconstituted 

22 J anuary 1926 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Battery D, 

68th Coast Artillery. Activated 15 November 1939 at Fort Williams, 

Maine. 

Reorganized and redesignated 4 June 1944 as Battery D, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 5 April 1946 at Camp Kilmer, 

New J ersey. Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 

25 J anuary 1955 as Battery D, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 25 March 1958 in Korea. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarte rs and Headquarters 

Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 68th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Coventry, 

Rhode Island. Inactivated 15 December 1961 at Coventry, Rhode Island. 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 4th Missile Battalion, 68th Air 

Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

*Streame•· without inscription 

World War!/ 

*Sicily 

*Naples-Foggia 

*Anzio (with arrowhead) 

*Rome-Arno 

*Southern France (with arrowhead) 

*Rhineland 

A rdennes-Alsace 

*Centr;ll Europe 

DECORATIONS 

Korean Wm· 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervemion 

*First UN countc•·offensivc 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Thi1·d Korean winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1950-1952 (68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

G041, 1955) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

DEFENSE OF KOREA (68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited ; DA 

GO 51, 1957) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 367 

6th BATTALION, 68th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 10 J uly 1907 in the Regular Army as the 155th Company, 

·coast Artillery Corps. Organized 20 August 1907 at Fort Williams, Maine. 

Redesignated 30 june 1916 as the lst Company, Fort Williams [Maine]. 

Redesignated 31 August 1917 as the 3d Company, Coast Ddenses of 

Portland. Disbanded in 1921 at Fort Williams, Maine. Reconstituted in 

March 1921 in the Regular Army. Redesignated 1 June 1922 as the 155th 

Company, Coast Artillery Corps. 

Redesignated 1 J uly 1924 as Battery B, 8th Coast Artillery. Activated 

10 February 1941 in the Harbor Defenses of Portland, Maine. Inactivated 

20 May 1944 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Disbanded 31 May 1944. Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated 

with Battery B, 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 

(active) (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 8th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Redesignated 3 January 1951 as Battery B, 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 

1 September 1958 at Camp Lucas, Michigan. 

Redesignated 31 j uly 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 68th Artillery. Activated 10 May 1971 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated). Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 6th Battalion, 68th Air Defense Artillery. 

Assigned 5 July 1972 to the 1st Cavalry Division. Inactivated 13 September 1972 at Fort Hood, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 1st 

Cavalry Division. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 1 june 1918 in the Regular Army as Battery F, 68th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), and organized at Fort Terry, New York. 

Demobilized 1 March 1919 at Fort Wadsworth, New York. Reconstituted 

22 January 1926 in the Regular Army as Battery F, 68th Coast Artillery. 

Activated 4 November 1939 at Fort Williams, Maine. 

Reorganized and redesignated 4 J une 1944 as Battery B, 895th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 6 j anuary 

1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as 

Battery B, 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 13 .January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 
368 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War! 

*Streame•· without inscription 

WmU War /I 

*Tunisia 

*Sicily 

*Naples-Foggia 

*Anzio (with arrowhead) 

*Rome-A mo 

*Southern France (with aJTOivhead) 

*Rhineland 

*Ardcnnes-Aisace 

*Cenu·al Europe 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

Korean Wm· 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN coumeroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summcr-1 •11 offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer- fall 1952 

Third Korean wintc•· 

Korea, summer 1953 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 369 

BATTERY G, 68th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 1 June 1918 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 1st 

Battalion, 68th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps), and organized at Fort 

Terry, New York. Demobilized l March 1919 at Fort Wadsworth, New 

York. Reconstituted 22 January 1926 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 68th 

Coast Artillery. Activated I 5 November L 939 at Fort Williams, Maine. 

Reorganized and redesignated 4 June 1944 as H eadquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 5 Aprill946 at Camp Kilmer, New J ersey. Activated 1 August 1946 

at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 25 January 1955 as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 

25 March 1958 in Korea. 

Redesignated 31 July 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7th Battalion, 68th Artillery. Redesignated 2 1 December 1965 as 

Battery G, 68th Artillery. Activated 1 February 1966 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as Battery G, 68th Air Defense Artillery. 

Inactivated 27 December 1971 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War II-EA1HE 

Sicily 

Naples-Foggia 

Anzio (with arrowhead) 

Romc-Anw 

Southern France (with arrowhead) 

Rhineland 

Central Europe 

Korean WM 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

DECORATIONS 

CCF inle rvention 

First UN coumero!Tensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean "'inter 

Korea, Stllltll1er-I'HII 1952 

Third Korean wimer 

Korea, summet· 1953 

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

KOREA 1950- 1952 (68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

G04l, 1955) 

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

DEFENSE OF KOREA (68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

G051, 1957) 
370 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

16th DETACHMENT, 68th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 27 May 1942 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 68th Coast Artillery. Activated 

15 June 1942 at Boston, Massachusetts. Disbanded 4 June 1944 at Foggia, 

Italy. 

Reconstituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

the 16th Detachment, 68th Artille ry. Activated 1 September 1958 at 

Camp Lucas, Michigan. Inactivated 1 J une 1960 at Camp Lucas, Michigan. Redesignated I September 197 1 as the 16th Detachment, 68th Air 

Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC IPATION CREDIT 

World Wal' 11-EAME 

Sicily 

N a pies-f oggia 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

68TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY B llH.LOGRAPHY 

Brooks, Arthur C. "From Pusan to Unsan With the I Oth Antiaircraft 

Artillery Group." Antiaircmji Artillery jounu:d 94 () an uary 1951 ): 13-15. 

Contains information about the 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. 

Brown, William F. "Chongchon Withdrawal." Antiaircraft Artille1y joumaL 

94 (March 1951 ): 18-20. Contains information about the 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. · 

Cheal, Raymond C. "Ack-Ack on the Naktong." Antiaircraft Artillery jou?·-

naL 94 (May 1951):9- 10. Contains information about the 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. 

---· "The 68th in Korea." Antiainmft A1·tille1y jourrutl 94 (March 

l 9 5 1 ) : 13-14 0 

"Colonel Hennig and the 1Oth Antiaircraft Artillery Group." Antiair-craft 

Artille1y jouma.L 95 (March 1952):7. Contains information about the 

68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. 

8LhAAA,AW Battalion(SP),FortBliss, Texas, 1949. Baton Rouge: Army and 

Navy Publishing Company, J 949. 

Glaenzer, Charles F. Hisl01)1 of Battery "E," 68th A,-tille-ry, Coast A1·tillery1 Corps, 

OverHereandOverThere, 1918-1919. N.p., 1919. 

Historical Division, War Department. Anzio Beachhead (22 Janua?y-25 May 

1944). American Forces in Action. Washington: Government Printing 

Office, 194 7. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 371 

Marqual, William F. "Automatic Artillery in Korea." Anlieti?·craft ATlillery 

joumetl 93 (November- December 1950):2- 9; 94 Uanuary- February 

195 1):2-12; (March-April 1951):2-5 ; (May-j une 1951):2- 6; 

Uuly- August 1951 ):2- 9; (September- October 1951):2- 5; (November- December 195 1):2- 6; 95 (January- February 1952):2- 5; 

(March- April 1952):8-10; (May-June 1952):12-15. Contains information about the 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. 

7lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERALDIC I TEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Gules, five high-explosive prqjectiles palewise in chevron 

surmounted by three chevronels or. 

Crest: On a wreath of the colors, or and gules, a fixed searchlight 

sable, glass or charged with a fleur-de-lis gules. 

Motto: Undique Venimus (We Come From All Parts). 

Symbolism: Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for artillery. The 

three chevronels from the coat of arms of j ohn Winthrop, 

the founder of the Boston colony, allude to Boston, the area 

in which the unit was originally constituted and organized 

in 1918. The five projectiles are symbolic of the unit's five 

battle honors awarded for service in World Wa r II. They 

also commemorate the mission of the battalion to attack and 

destroy enemy aircraft. 

The fixed searchlight used in seacoast defense refers to the 

former miss ion of the regiment as coast artillery. The fleu rde-lis is for service in World War I. 

DISTINCTIVE INSIGNIA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND HONORS 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 2 May 1918 in the Regular Army as the 71st Artillery 

(Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 12 May 1918 in the Coast Defenses of 

Boston with Headquarters at Fort Strong, Massachusetts. Demobilized 

6 March 1919 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. Reconstituted 1 J uly 1940 

in the Regular Army as the 7lst Coast Artillery (1st Battalion concurrently 

activated at Fort Story, Virginia). Regiment (less 1st Battalion) activated 

3 January 1941 at Fort Story, Virginia. Regiment broken up 1 September 

1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 7lst Antiaircraft Artillery Group; 1st Battalion as the 7lst Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion; 2d Battalion as the 384th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion; 3d Battalion as the 24lst Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 7lst Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group, inactivated 25 March 1946 at Munich, Germany. Redesignated 

373 
374 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

15 September 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarte rs Battery, 71 st 

Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalion. Activated 30 September 1949 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas, with organic batteries of the former 71st Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (see below). Redesignated 22 july 1953 as the 7 1st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 6 July 1954 as the 71 st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 1958 in 

the Washington-Baltimore Defense Area. 

7lst Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion reorganized with new batteries and redesignated 10 January 1945 as the 526th Antiaircraft Artillery Composite Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 

1945 as the 526th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Redesignated 

3 August 1953 as the 526th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 

13 February I 954 as the 526th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Inactivated 1 September 1958 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. 

384th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion inactivated 

18 August 1944 at Camp Pickett, Virginia. Disbanded 26 October 1944. 

Reconstituted 23 April 1946 in the Regular Army and redesignated as the 

384th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 8 May 1946 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Disbanded 31 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss; Texas. Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated 

with the 4 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (active) (see ANNEX), and 

consolidated unit designated as the 41st Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalion. Redesignated 3 August 1953 as the 41st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 December 1957 at Fort Totten, New York. 

24 lst Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion inactivated 5 August 

1944 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Disbanded 4 September 1944. Reconstituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army. 

7lst and 526th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalions, 41st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, and 241 st Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight 

Battalion consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 31 July 1959 as the 

71st Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental 

System. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 71st Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 

11 9th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 2 April 1943 at Camp Haan, 

California. Redesignated 28 June 1943 as the 1 I 9th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Gun Battalion. Inactivated 17 December 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New 

J ersey. Redesignated 13 October 1948 as the 4 1st Antiaircraft Artillery 

Gun Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 8 June 1949 at 

Fort Bliss, Texas. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

Streamer without inscription 

World War II 

Normandy 

Northern france 

Rhineland 

A rdenncs-Aisace 

Ccmral Europe 

Viet11am 

Defense 

Counterof.Tcnsive 

Counteroffensive, Phase ll 

DECORATIONS 

Counteroffensive, Phase !II 

Tet Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

CountcrofTensive, Phase VI 

Tct G\l/CounteroiTensive 

Summer- fall 1969 

Winter-spring 1970 

Sanctuary Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase VII 

Consolidation I 

Consolidation II 

375 

Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered viETNAM 1968-1969 

(Battery D, 7lst Artillery, cited; DA GO 43, 1970) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1965- 1966 (6th Battalion, 71st Artillery, cited; DA GO 17, 1968) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967-1968 (Battery D, 71st Artillery, cited; DA GO 60, 1969) 

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Streamer embroidered KOREA 

1978-1982 (2d Battalion, 7lst Air Defense Artillery, cited; DA GO 8, 

1982, to be amended) 
376 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

1st MISSILE BATTALION, 7lst AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 2 May 19 I 8 in the Regulat· Army as Battery A, 7lst Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 12 May 1918 at Fort Strong, 

Massachusetts. Demobili zed 6 March 19 J 9 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. Reconstituted 1 July 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 

71 st Coast Artillery, and activated at Fort Story, Virginia. 

Reorganized and ·redesignated l September 1943 as Battery A, 7lst 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 26 December 1944 at 

Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. Activated 30 September 1949 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated 22 J uly 1953 as Battery A, 7 1 st Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Redesignated I August 1956 as Battery D, 602d Antiaircraft 

Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 7lst Artillery (organic 

elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated 1 September 1958). 

Battalion inactivated in 1965 at Suitland, Maryland. Redesignated 1 September 197 1 as the 1st Missile Battalion, 7lst Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN P ARTIC IPATION CREDIT 

World War I 

*Streame•· without inscription 

World War II 

Normand)' 

Northern France 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

Rhineland 

A rdennes·Aisacc 

Ccutral Europe 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 377 

2d BATTALION, 7lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 2 May 1918 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 7lst Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 12 May 1918 at Fort Strong, 

Massachusetts. Demobilized 6 March 1919 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. Reconstituted l.July 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery B, 

7lst Coast Artillery, and activated at Fort Story, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated l September 1943 as Battery B, 7lst 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 26 December 1944 at 

Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. Activated 30 September 1949 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated 22 July 1953 as Battery B, 7lst Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Redesignated 6 July 1954 as Battery B, 7 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 28 August 1958 as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 7lst Artillery (01·ganic elements concurrently constituted and activated). Battalion inactivated 

15 August 1959 on Taiwan. Activated 1 March 1960 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 10 .J anuary 1966 as the 2d Battalion, 7 1 st Artillery. Redesignated l September 1971 as the 2d Battalion, 7lst Air Defense Artillery. 

Inactivated 20 July 1982 in Korea. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War/ 

*SLreamer without insc ription 

World War II 

Normandy 

Northern France 

DECORATIONS 

Rhineland 

Anlennes-Aisacc 

Central Europe 

*Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Streamer embroidered KOREA 

1978-1982 (2d Battalion, 7lst Air Defense Artillery, cited; OA GO 8, 

1982, to be amended) 
378 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

3d BATTALION, 7lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(nondi.visional) 

LINEAGe 

Constituted 2 May 1918 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 7lst Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 12 May 1918 at Fort Andrews, 

Massachusetts. Demobilized 6 March 19 19 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. Reconstitute9 I j uly 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 

71st Coast Artillery, and activated at Fort Story, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1943 as Battery C, 7lst 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 26 December 1944 at 

Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. Activated 30 September 1949 at Fort Bliss, 

Texas. Redesignated 22 july 1953 as Battery C, 71st Antia ircraft Artillery 

Battalion. Redesignated 6 j uly 1954 as Battery C, 71 st AntiaircrafL Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 7 lst Artillery (organic 

elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated ·1 September 1958). 

Redesignated 20 August 1965 as the 3d Battalion, 7lst Artillery. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 7lst Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREonWl)r/d War I 

*Streamer without inscription 

World War II 

Normandy 

Northern France 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

Rhineland 

A rdcnncs-Aisacc 

Cemral Europe 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 379 

BATTERY D, 7lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 2 May 19 J 8 in the Regular Army as Battery D, 7lst Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 12 May I 9 18 at Fort Andrews, 

Massachusetts. Demobili zed 6 March 1919 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. Reconstituted l July 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery D, 

7 J st Coast Artillery, and activated at Fort Story, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated l September 1943 as Battery D, 7 1 st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 

10 J anuary 1945 as Battery A, 526th Antiaircraft Artillery Composite 

Battalion. Redesignated 3 August 1953 as Battery A, 526th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 13 February 1954 as Battery A, 526th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September I 958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 7lst Artillery (organic 

elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated I September 1958). 

Battalion inactivated 19 J une I 964 at Fort Hancock, New J ersey. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 7lst Artillery, 

redesignated 25 April 1966 as Battery D, 7lst Artillery. Activated l June 

1966 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 25 June 1971 in Vietnam. Red esignated 1 September 197 J as Battery D, 71st Air Defense ArtiHer y. Activated 15 September 197 J in Vietnam. Inactivated 20 March 1972 in 

Vietnam. 

CAM PAIGN PARTICIPATION CtUO:DIT 

Vitlnam 

Counteroffensive, Phase I I 

Counteroffensive, Phase Ill 

Tet Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 

Counteroffensive, Phase V 

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 

DECORATIONS 

Tet 69/Countcroffensive 

Summer- fall 1969 

Winter-spring 1970 

Sanctuary Counteroffensive 

Counteroffensive, Phase VII 

Consolidation I 

Consolidmion II 

Valo1·ous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969 

(Battery D, 71st Artillery, cited; DA GO 43, 1970) 

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 

1967-1968 (Battery D, 71st Artillery, cited; DA GO 70, 1969) 

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967- 1969 (Battery D, 7lst Artillery, cited; DA GO 60, 

1969) 

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered v 1 L-:TNAM 1969-1970 (Battery D, 7lst Artillery, cited; DA GO 5, 

1973) 
380 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer 

embroidered VIETNAM 1966- 1971 (Battery D, 7 lst Artillery, cited; DA 

GO 51, 1971) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 381 

6th BATTALION, 7lst AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

LJ N EI\Gt:: 

(inactive) 

Constituted 2 May 19 J 8 in the Regular Army as Battery F, 7lst Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps). Organized 12 May 1918 at Fort Ba nks, Massachusetts. Demobilized 6 March 1919 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. 

Reconstituted 1 july 1940 in the Regular Army as Battery F, 7 1st Coast 

Artillery. Activated 3 January 1941 at Fort Story, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1943 as Battery B, 384th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. In activated 

18 August 1944 at Camp Pickett, Virginia. Disbanded 26 October 1944. 

Reconstituted 23 April 1946 in the Regular Army a nd redesignated as 

Bauery B, 384th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 8 May 

1946 at Fort Bliss, T exas. Disbanded 3 1 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, T exas. 

Reconstituted 28 J une 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with Battery B, 41st Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (active) (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Battery B, 4 1st Antiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion. Redesignated 3 August J 953 as Battery B, 4 1st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Batta lion. inactivated 20 December 1957 at New 

York, New York. 

Redesignated 3 1 j uly 1959 as Headquarters a nd Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 7 1 st Artillery. Redesignated 18 J anuary 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarte rs Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 71 st Artillery 

(organic elements concurre ntly constituted). Battalion activate d 2 j une 

1962 at Fort Bliss, T exas. Redesignated 14 j une 1965 as the 6th Battalion, 

71 st Artillery. Inactivated 3 1 March 1970 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Red esignated 1 September 197 1 as the 6th Battalion, 71st Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as 

Batte ry B, I 19th Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 2 April 1943 at 

Camp H aan, California. Redesignated 28 J une 1943 as Battery B, 11 9th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 17 December 1945 at 

Camp Kilmer, New j ersey. Redesignated 13 Octobe r 1948 as Battery B, 

41st Antiaircraft Artill ery Gun Battalion, and allotted to the Regular 

Army. Activated 8 June 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

CAM I'AICN PARTICU'I\'I'ION CREDIT 

\Vorld War I 

*Streamer without inscription 

\Vurld War II 

*Normandy 

• Northern France 

*Rhineland 

• Arden ncs-1\ lsacc 

*Central Europe 

\l it/110111 

*Defense 

*Counteroffensive 

*Counteroffensive, Phase I I 

*Counteroffensive. Phase I I I 

*Tet Counteroffensive 

*CoumerofTensive, Phase I V 

*Counteroffensive, Phase V 
382 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

D ECOR ATIONS 

*Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroide red VI ETNAM 

1965-1966 (6th Battalion, 7lst Artillery, cited; DA GO 17, 1968) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 383 

16th DETACHMENT, 7lst AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LI NEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 27 May 1942 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and 

Headquarte rs Battery, 3d Battalion, 7lst Coast Artillery. Activated 

15 June 1942 at Washington, D.C. 

Reorganized and redesignated I September 1943 as Headqua rte rs 

and Headquarters Battery, 241 st Antiaircraft Artille ry Searchlight Battalion. Inactivated 5 August 1944 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Disbanded 

4 September 1944. 

Reconstituted 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

the 16th Detachment, 7lst Artille ry. Activated 1 September 1958 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 17 September 1962 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated l September 197 1 as the 16th Detachment, 7 1 stAir Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAI GN P A RT LC IPATION CREDIT 

None. 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

7 lsT A IR D EFI·: NSE ARTI LLERY BmuOGRAPHY 

Elder, Bowman. An Jllu.stmted Histmy of the 71st Artillery (Coast Artillery 

Co?"fJS). Indianapolis: William B. Burford, 1920? 

Picto1·ial History, "The Rollin' Seventy-First," 71 st Coast Artillery (AA), 1941 . 

Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1941. 

Pictorial Review. Atlanta: Albert Love Ente rprises, 1944. 

Robinson, .J ames L. Combat Diary, Battery D, 119th AAA Gun Battalion 

(Mobile). Regensburg: Friedrich Pustet, 1945. 

Weichel, Frederick P. "The Last to Leave." Ai1·Dejense Magazine Uuly-Septembcr 1982):32-32. Pertains to the 2d Battalion, 7 1st Air Defense 

Artille ry. 

lllth AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF A RMS 

Shield: Gules, on a cross or voided of the field, a sal tire in fess gray 

fimbriated of the second between two fleurs-de-lis of the 

like. 

C1'est: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Virginia Army National Guard: On a wre·ath of the colors, or 

and gules, Virtus, the genius of the commonwealth dressed 

as an Amazon, resting on a spear with one hand and holding a sword in the other; and treading on Tyranny, represented by a man prostrate, a crown falling from his head, a 

broken chain in his left hand and a scourge in his right, all 

proper. 

Motto: Glory and Honor. 

Symbolism: Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for artillery. The 

voided cross of St. George refers to the English colonization 

and development of Virginia and commemorates Grimes' 

battery, formed at Portsmouth in 1809, and now an element of the organization; it also refers to the War of 1812. 

The saltire is for Confederate service in the Civil War. The 

two fleur-de-lis are for service in France and Central 

Europe, World War II, and also allude to the award of the 

French Croix de Guerre with Palm (World War II) for 

participation in the invasion of Normandy. 

DISTINCTIVE INSIGNIA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND HONORS 

LINEAGE 

ARNG 

(Virginia) 

ConstiLuted 2 July 1946 in the Virginia National Guard as the 69lst 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Organized in southwestern Virginia from new and existing units; Headquarters federally 

recognized 13 December 1946 at Portsmouth. Redesignated 1 February 

1949 as the l29th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and 

assigned to the 29th Infantry Division. Redesignated 1 October 1954 as 

the I 29th AntiaircrafL Artillery Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 june 1959 as the 3d Automatic 

Weapons Battalion, 111 th Artillery, and relieved from assignment to the 

29th Infantry Division. Redesignated 1 November 1965 as the 3d Battalion, Ill th Artillery. 

385 
386 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Consolidated J May 1972 with the 4th Battalion, 111 th Artillery (see 

ANNEX), and consolidated unit reorganized a nd redesignated as the 111 th 

Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, 

to consist of the 3d and 4th Battalions. Redesignated l November 1972 as 

the 1 11th Air Defense Artillery. Reorganized 30 September 1974 to consist of the 3d Batta lion. Reorganized 1 August 1975 to consist of the 3d 

Battalion, an element of the 28th Infantry Division. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 26 July 1954 in the Virginia Army National G uard as the 

615th Antiaircraft Artillery Batta lion. Organized 1954-1955 in southwestern Virginia; Headquarters federally recognized 13 September 1954 

at South Norfolk. Reorganized and redesignated 15 February 1958 as the 

6 15th Missile Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1959 as the 4th Missile Battalio n, 111 th Artillery. Redesignated 1 J anuary 1966 as the 4th Battalion, 

111 th Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTlClPATlON CREDIT 

Headquarters Battery (Portsmouth), 3d Battalion, entitled to the following: 

War~( 1812 

Virginia 18 13 

CiviL War-Confederate .service 

Peninsula 

Second Manassias 

Sharpsburg 

Fredricksburg 

Cettysbtu·g 

Cold Harbor 

Petersburg 

Appomauox 

Virginia 186 I 

Virginia I 863 

Virginia 1864 

Nonh Carolina 1864 

World War I 

Meuse-Argonnc 

Alsace 19 18 

World Wm· /1-EAJ\1/E 

Normandy (with arrowhead) 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Central Europe 

Battery C (Grimes' Battery, Portsmouth), 3d Battalion, entitled to the 

following: 

War of 1812 

Virginia 1813 

Civil War-Confederate sc111ice 

Peninsula 

Second Manassas 

Sharpsburg 

Virginia 186 I 

Virginia 1862 

Nol'lh Carolina 1862 

DECORATIONS 

World War 11-EAME 

Normandy (with arrowhead) 

Northern France 

Rhineland 

Central Eu rope 

H eadquarte rs Battery (Portsmouth) and Battery C (Grimes' Battery, 

Portsmouth), 3d Battalion, each entitled to French Croix de Guerre with 

Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered BEACHES OF NORMANDY 

( 111 th Field Artillery Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

111 Tl-1 AIR D EFENSE ARTILLERY BIBLIOGRAPH Y 

No published histories. 
I 74th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Per bend gules and barry wavy of eight or and of the first, in 

chief a pineapple of the second. 

Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Ohio 

Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors, or and 

gules, a sheaf of seventeen arrows argent bound by a sprig 

of buckeye (Aesculus glabra) fructed proper (two leaves with 

bursting burr). 

Motto: Caveat Oppugnatm· (Let the Oppressor [Hostile One] 

Beware). 

Symbolism: Red and yellow a re the colors used fo r artillery. The 

pineapple is used to show service in Hawaii. The barry 

wavy, symbolizing the Pacific Ocean, represents service in 

the Western Pacifi c during World War II. 

D ISTINCTIVE I NSIGN IA 

T he distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND H ONORS 

LI NEAGE 

ARNG 

(Ohio) 

Constituted 19 May 1944 in the Army of the United States as the !80th 

Coast Artillery Battalion. Activated 31 May 1944 at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. 

Inactivated 13 December 1945 in the Mariana Islands. Redesignated 

1 March 195 1 as the I 80th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion and allotted to the Ohio Army National Guard. Organized and federally recognized 29 May 1951 with HeadquartersatDayton. Redesignated l October 

1953 as the I 80th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1959 as the 174th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to 

consist of the lst Gun Battalion, the 2d Automatic Weapons Battalion, and 

the 3d Detachment. Reorganized 1 Aprill 963 to consist of the 1st and 2d 

Automatic Weapons Battalions and the 3d Detachment. Reorganized 

15 February 1968 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions. Reorganized 

l February 1972 to consist of the 2d Battalion. Redesignated 1 November 

1972 as the I 74th Air Defense Artillery. Reorganized 1 August 1975 to 

consist of the 2d Battalion, an element of the 38th Infantry Division. 

387 
388 

CAMPAIGN P ARTI CIPATI ON CREDIT 

WorM War II 

Western Pacific 

AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Headquarters Batte ry (Athens), 2d Battalion, additionally entitled to 

the following: 

World War 11-AP 

New Guinea 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

! 74TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BIBI.IOGRAPHY 

No published histories. 
200th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

(First New Mexico) 

H ERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: 

Motto: 

Symbolism: 

Or, an A vanyu sable. (The A vanyu is a Pueblo Indian 

device not unlike the device of the Isle of Man conventionalized, which is blazoned three legs em bowed conjoined 

at the thighs, the three arms of the Avanyu each ending in a 

triangular head bearing five points.) 

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the New 

Mexico Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors, or 

and sable, a coiled rattlesnake proper. 

Pro Civitate et Patria (For State and Country). 

The Avanyu device used by the Pueblo Indians is another 

form of the triskelion, a lucky talisman and symbolic of 

energy, motion, and victory. It is also emblematic of "the 

whirling sun" and "lightning in air" which all ude to the 

firepower and air defense mission of the unit. 

DlSTlNCTIVE I NS IGNIA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield, crest, and motto of the coat of 

arms. 

LINEAGE AND HONORS 

LINEAGE 

Organized 1 September 1880 in the New Mexico Volunteer Militia in 

west-central New Mexico from independent companies as the lst Regiment. Expanded 18 February 1882 to form the 1st Regiment with Headquarters at Socorro and the 2d Regiment with Headquarters at 

Albuquerque. 

1st Regiment expanded 25 April 1883 to form the 1st Regiment and 

the 2d Cavalry Battalion (1st Regiment-hereafter separate lineage). 2d 

Cavalry Battalion reorganized and redesignated 14 September 1883 as 

the 1st Regiment of Cavalry (less 3d Battalion-see below). Reorganized 

10 November 1885 as the lst Regiment of Cavalry. Disbanded 

29 December 1893 and two remaining troops attached to the 1st Regiment 

of Infantry. Reorganized 12 September 1896 in the New Mexico Volunteer Militia as the 1st Battalion of Cavalry with Headquarters at Santa Fe. 

(New Mexico Volunteer Militia redesignated 17 March 1897 as the New 

Mexico National Guard.) Redesignated in 1897 as the 1st Squadron of 

Cavalry. While remaining in state service the lst Squadron of Cavalry 

389 
390 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

additionally formed the 2d Squach·on, lst United States Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the Rough Riders (mustered into federal service 

6- 7 May 1898 at Santa Fe; mustered out of federal service 15 September 

1898 at Montauk Point, New York). Troop A attached 5 February 1908to 

the 1st Regiment of Infantry (see below); remainder of squadron concurrently disbanded. 

2d Regiment expanded 25 April 1883 to form the 2d Regiment and 

the I st Cavalry Battalion. 2d Regiment redesignated I 0 November 1885 

as the 1st Regiment of In fantry with Headquarters at Santa Fe. Location of 

Headquarters changed 16 August 1886 to Albuquerque. 

I st Cavalry Baualion reorganized and redesignated 14 September 

1883 as the 3d Battalion, I st Regime nt of Cavalry. Expanded, 

reorganized, and redesignated 10 November 1885 as the 2d Regiment of 

Cavalry. 

I st Regiment of I nfantry and elements of the 2d Regiment of Cavalry 

consolidated 24 December 1890 and consolidated unit designated as the 

1st Regiment of Infantry. I st Regiment of Infantry consolidated in 1909 

with Troop A (see above) and consolidated unit designated as the 1st 

Regiment of I nfantry. Mustered into federal service 16 J uly 1916 at Albuquerque for .service on the Mexican border; mustered out of federal 

service 5 April 1917 at Columbus. Called into federal service 21 April 

1917; mustered into federal se rvice 1ljune 19 17 at Albuquerque. 

Drafted into federa l serv ice 5 August 1917. Regiment broken up 

19-24 October 19 17 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as 

clements of the I 15th T rain Headquarters and Military Police and the 

143d and l44th Machine Gun Battalions, elements of the 40th Division. 

Military Police section of I 15th Train Headquarters a nd Military 

Police reorganized and redesignated 27 October I 9 18 as the 40th Military 

Police Company, an clement of the 40th Division; I 15th Train Headquarters and Military Police currently reorganized and redesignated as the 

! 15th Train Headquarters. 40th Military Police Company demobilized 

2 May 19 19 at Camp Kearny, Californ ia; 1 15th Train Headquarters 

demobilized 25 April I 919 at Camp Kearny, California. 

143d and I 44th Machine Gun Battalions demobilized 30 April 1919 at 

Camp Grant, Illinois. 

Former lst Regiment ol' Infantry reconstituted 16 J uly 1919 in the 

New Mexico Narional Guard as a separate squadron of cavalry and organized with Troops A and B at Albuquerque and Carlsbad, respectively. 

Expanded, reorganized, and redesignated 3 December 1920 as the lst 

Cavalry. Redesignated 2 May 1922 as the llllh Cavalry. Headquarters 

federally recognized 4 May I 924 at Sante Fe. Assigned 5 November I 923 

to the 23d Cavalry Division. Relieved 15 March 1929 from assignment 'to 

the 23d Cavalry Division. Converted and redesignated 26 April 1940 as 

the 207th Coast Artillery. Redesignated I j uly 1940 as the 200th Coast 

Artillery. I nducted into federal service 6 J anuary 194 l at home stations. 

Surrendered 9 April 1942 to the j apanese 14thAnny. Inactivated 2 April 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 391 

1946 at. Fort Mills, Philippine Islands. 

Headquarters, 200th Coast Artillery, redesignated 31 May 1946 as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 200th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group. Headquarters, 200th Antiaircraft Artillery Group, organized and 

federally recognized 25 September 1947 at Roswell (Headquarters Battery organized and federally recognized 10 October 194 7 aL Las Cruceshereafter separate lineage). Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 

1959 as Headquarters, 200th Artillery Group. Consolidated 15 December 

1967 with the 200th Art~llery and consolidated unit designated as the 

200th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental 

System (see below). 

Headquarters Battery, 200th Coast Artillery, redesignated 31 May 

1946 as the 716th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Reorganized and 

federally recognized 27 September 1947 in southwestern New Mexico 

with Headquarters at Silver City. Ordered into active federal service 

14 August 1950 at home stations; released 13 August 1952 from active 

federal service and reverted to state control. Redesignated 1 October 1953 

as the 716th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

1st Battalion (less Battery C), 200th Coast Artillery, redesignated 

3 1 May 1946 as the 7 17th Antia ircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. 

Reorganized and federally recognized23 June 1947 in northwestern New 

Mexico with Headquarters at Albuquerque. Ordered into active federal 

service 1 May 1951 at home stations; released 28 February 1953 from 

active federal service and reverted to state control. Red esig nated 

I October 1953 as the 717th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Battery C, 200th Coast Artillery, redesignated 31 May 1946 as the 

726th Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion. eorgan iz ed and 

federally recognized 23 J une 1947 in north-central New Mexico with 

Headquarters at Albuquerque . Reorganized a nd redesig nated 

1 December 1947 as the 726th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Location of Headquarters changed 1 July J 948 to Sante Fe. Ordered into active 

federal service 14 August 1950 at home stations; released 13 May 1952 

from active federal se rvice and reverted to state control. Redesignated 

l October 1953 as the 726th Antiaircrafl Artillery Battalion. 

2cl Battalion, 200th Coast Artillery, redesignated 31 May 1946 as the 

697th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Reorganized 

and federally recognized 2 November 1947 in southeastern New Mexico 

with Headquarters at Roswell. Redesignated 1 October J 953 as tthe 697th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

7 16th, 717th, 726th, and697th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions; Headquarters, 5 1 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Group (see ANNEX l ); 502d Field 

Anillery Battalion (organized and federally recognized 2 1 September 

1956 in eastern New Mexico with Headquarters at Clovis); 120th Antiaircrafl Artillery Battalion (see ANNt::x 2); and 804th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion (see ANNEX 3) consolidated 1 September 1959 and consolidated 

unit reorganized and redesignated as the 200th Artillery, a parent reg-
392 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

iment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the lst 

Automatic Weapons Battalion; the 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th Gun Battalions; and the 7th Detachment. Reorganized 1 February 1962 to <;onsist 

of the lst Automatic Weapons Battalion; the 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th Gun 

Battalions; and the 7th and 8th Detachments. Reorganized 1 Aprill962 to 

consist of the I st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th Automatic Weapons Battalions 

and the 7th and 8th Detachments. Consolidated 15 December 1967 with 

Headquarters, 200th Artillery Group (see above), and consolidated unit 

designated as the 200th Artillery, a parent regiment under· the Combat 

Arms Regimental System, to consist of the lst, 2d, 3d, and 4th Battalions. 

Redesignated 1 November 1972 as the 200th Air Defense Artillery. 

Reorganized 1 September 1975 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element 

of the 49th Armored Division; the 2d Battalion, an element of the 47th 

Infantry Division; the 3d Battalion, an element of the 50th Armored 

Division; and the 4th Battalion, an element of the 40th Infantry Division. 

ANNEX 1 

Constituted in .July 1923 in the Organized Reserves as the 51 5th Coast 

Artillery. Organized in November 1924 with Headquarters at Topeka, 

Kansas. Withdrawn 19 December 194 1 from the Organized Reserves and 

allotted to the Regular Army; concurrently activated at Manila, Philippine 

Islands, with personnel of the 200th Coast Artillery. Surrendered 9 April 

1942 to the J apanese 14th Army. Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Fort Mills, 

Philippine Islands. Redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 51 5th Coast Artillery Battery and activated at Fort Winfield Scott, California. Inactivated 

25 November 1946 at ForL Winfield Scott, California. 

Redesignated 23 April 1947 as Headquarters anq Headquarters Battery, 515th Antiaircraft Artillery Group; concurrently withdrawn from 

the Regular Army and allotted to the New Mexico National Guard. Headquarters organized and federally recognized 25 September 194 7 at Roswell (Headquarters Battery organized and federally recognized 23 June 

1947 at Sante Fe- hereafter separate lineage). Location changed 16 April 

1955 to Albuquerque. 

ANNEX 2 

Constituted 30 Novembe1· 1920 in the New Mexico National Guard as 

an engineer regiment (less one battalion allotted to the Oklahoma 

National Guard). Organized 3 June-17 August 1921 as the 1st Engineers 

(2d Battalion allotted LO the Oklahoma National Guard); Headquarters 

federally recognized 8 June 1924 at Las Cruces. Redesignated 2 May 1922 

as the !37th Engineers. Reorganized and redesignated 23 February 1923 

as the 120th Engineers and assigned to the 47th Division (1st Battalion 

allotted to the Oklahoma National Guard). Inducted into federal service 

I 6 September 1940 al home stations. Reorganized and redesignated (less 

I st Battalion and Band) 20 J<ebruary 1942 as the l20Lh Engineer Battalion, an element of Lhe 45th Infantry Division (1st Battalion and Band 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 393 

concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Battalion and Band, 

176th Engineers-hereafter separate lineages). Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1942 as the !20th Engineer Combat Battalion. Inactivated 

26 November 1945 at Camp Bowie, Texas. 

Converted and redesignated 3 1 May 1946 as the 3630th Ordnance 

Maintenance Company and relieved from assignment to the 45th Infantry 

Division. Reorganized and federally recognized 5 October 194 7 at Roswell. Converted and redesignated 12 May 1949 as Headquarters and 

Headquarters Battery, 120th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (organic 

elements concurrently organized from new and existing units). Redesignated 1 October 1953 as the !20th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

ANNEX 3 

Constituted 30 August 1940 in the New Mexico National Guard as the 

104th Antitank Battalion. Organized September-November 1940 from 

new and existing units; Headquarters federally recognized 5 November 

1940 at Roswell. Inducted into Federal service 6 J anuary 1941 at home 

stations. Redesignated 24 J uly 1941 as the 1 04th Infantry BattaLion, Antitank. Redesignated 15 December 1941 as the 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Inactivated 10 December 1945 at Camp Hood, Texas. Converted 

and redesignated 31 May 1946 as the 804th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Reorganized and federally recognized 

3 October 194 7 with Headquarters at Tucumcari. Redesignated 

1 October 1953 as the 804th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

huliau Wars 

New Mexico 188 1 

New Mexico 1882 

War With SfJain 

Sallliago 

World WM I 

Streamer without inscription 

World War II 

Sicily (with arrowhe;ld) 

Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead) 

Anzio 

Rome-Arno 

Southern France (with arrowhead) 

North Apennines 

Rhineland 

Ardennes-Aisace 

Central Europe 

Po Valley 

Philippine Islands 

Battery A (Roswell), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled to the following: 

World War/ 

Champagnc-Man1e 

Aisne-Marne 

DE:CORATIONS 

St. Mihiel 

Mcuse-Argonnc 

Champ<tgne 1918 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered CLARK 

FIELD (200th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA 

1941 (515th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 
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Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BATAAN 

(200th and 515th Coast Artillery cited; WD GO 14, 1942) 

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF 

THE Pt-ILLJPPINES (Military and naval forces of the United States engaged 

in the defense of the Philippines cited; WD GO 22, 1942, as amended by 

DA GO 46, 1948) 

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

7 DECEMBER 1941 TO 10 MAY J942(200thand515thCoastArtillerycited; 

DA GO 47, 1950) 

Battery A (Roswell), lst Bat,talion, and Headquarters Battery (Tucumcari), 4th Battalion, each additionally entitled to French Croix de Guerre 

with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered CENTRAL I TALY (804th 

Tank Destroyer Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1950) 

Battery C (Socorro), 2d Battalion, additionally entitled to Presidential 

Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BLIES RI VER (Company B, 

120th Engineer Combat Battalion, cited; WD GO 84, 1945), and French 

Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered 

ACQUAFONDATA (120th Engineer Combat Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 

1950) 

Headquarters Battery (Albuquerque), 3d Battalion, additionally 

entitled to French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer 

embroidered ACQUAFONDATA (120th Engineer Combat Battalion cited; 

DA GO 43, 1950) 

200TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Adams, Clarence S. "ADA Guardsmen Train at Bliss." Air Defense Maga- zine (October- December 1978):14-15. 

Azoy, A.C.M. Charge: The Story of the Battle of San }'uan Hill. New York: 

Longmans, Green, and Company, 1961. 

Ball, Larry D. "Militia Posses: The Territorial Militia in Civil Law Enforcement in New Mexico Territory, 1883-1887." New Mexico Historical 

Review Qanuary 1980):47- 69. 

Blumenson, Martin. Salerno to Cassino. United States Army in World 

War II. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1969. Contains 

information about the 120th Engineer Combat Battalion. 

Case, Blair. "Clark Field: Air Defense Debacle in the Philippines." Air 

Defense Magazine Quly- September 1982):4-7. 

Fisher, Ernest F., J r. Ca . .,-sino to the Alps. United States Army in World 

War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1977. Contains 

information about the 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion. 

"Heroes of Bataan." The National Gua·rdsman 17 (March 1963): back cover. 

Historical Division, War Department. Salerno: Ame·rican OjJerations From the 

Beaches to the Voltumo (9 SejJembe1·- 6 Octobe1·1943). American Forces in 

Action. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1944. Contains 

information about the 120th Engineer Combat Battalion. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 395 

---·Small. Unit Action.s. American forces in Action. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1946. Contains information about the 804th 

Tank Dcslroyer Battalion. 

" I Bowed Brie lly on Grim Corregidor." The Push Pin Post 8 (November 

1978):4. 

Maddox, Robert J. "Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders." American 

Hist01y Illustrated 12 (November 1977):8- 19. 

Ma rshall, Edward. The St01y of the Rough Riden, 1st U.S. Volunteer Caval?y: 

The Regiment in CamfJ and on the Battlefield. New York: G.W. Dillingham 

Company, Publishers, 1899. 

Mellnik, Stephen M. "The Life and Death of the 200th Coast Artillery 

(AA)." Coast A1·tillery joumal90 (March-April 1947):2-7. 

Morton, Louis. The Fall of the PhilifJfJines. United States Army in World 

War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1953. 

Pico, Susan. "ADA in New Mexico National Guard." Air Defense Magazine 

(October-December 1979):20-22. 

Roosevelt, Theodore. The Rough Riden. New York: Charles Scribner's 

Sons, 1899. 

Westermeir, Clifford R. Who Rush to Gl01y: The Cavalry Volttnl.eers of 1898. 

Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, 1958. 

263d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

H ERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Gules, on a cross of the field fimbriated or two cannon in 

pale of the last. 

C1·esl: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the South 

Carolina Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors, 

or and gules, upon a mount vert a palmetto tree proper 

charged with a crescent argent. 

Mollo: Unsurrendered. 

Symbolism: The shield is red for artillery. The red cross of Saint George 

symbolizes the origin of the regiment prior to the War of 

the American Revolution. T he two cannon a1·e old trophies 

of the regiment. 

DISTINCTIVE l NSI(:NJA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND HONORS 

L INEAGE 

ARNG 

(South Carolina) 

Organized in 1756 at Charles Town as the Artillery Company of 

Charles Town, commanded by Capt. Christopher Gadsden. Chartered 

31 J uly 1760 by the colony of South Carolina. Expanded, reorganized, 

and redesignated in 1775 as the Charles Town Battalion of Artillery. 

Surrendered 12 May 1780 to the British forces at Charles Town. Reconstituted in 1783 as the Charleston Battalion of Artillery and organized at 

Charleston. Attached 17 December 1794 to the 7th Brigade, 2d Division, 

South Carolina Militia. Expanded, reorganized, and redesigna ted 

16 December 1797 as the 1st Regiment of Artillery. Provisional battalion 

from the 1st Regiment of Artillery, commanded by Maj. J ohn P. Felder, 

mustered into federal service 6 November 1814 at Charleston; mustered 

out of federal service 3 March I 8 I 5 at Charleston. Elements of the 1st 

Regiment of Artille ry mustered into federal service 10 March 1836 at 

Charleston; mustered out of federal service 6- 7 April I 836 at Charleston. 

While remaining in state service during the Civil War the 1st Regiment of 

Artillery furnished personnel for the German Artillery Battery and the 

Washington Artillery, volunteer units in the Confederate States Army. 

German Artillery Battery disbanded in April 1865 at Camden, South 

397 
398 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Carolina; remaining artillery units surrendered 26 April 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina, with the Army of the Tennessee. 

Reorganized in 1878 in the South Carolina Volunteer Troops at 

Charleston as the lst Regiment of Artillery. Reorganized in 1883 as the 

German Artillery and Lafayette Artillery. 

Lafayette Artillery consolidated 1 May 1892 with the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery (see ANNEX) and the Chicora Rifles (organized 22 February 

1890 at Mount Pleasant, as Company F, 1st Battalion of Infantry) to form 

the Naval Battalion; concurrently withdrawn from the South Carolina 

Volunteer Troops and allotted to the South Carolina Naval Militia. South 

Carolina Naval Militia called into active federal service 8 April 1917 at 

home stations to serve on patrol duty with the United States Navy off the 

coast of South Carolina; personnel demobilized in 1919. 

Reorganized 21 July 1923 in the South Carolina National Guard as the 

1st Coast Defense Command, Coast Artillery Corps, with Headquarters at 

Beaufort. Redesignated 25 March 1924 as the 1st Separate Battalion, 

Coast Artillery Corps. Redesignated 31 J uly 1925 as the 263d Coast Artillery Battalion. Expanded, reorganized, and redesignated 10 June 1930 as 

the 263d Coast Artillery. Headquarters federally recognized 14 .June 

1930 at Beau fort. (3d Battalion, 263d Coast Artillery, reorganized and 

redesignated l 0 December 1940 as the 1 07th Separate Battalion, Coast 

Artillery-see below.) 

263d Coast Artillery inducted into federal service 13 J anuary 1941 at 

home stations. Regiment broken up I October 1944 and its elements 

reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery and Batteries C, D, and E as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery and Batteries A, B, and C, respectively, Harbor Defense of 

Charleston; Headquarters and Headquarters Batteries, 1st and 2d Battalions; Battery F, and Searchlight Battery disbanded (Batteries A and B 

as the 248th and 249th Coast Artillery Batteries, respectively-hereafter 

separate lineages). 

Harbor Defense of Charleston redesignated 30 June 1945 as the 263d 

Coast Artillery and inactivated at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina. 

1st Battalion, 263d Coast Artillery, reorganized and federally recognized 4 April 194 7 as the 713th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion with 

Headquarters at Lancaster. Ordered into active federal service 15 August 

1950 at home stations; released 14 June 1952 from active federal service 

and reverted to state control. Redesignated 1 October 1953 as the 713th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

2d Battalion, 263d Coast Artillery, reorganized and federally recognized 15 April 194 7 as the 678th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion with Headquarters at Anderson. Redesignated 1 October 

1953 as the 678th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

1 07th Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery, inducted into federal service 

10 February 194 1 at home stations. Reorganized and redesignated 

13 November 1943 as the l07th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weap-
LINEAGES AN D HERALDIC DATA 399 

ons Battalion. Inactivated 5 December 1944 in Italy. Reorganized and 

federally recognized I 0 February I 947 with Headquarters at Newberry. 

Redesignated I October I 953 as the 1 07th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 263d Coast Artillery, and 

the 713th, 678th, and I 07th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions consolidated 

I April J 959 and consolidated unit reorgani.zed and redesignated as the 

263d Artille ry, a pa rent regiment under the Combat Arms Regime ntal 

System, to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Automatic Weapons Battalions 

and the 4th DetachmenL Reorganized 1 April I 963 to consist of the 1st 

and 2d Automatic Weapons Batta lions a nd the 4th Detachment. 

Reorganized I .J an uary 1968 to consist of the 2d Battalion. Redesignated 

I November 1972 as the 263d Air De fense Artille ry. Reorgani zed 

I August 1975 to consist of the 2d Battalion, a n element of the 26th 

Infantry Division. 

ANNEX 

Organized 2 1 February 1776 at Beaufort as the Beaufort Volunteer 

Artillery. Assigned 18 October 1776 to the 4th South Carolina Regiment 

(Contine ntal) (Art illery). Surrendered 12 May I 780 to the British forces at 

Charles T own. Reorganized in 1800 in the South Carolina Militia at Beaufort as the Beaufort Volu ntecr Artillery; incorporated 20 December 1820. 

Consolidated about 1843 with the Beau fort Volunteer Gua rds (incorporated 18 Decem be•- 1824 at Beaufort) and consolidated unit redesignated 

as the Beaufort Volunteer Company of Artillery. Mustered into Confederate service 14 March 1862 at Beaufort. Surrendered 26 April 1865 near 

Greensboro, No1·th Carolina, with the Army of the , ennessee. 

Reorganized 12 March I 878 in the South Caroli na Voluntee r Troops at 

Beaufort. 

CAMPAI GN P ARTICIPATION CREDIT 

Rroolulionm)• IVm 

Charleston 

Savannah 

South Carolina 1775 

Soul h Carolina 1779 

War of 1812 

Streamer without inscription 

Ch,il W<lr-Confrdemlf sl'rvice 

Sumter 

South Carolina 1862 

South C<~rolina 1863 

South Camlina 1864 

South C<~rolina 1865 

No•·th Carolina 1865 

Wo1'id War II 

Tunisia 

Sicily (with arrowhead) 

Rome· i\ rno 

Southern France (with arrowhead) 

Battery B (Easley), 2d Battalion, additionally e ntitled to the following : 

World War 11- I·:AMH 

Nonhcm France 

Rhineland 

DECORATIONS 

None. 
400 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

263D A IR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Cureton, Charles, and Fitzhugh McMaster. "The Charleston Battalion of 

Artillery, 1778-1797." Militcwy Collector and Histm·ian 30 (Spring 

1978):25. 

Davis, Nora Marshall. Histo·ry of the 263rd Coast Artille?y (1-JD) Regiment, 

SCNG. Columbia, 1938. 

McMaster, Fitzhugh. "Colonial Cannon, South Carolina Artillery, 

1670-1813." Field ArtilleTy journal 45 (September-October 

1977):47-50. 

Z07th SefJamte Coast Artillery Battalion (AA), CamfJ StewaTt. Baton Rouge: 

Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1941. 

Todd, Frederick P .. "Notes on the Organization and Uniforms of South 

Carolina Military Forces, 1860-1861." Military Collectm· and Historian 3 

(September 1951):53-62. 
265th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERALDIC ITEMS 

COAT OF ARMS 

Shield: Gules, on the bend nebuly or between a bezent bearing a 

mullet of four points azure and a roundel barry wavy of six 

of the second and of the last, a lightning Aash of the third. 

C1·est: That for the regiments and separate baualions of the Florida Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors, or and 

gules, an alligawr statant proper. 

Motto: Home and Country. 

Symbolism: The colors scarlet and yellow arc used for artillery. The 

unit's service in Alaska during World War Il is denoted by 

the bezent, symbol for gold, and the four-pointed polar 

star. The diagonal stripe with the nebuly edges, heraldic 

symbol for clouds, bearing a lightning flash signifies the air 

defense artillery mission. The barry wavy roundel alludes 

to water and refers to the former coast artillery service. 

Additionally, it indicates the organization's location in Florida and alludes to the legendary "Fountain of Youth" 

sought by Ponce de Leon, the discoverer of Flor ida. 

DISTINCTIV E I NS IGN IA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND HONORS 

LINEAGE 

ARNG 

(Florida) 

Constituted 19 October 1923 in the Florida National Guard as the I st 

Separate Battalion, Coast Artille ry Corps. Organized and federally recognized I 4 November 1923 with Headquarters at Jacksonville. Redesignated 4 April 1924 as the 1st Separate Battalion , Coast Artillery. 

Redesignated 22 July 1925 as the 265th Coast Artillery Battalion. 

Expanded, reorganized, and redesignated 20 November 1929 as the 

265th Coast Artillery. Inducted into federal service 6 January 1941 at 

home stations. Disbanded 3 1 Jul y 1944 in Alaska. Reconstituted 

25 August 1945 in the Florida National Guard. 

Headquarters and 1st Battalion, 265th Coast Artillery, t·eorganized 

and federally recognized 5 December 1946 as the 692d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 48th Infantry Divi40 1 
402 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

sion (later redesignated as the 48th Armored Division), with Headquarters 

at J acksonville. Redesignated 1 February 1949 as the I 48th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Redesignated 1 October 1953 as 

the I 48th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

2d Battalion reorganized and federally recognized 17 December 1946 

as the ?12th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion with Headquarters at 

Miami. Ordered into active federal service 1 May 195 1 at home stations; 

released 30 April 1953 from active federal service and reverted to state 

control. Location of Headquarters changed 22 June 1953 to Sarasota. 

Redesignated I Octobet· 1953 as the ? 12th Antiaircraft Artiller y Battalion. 

(Headquarters Battery reorganized and federally recognized 15 September 1946 atJ acksonville as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

227th Antiaircraft Artillery Gt·oup- hereafter separate lineage.) 

148th and 7 12th Antiaircraft Arti llery Baua lions consolid ated 

15 April 1959 and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as the 

265th Artillery, a parent regiment unde r the Combat Arms Regimemal 

System, to consist of the 1st Automatic Weapons Battalion and the 2d 

Howitzer Battalion. Reorganized 15 February I 963 to consist of the I st 

and 2d Automatic Weapons Battalions and the I 6th and 17th Detachments. Reorganized 20 January 1968 to consist of' the 1st Battalion. 

Redesignated I November 1972 as the 265th Air Defense At·tillery. 

CAMPA l GN PARTICli'I\TION CREDI T 

Worlcl War II 

Asiatic-Pacific T hca1cr, S11·camcr 

without inscriptiou 

DECOR/\' J' IONS 

None. 

265TII AIR DEFENSE A RTILLERY BII.H .IOGRAPilY 

llislorical Annual> National Guard of Lhe Stale of Florida. Baton Rouge: Army 

and Navy Publishing Company, 1939. 
51 7th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Ht·:RALDtc l'n MS 

CoAT oF ARMS 

Shield: 

Crest: 

Mollo: 

Gules, on a bezant a bomber, nose to base, sable. 

None approved. 

We Sweep the Sky. 

S)'mbolism: The scarlet shield and the yellow disc charged with the 

diving bomber symbolize the antiaircraft nature of the 

organization. 

DISTI NCTI VE lNSIGNIJ\ 

The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND HONORS 

LI NEAGE 

Constituted in .J uly 1923 in the Organized Reserves as the 51 7th Coast 

Artillery. Organized in August l 925. Inactivated I January 1938; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves and allotted to tile Regular 

Army. Redesignated I August 1940 as the 78th Coast Artillery (1st Battalion concurrently activated at Ma•·ch field, California). Regiment (less 

1st Battalion) activated J 0 f ebruary 194 J at Camp Haem, California. (3d 

Battalion activated 15 .June 1942 at Long Beach, California; reorganized 

and redesignated I 0 September 1913 as the 248tb Antiaircraft Artillery 

Searchlight Battalion- hereafter separate lineage). Regimenl broken up 

7 february 1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquaners and Headquarters Battery as I leadquarters and 

Headquarters Bauery, 78th Antiaircraft Artillery Group; lst Battalion as 

the 78th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion; 2d Battalion as the 59 lst 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. 

I leadquarters and Headquarters Bauery, 78th Antiaircraft Anillery 

Group, disbanded 3 February 1945 at Camp Earle, Alaska. Reconstituted 

I 0 January 1949 in the Organized Reserve Corps, redesignated as l leadquaners and Headquarters Battery, 328th Antiaircraft Artillery Group, 

and assigned to the fifth Army. Activated I February 1949 at Great Bend, 

Kansas. (Organized Reser·ve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army 

Reserve.) Inactivated I December 1955 at Great Bend, Kansas. Withdrawn 31 .July 1959 ('rom the Army Rese•·ve and alloucd to the Regula•· 

Army. 

78th Antiaircraft Anillery Gun Battalion inactivated 3 1 October 1945 

at Fort Bliss, Texas. Activated 15 January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Inactivated 24 .June 1955 in Korea. Redesignated 13 September 1955 as 

403 
404 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

the 78th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Activated l 0 October 

1955 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Inactivated 6 September 1958 at Libertyville, Illinois. 

59 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion inactivated 

26 .J anuary 1945 at Camp Hood, Texas. Redesignated 28 J une 1950 as the 

99th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 14 May 1952 as the 

99th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 3 August 1952 at Fort 

Custer, Michigan. Redesignated 24 J uly 1953 as the 99th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 June 1957 at Detroit, Michigan. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 328th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group; 78th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion; and 99th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Battalion consolidated, reorganized , and redesignated 31 July 

1959 as the 5 1 7th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms 

Regimental System. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 51 7th Air 

Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC IPATION C REDIT 

World War /I 

Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

Korean War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

First UN counteroffensive 

DECORATIONS 

None. 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall o ffensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-fall 1952 

Third Korean wintc1· 

Korea, summer 1953 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 405 

1st MISSILE BATTALION, 51 7th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted in July 1923 in the Organized Reserves as Battery A, 51 7th 

Coast Artillery. Organized in August 1925. Inactivated 1 J anuary 1938; 

concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the 

Regular Army. Redesignated 1 August 1940 as Battery A, 78th Coast 

Artillery, and activated at March Field, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 7 February 1944 as Battery A, 78th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 

1 September 1945 as Battery C, 526th Antiaircraft Artillery Composite 

Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 3 August 1953 as Battery C, 

526th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 

13 February 1954 as Battery C, 526th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Consolidated 1 September 1958 with Battery A, 78th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Missile Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit reorganized 

and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile 

Battalion, 51 7th Artillery (organic elements constituted 12 August 1958 

and activated 1 September 1958). Battalion inactivated 23 December 

1960 at Mundeloin, Illinois. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 1st 

Missile Battalion, 51 7th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 9 December 1948 in the Regular Army as Battery A, 78th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 24 June 1955 in Korea. Redesignated 13 September 1955 as Battery A, 78th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Activated 10 October 1955 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War 11 

*Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

K oremt W (~r 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervention 

*First UN counteroffensive 

DECORATIONS 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean wimcr 

*Korea. summe1·-fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

DEFENSE OF KOREA (78th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 51, 1957) 
406 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d MISSILE BATTALION, 51 7th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted in july 1923 in the Organized Reserves as Battery B, 51 7th 

Coast Artillery. Organized in August 1925. inactivated 1 J anuary 1938; 

concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the 

Regular Army. Redesignated I August 1940 as Battery B, 78th Coast 

Artillery, and activated at March Field, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 7 February J 944 as Battery B, 78th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 31 October 1945 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 

24 June 1955 in Korea. Redesignated 13 September 1955 as Battery B, 

78th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Activated 10 October 1955 at 

Fort Sheridan, Illinois. 

Reorganized and redesignated l September 1958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 2d Missile Battalion, 5 1 7th Artill ery (organic 

elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated J September 1958). 

Battalion inactivated 8 February 1963 at Carleton, Michigan. Redesignated 1 September J 971 as the 2d Missile Baualion, 51 7th Air Defense 

Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War// 

*Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

Kore(m War 

*UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF imcrvcmion 

D ECORATIONS 

*First UN counleroffensi\'e 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN sununer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, sunHller-fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea, sununer 1953 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamei· embroidered 

D I!:FENSE OF KOREA (78th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 5 1, 1957) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 407 

3d BATTALION, 51 7th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted in July 1923 in the Organized Reserves as Battery C, 51 7th 

Coast Artillery. Organized in August 1925. Inactivated 1 J anuary 1938; 

concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the 

Regular Army. Redesignated I August 1940 as Battery C, 78th Coast 

Artillery, and activated at March Field, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 7 February 1944 as Battery C, 78th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 31 October 1945 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Activated 15 .January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 

24 J une 1955 in Korea. Redesignated 13 September 1955 as Battery C, 

78th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Activated 10 October 1955 at 

Fort Sheridan, Illinois. 

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1958 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 51 7th Artillery (organic 

elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated 1 September 1958). 

Redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 3d Battalion, 51 7th Artillery. 

Redesignated l September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 51 7th Air Defense 

Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 at Selfridge Air Force Base, 

Michigan. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World W(!l' II 

J\1cutian 1sl<tnds (with arrowhead) 

Korean Wm· 

UN ddcnsive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervention 

DECORATIONS 

*First UN counterollensive 

*CCF spring offe nsive 

*U N summer- fall oiTensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer- fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Kot·ca, summer 1953 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

DEFENSE OF KOREA (78th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA 

GO 51, 1957) 
408 AIR DEFENSE ART ILLERY 

4th BATTALION, 51 7th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted in j uly 1923 in the O rganized Reserves as Battery D, 5 1 7th 

Coast Artillery. Organized in August 1925. Inactivated 1 J anuary 1938; 

concurrently withd rawn from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the 

Regular Army. Redesignated 1 August 1940 as Battery D, 78th Coast 

Artillery, and activated at March Field, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 7 February I 944 as Battery D, 78th 

Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 

1 September 1945 as Battery D, 526th Antiaircraft Artillery Composite 

Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 3 August 1953 as Battery D, 

526th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 

13 February 1954 as Battery D, 526th Antiaircraft Artill ery Missile Battalion. 

Consolidated 1 Septembe r 1958 with Battery D, 86th Antiaircraft 

Artille ry Missile Battalion (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit reorganized 

and redesignated as Headqua rters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Gun 

Battalion, 5 1 7th Artillery (organic elements constituted 8 August 1958 

and activated l September 1958). Reorganized and redesignated 10 September 1960 as the 4th Missile Battalion, 517th Artillery. Redesignated 

20 May 1968 as the 4th Battalion, 5 1 7th Artillery. Inactivated 3 1 March 

1970 at Fort Clayton, Canal Zone. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 

4th Battalion, 51 7th Air Defense Artillery. 

ANNEX 

Constituted 9 December 1948 in the Regular Army as Battery D, 78th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated I 5 J anuary 1949 at Fort 

Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 24 june 1955 in Korea. Redesignated I3 September 1955 as Battery D, 78th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. 

Activated 10 October 1955 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Redesignated 

15 September 1956 as Battery D, 86th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. 

CAM PAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World Wm· ll 

*Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

Korea11 Wa1· 

UN defensive 

*UN offensive 

*CCF intervention 

DECORATIONS 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Kore<ln winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

DEFENSE OF KOREA (78th Antiaircraft Artille ry Gun Battalio n cited; DA 

GO 5 1, 1957) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 409 

5th MISSILE BATTALION, 51 7th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted in] uly 1923 in the Organized Reserves as Battery E, 51 7th 

Coast Artillery. Organized in August 1925. Inactivated I J anuary 1938; 

concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the 

Regular Army. Redesignated 1 August 1940 as Battery E, 78th Coast 

Artillery. Activated 10 February 1941 at Camp Haan, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 7 February 1944 as Battery A, 59lst 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 26 January 1945 at Camp Hood, Texas. Redesignated 28 June 1950 as Battery A, 

99th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 14 May 1952 as Battery A, 99th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 3 August 

1952 at Fort Custer, Michigan. Redesignated 24 July 1953 as Battery A, 

99th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 J une 1957 at Hazel 

Park, Michigan. 

Redesignated 18 June 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Missile Battalion, 517th Artillery. Activated 15 March 1960 at 

Dyess Air Force Base, Texas (organic elements constituted l February 

1960 and activated 15 March 1960). Battalion inactivated 25 J une 1966 at 

Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 5th 

Missile Battalion, 51 7th Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTIC IPATI ON CREDIT 

World War II 

*Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) 

Korean War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervention 

D ECORATIONS 

None. 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer- fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 
410 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

6th BATTALION, 51 7th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted inJ uly 1923 in the Organized Reserves as Battery F, 51 7th 

Coast Artillery. Organized in August 1925. Inactivated l J anuary 1938; 

concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the 

Regular Army. Redesignated 1 August 1940 as Battery F, 78th Coast 

Artillery. Activated 10 February 1941 at Camp Haan, California. 

Reorganized and redesignated 7 February 1944 as Battery B, 591st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 26 J anuary 1945 at Camp Hood, Texas. Redesignated 28 June 1950 as Battery B, 

99th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Redesignated 14 May 1952 as Battery B, 99th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Activated 3 August 

1952 at Fort Custer, Michigan. Redesignated 24 July 1953 as Battery B, 

99th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 15 June 1957 at Detroit, 

Michigan. 

Redesignated 3] July 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 5 1 7th Artillery. Redesignated 18 J anuary 1962 as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 517th 

Artillery (organic elements concurrently consolidated). Battalion activated 12 March 1962 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 20 August 1965 

as the 6th Battalion, 51 7th Artillery. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as 

the 6th Battalion, 51 7th Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 28 September 

1972 in Germany. 

CAMPAI GN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War II 

*Aleutian lsl;mds (with arrowhead) 

Knrean War 

UN defensive 

UN offensive 

CCF intervemion 

DECORATIONS 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summe r-fall offensive 

Second Korean wintc•· 

Korea, summe•· 111 1952 

T hird Korean wimer 

Korea, summe r 1953 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embro id ered 

CHICHAGOF HARBOR, ATru (Battery F, 78th Coast Artillery, cited; WD 

GO 10, 1944) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 411 

16th DETACHMENT, 51 7th AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

Ll 1EAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted in July 1923 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters 

and Headquaners Battery, 3d Battalion, 5 1 7th Coast Artillery. Organized 

in August 1925. Inactivated I J anuary 1938; concurrently withdrawn 

from the Organi zed Reserves and allotted to tl1 e Regular Army. Redesignated 1 August 1940 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3d Battalion, 78th Coast Arti ll ery. Activated 15 J une 1942 at Lon g Beach, 

Ca liforn ia. 

Reorganized and redesig nated I 0 September 1943 as Headquarters 

and Headquarters Battery, 248th Antiaircraft Anillery Search light Battalion. Inactivated 4 November 1944 at Camp Howze, Texas. Disbanded 

28 June 1950. 

Reconstitutecl 5 August 1958 in the Regular Army and redesignated as 

the 16th Detachme nt, 5 17th Artillery. Activated I September 1958 at 

Fort Bliss, Texas. f nactivated 23 September 1960 at Fort Bliss, T exas. 

Redesignated I September 1971 as the 16th Detachmen t, 5 17th Air 

Def'cnse Artillery. 

CAMPA I GN P ARTICIPATION CREDIT 

None. 

D ECORATI ONS 

None. 

5 17TII Am. D EFENSE ARTI LLERY BIIH.IOCRAPHY 

Ackert, T homas W. "Operation 'We Go.' "Antiai1·crajt A.rtillery j oumal94 

(Ma rch-April 195 1):7- 11. Per1ains to the 78th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Battalion. 

Brooks, Arthur C. " From Pusa n to Unsan With the I Oth Antiaircral't Artille ry Group. " 1\'ntiai·rc-raji A-rtille·ry j ounwl 94 (J a nuary-Febru a r y 

1951): 13-15. Contains information about the 78th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Brown, William F. "Chongchon Withdrawal." Antiaircmft Artille1)' } oumal 

94 (March- April 195 1): 18-20. Contains information about the 78th 

Antiaircrafl Artillery Banalion. 

"Colonel He nning and the I Oth Antiaircraft Artillery G1·ou p." A ntiai?·cmji 

A?tilleJy j ourn.al95 (Ma rch- April 1952):7. Contains information abou t 

t.he 78th Antiaircraft Artille ry Battalion. 

Gooding, Earl Robe rt. "78th Amiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion." Antiaircraft A1·tillery.founud 96 (September- October 1953):9-11. 
412 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Marquat, William F. "Automatic Artillery in Korea." Antiai1·cmji ATtille1y 

joumal 93 (November-December 1950):2- 9; 94 (January-February 

1951):2-12; (March- April 1951):2-5; (May-June 1951):2- 6; 

(July- August 1951):2-9; (September- October 1951):2- 5; (November-December 1951 ):2-6; 95 U anuary- February 1952):2-5; 

(March-April 1952):8- 10; (May-June 1952):12-15. Contains information about the 78th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

78th AAA Gun Battalion (90 mm), Fort Bliss, Texas. Baton Rouge: Army and 

Navy Publishing Company, 1949. 

78th Coast Artillery, Antiaircraft, CamjJ Haan, Califomia, First Anniversary 

Number, 1941. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror, 1941. 
562d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

HERALDIC ITEMS 

CoAT oF ARMS 

Shield: Gules, a pile bendwise or, a dragon passant counCrest: 

Motto: 

Symbolism: 

terchanged pierced by an arrow bend sinisterwise sable. 

None approved. 

Tuebor (1 Will Defend). 

The red field indicates artillery. The pile represents the 

searchlight beam playing on the enemy in the sky, symbolized by the dragon. The black arrow signifi es the gun 

and machine-gun fire from the ground. 

DIST INCTIVE INSIGNIA 

The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. 

LINEAGE AND HONORS 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 5 September 1928 in the Organized Reserves as the 

562d Coast Artillery. Redesignated 30 November 1928 as the 

917th Coast Artillery. Organized in 1929 with Headquarters at Roanoke, 

Virginia. Inactivated 1 October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the 

Organized Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 

4 November 1939 as the 70th Coast Artillery and activated at Fort 

Monroe, Virginia. Regiment broken up 10 November 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

70th Antiaircraft Artillery Group; lst Battalion as the 70th Antiaircraft 

Artillery Gun Battalion; 2d Battalion as the 925th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Automatic Weapons Battalion; 3d Battalion disbanded on Guadalcanal. 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 70th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group, inactivated 15 May 1947 on Luzon, Philippine Islands. Activated 

ll Aprill949 injapan.lnactivated 26June 1950 in japan. 

70th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion inactivated 30 May 194 7 on 

Luzon, Philippine Islands. Activated 15 January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 15 May 1953 as the 70th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Inactivated 20 December 1957 at Bailey's Cross Roads, Virginia. 

925th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion inactivated 

31 August 1946 on Luzon, Philippine lslands. Redesignated 13 October 

1948 as the 21st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. 

413 
414 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

Activated 8 J une J 949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Assigned 14 November J 951 

to the 25th Infantry Division. Redesignated 15 April 1953 as the 21st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Relieved l February 1957 from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division. Inactivated 14 December J 957 in 

Ilawaii. 

I Ieadquarters and Headquarters Battery, 70th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Group, and the 70th and 2 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 31 July 1959 as the 562d Artillery, a 

parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 562d Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War II 

Northern Solomons 

1\ismarck Archipelago 

l.cyte 

Luzon (with arrowhead) 

Korean Wor 

CCf intervention 

DECORATIONS 

First UN counterol'fcnsive 

CCF spring oi'ICnsive 

UN summer- fal l offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer- fall 1952 

T hird Korean wintCI' 

Korea. summer I ~,')3 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WON.fUIIWACJ ION (21st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 38, 1957) 

Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embro idered PANMUNJOM (21st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 38, 

1957) 

Phi lip pine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 J ULY 1945 (Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 70th Antiaircraft Artillery Group; 70th Antiaircraft Artillery 

Gun Battalion; and 925th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 
LI NEAGES AND H ERALDIC DATA 4 15 

1st MISSILE BATTALION, 562d AIR DEFENSE 

ART ILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 5 September l 928 in the Organized Reserves as Battery A, 562d Coast Artillery. Redesignated 30 September 1928 as Battery A, 9 17th Coast Artillery. Organized in 1929 in Virginia. Inactivated 

l October I 933; concurrently withd rawn from the Organized Reserves 

and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 4 November 1939 as 

Bauery A, 70th Coast Anillery, and activated at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 10 November 1943 as Batte ry A, 70th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalio n. Inactivated 30 May 194 7 on Luzon, 

Philippine Islands. Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fo rt Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 15 May 1953 as Battery A, 70th Antiairc raft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 Decem bet· l 957 in northern Virginia. 

Redesignated 12 August I 958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 562d Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated l September I 958 at Fort George 

G. Meade, Maryland. Inactivated 11 December 1962 at Fort George G. 

Meade, Maryland. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 1st Missile 

Battalion, 562d Air Defense Artille ry. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World W11r II 

*Northern Solomons 

Bismarck Ar·chipclago 

l.eytc 

• Luzon (with arrowhe;rd) 

Kortall War 

CCF intervention 

DECORATIONS 

FirSL UN courncrol'fensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer- fall 1952 

Third KOJ"c<lll winter· 

Korea, summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Cita tio n (Navy), Streamer embroidered WONJ UIIWACJ-J ON 

Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroide red I'AN MUNJOM 

*Philippine Presid entia l U nit Citatio n , Streamer e mbroide r ed 

17 OCTOBER I 944 TO 4 .J ULY 1945 (70th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited ; DA GO 47, 1950) 
416 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

2d BATTALION, 562d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LlNEACE 

Constituted 5 September 1928 in the Organized Reserves as Battery B, 562d Coast Artillery. Redesignated 30 November 1928 as Battery B, 917th Coast Artillery. Organized in 1929 in Virginia. Inactivated 

1 October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves 

and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 4 November 1939 as 

Battery B, 70th Coast Artillery, and activated at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 10 November 1943 as Battery B, 70th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 30 May 194 7 on Luzon, 

Philippine Islands. Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 15 May 1953 as Battery B, 70th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 December 1957 at Annandale, Virginia. 

Redesignated 5 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Gun Battalion, 562d Artillery (organic elements concurrently 

constituted). Battalion activated 15 September 1958 in Alaska. 

Reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1959 as the 2d Missile Battalion, 

562d Artillery. Redesignated 31 March 1968 as the 2d Battalion, 562d 

Artillery. Inactivated 30 June 1971 a t Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska. 

Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 2d Battalion, 562d Air Defense 

Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTlClPATlON CREDIT 

World War II 

Northern Solomons 

Bismarck Archipelago 

Leyte 

*Luzon (with arrowhead) 

Korean Wm· 

CCF imervention 

DECORATIONS 

First UN counteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer-fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer-falll952 

T hird Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WONJUHWACHON 

Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered PANMUN.JOM 

*Phili ppine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (70th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 

Headquarters Battery additionally entitled to Air Force Outstanding 

Unit Award, Streamer embroidered FAIRBANKS, ALASKA (Headquarters 

Battery, 2cl Missile Battalion, 562cl Artillery, cited; DA GO 21, 1968) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 417 

3d MISSILE BATT ALI ON, 562d AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

LINEAGE 

RA 

(inactive) 

Constituted 5 September J 928 in the Organized Rese rves as Battery C, 562d Coast Artillery. Redesignated 30 November 1928 as Battery C, 917th Coast Artillery. Organized in 1929 in Virginia. Inactivated 

J October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves 

and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 4 November 1939 as 

Battery C, 70th Coast Artillery, and activated at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated 10 November 1943 as Batte ry C, 70th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 30 May 194 7 on Luzon, 

Philippine Islands. Activated 15 J anuary 1949 at Fort Bliss, T exas. 

Redesignated 15 May 1953 as Battery C, 70th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 December 1957 at Gun Springs, Virginia. 

Redesignated 12 August 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters 

Battery, 3d Missile Battalion, 562d Artillery (organic elemen ts concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 1 September 1958 at Croom, 

Maryland. Inactivated 15 Decembe1- 1961 at Suitland, Maryland. Redesignated I September 1971 as the 3d Missile Battalion, 562d Air Defense 

Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World Wm· If 

*Northern Solomons 

Bismarck Archipeh1go 

Lcytc 

*Luzon (with arrowhead) 

Kornw War 

CCF imervention 

DECORATIONS 

First UN cou nteroffensive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean winter 

Korea, summer- fall 1952 

Third Korean winter· 

Korea, summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WON.JUIIWACJION 

Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered PANMUNJOM 

*Ph ilippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOllER 1944 TO 4 J ULY 1945 (70th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 
418 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

4th BATTALION, 562d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LIN EAGE 

Constituted 5 September 1928 in the Organized Reserves as Battery D, 562d Coast Artillery. Redesignated 30 November 1928 as Battery D, 917th Coast Artillery. Organized in 1929 in Virginia. Inactivated 

1 October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves 

and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 4 November 1938 as 

Battery D, 70th Coast Artillery, and activated at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated l 0 November 1943 as Battery D, 70th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. Inactivated 30 May 194 7 on Luzon, 

Philippine Islands. Activated 15 January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 15 May 1953 as Battery D, 70th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 20 December 1957 at Forrestville, Virginia. 

Redesignated 1 May 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 

4th Missile Battalion, 562d Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 15 J une 1959 at Da11as, Texas. Redesignated 

20 December 1965 as the 4th Battalion, 562d Artillery. Inactivated 

10 February 1969 at Duncanville, Texas. Redesignated 1 September 1971 

as the 4th Battalion, 562d Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREOIT 

World War II 

*Northern Solomons 

l~i smarck Archipelago 

LC)'le 

*Luzon (with arrowhead) 

Korean War 

CCF intervention 

DECORATIONS 

First UN coumcroffcnsive 

CCF spring offensive 

UN summer- fall offensive 

Second Korean wimcr 

Korea, summer- fall 1952 

Third Korean winter 

Korea, summer 1953 

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WON.JUHWACHON 

Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered PANMUNJOM 

*Philippine Presid ential Unit Citation, Su-eamer embroidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (70th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 419 

5th BATTALION, 562d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 5 September 1928 in the Organized Reserves as Battery E, 

562d Coast Artillery. Redesignated 30 Novembe r 1928 as Battery E, 

9 17th Coast Artillery. Organized in 1929 in Virgin ia. Inactivated 

1 October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves 

and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 4 November 1939 as 

Battery E, 70th Coast Artillery, and activated at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 10 November 1943 as Batte ry A, 925th 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Inactivated 

3 1 August 1946 on Luzon, Philippine Islands. Redesignated 13 October 

1948 as Battery A, 21st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 8 J une 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. (21st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion assigned 14 November 1951 to the 

25th Infantry Division.) Redesignated 15 April 1953 as Battery A, 2 1st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. (2 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 

relieved l February 1957 from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division.) 

Inactivated 14 December 1957 in Hawaii. 

Redesignated 18 j une 1959 as H eadquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Missile Battalion, 562d Artillery. Activated 17 March 1960 at 

Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana (organic elements constituted I February 1960 and activated 17 March 1960). Battalion inactivated 25 March 

1966 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Redesignated 1 September 

1971 as the 5th Missile Battalion, 562d Air Defense Artillery. Redesignated 1 May 1972 as the 5th Battalion, 562d Air Defense Artillery, and 

activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Inactivated 13 September 1972 at 

Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War II 

*Northern Solomons 

*Bismarck Archipelago 

*Leyte 

Luzon (with arrowhead) 

Korean War 

*CCF intervention 

Dt::CORA"rlONS 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*UN summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer- fall 1952 

*Third Korean winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WONJUJJWACHON (21st Antiaircraft Artill ery Automatic Weapons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 38, 1957) 

*Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered PANM UNJOM (2 1st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 38, 

1957) 
420 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

*Philippine Preside nti al Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 .JULY 1945 (925th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

MUNSAN-Nl (2 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Wea pons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 19, 1955) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 421 

6th BATTALION, 562d AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 5 September 1928 in the Organized Reserves as Battery F, 

562d Coast Artillery. Redesignated 30 November 1928 as Battery E, 

917th Coast Artillery. Organized in 1929 in Virginia. I nactivated 

1 October 1933; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves 

and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 4 November 1939 as 

Battery F, 70th Coast Artillery, and activated at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 10 November 1943 as Battery B, 925th 

Antiaircr·aft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. I nactivated 

3 1 August 1946 on Luzon, Philippine Islands. Redesignated 13 October 

1948 as Battery B, 21st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Activated 8 J une 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. (21st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion assigned 14 November 1951 to the 

25th Infantry Division.) Redesignated 15 April 1953 as Battery B, 21st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. (21st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 

relieved 1 February 1957 from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division.) 

Inactivated 14 December 1957 in Hawaii. 

Redesignated 31 J uly 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 562d Artillery. Redesignated 18 January 1962 as 

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Missile Battalion, 562d 

Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 

7 May 1962 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 20. August 1965 as the 

6th Battalion, 562d Artillery. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 

6th Battalion, 562d Air Defense Artillery. Inactivated 13 September 1972 

in Germany. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War 1l 

*Nonhern Solomons 

*Bismarck Archipelago 

*Leyte 

Luzon (with arrowhead) 

Korean War 

*CCF intervention 

DECORATIONS 

*First UN counteroffensive 

*CCF spring offensive 

*U N summer-fall offensive 

*Second Korean winter 

*Korea, summer-fall 1952 

*Third Koreau winter 

*Korea, summer 1953 

*Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered WONJUHWACHON (21st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 38, 1957) 

*Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered PANM UN.JOM (21st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 38, 1957) 

*Philippine Presidential Un it Citation, Streamer embroidered 
422 A IR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

17 OCT'OI3ER 1944 TO 4JULY 1945 (925th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 

Weapons Battalion cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 

*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 

MUNSAN-Nl (21st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 

cited; DA GO 19, 1955) 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

12th DET ACHMENT, 562d AIR DEFENSE 

ART ILLERY 

423 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 5 September 1928 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters Battery, 562d Coast Artillery. Redesignated 30 November 1928 

as Headquarters Battery, 917th Coast Artillery. Organized in 1929 in 

Virginia. Inactivated 1 October 1933; concurrently withd rawn from the 

Organized Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 

4 November 1939 as Headquarters Battery, 70th Coast Artillery, and 

activated at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized a nd redesignated I 0 November 1943 as Headqua rters 

Battery, 70th Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Inactivated 15 May 1947 on 

Luzon, Philippine Islands. Activated 11 April 1949 in J apan . Inactivated 

26 j une 1950 inJapan. 

Redesignated 5 September 1957 as the 12th Detachment, 562d Artille ry, and activated at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. Inactivated 

23 January 1959 -at Fort George G. Mead e, Ma ryland. Redesignated 

I September 1971 as the 12th Detachment, 562d Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War 11-AP 

Northcm Solomons 

Luzon 

DECORATIONS 

Philippine Presidentia l Unit Citation, Streamer embr o idered 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (Headquarters and Head quarters 

Battery, 70th Antiaircraft Artillery Group, cited; DA GO 4 7, 1950) 
424 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 

16th DETACHMENT, 562d AIR DEFENSE 

ARTILLERY 

RA 

(inactive) 

LINEAGE 

Constituted 5 September 1928 in the Organized Reserves as Battery I, 

562d Coast Artillery. Redesignated 30 November 1928 as Battery I, 917th 

Coast Artillery. Organized in 1929 in Virginia. Inactivated 1 October 

1933; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves and allotted 

to the Regular Army. Redesignated 4 November 1939 as Battery I, 70th 

Coast Artillery, and activated at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 

Reorganized and redesignated 15 November 1943 as the 725th Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battery. Inactivated 5 June 1948 on Guam. 

Redesignated 8 May 1956 as the 725th Antiaircraft Artillery Battery. 

Activated 15 May 1956 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 1 October 1957 at 

Fort Bliss, Texas. 

Redesignated 5 August 1958 as the 16th Detachment, 562d Artillery. 

Activated 1 September 1958 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Inactivated 17 September 1962 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 

16th Detachment, 562d Air Defense Artillery. 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT 

World War 11-AP 

Bismarck Archipelago 

DECORATIONS 

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroide r ed 

17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4.JULY 1945 (725th Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battery cited; DA GO 47, 1950) 

562D AIR D EFENSE ARTILLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Aaron, JohnS. "24th Division Antiaircraft Artillery." Antiaircraft Artillery 

journal 95 (January-February 1952): 18-20. Contains information 

about the 21st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

"Activities of the 35th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade." Antiaircmji Artillery 

Journal 93 Uuly 1950):31-32. Contains information about the 

70th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Bennett, Karl F. "With the 21st on a Task Force." Antiaircraft Artillery 

journal94 (November-December 1951): 13-15. 

History' of the 21st Antiai1·crajt Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (SelfP?·opelled). New York: Thompson Litho Associates, 1953. 

Keeling, William 0. "The A-B-C's for Ground Support." Antiair-craft Artillery journal94 (November-December 1951):9-11. Pertains to the 21st 

Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 
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Marquat, William F. "Automatic Artillery in Korea." Antiairc·raji Ar·tillery 

j ournal 93 (November-December 1950):2-9; 94 Oanuary-February 

1951):2- 12; (March-April 1951):2-5; (May-J une 1951):2-6; 

Quly- August 195 1):2-9; (September-October 195 1):2-5; (November-December 1951) :2-6; 95 O anuary-February 1952):2-5; 

(March-April 1952):8-10; (May-J une 1952):12-15. Contains information about the 21st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Morrison, Robert C. "The Wolfl1ounds Fangs." AntiaircraftAr·tille?yjountal 

94 (November-December 195 1):7-9. Pertains to the 21st Antiaircraft 

Artille ry Battalion. 

Popovics, john. "Baker Battery Supports the 'Wolfhounds.' "Antiai?'Cmft 

Artille1y journal 95 Oanuary-February 1952): 12-14. Pertains to the 

21st aircra~·t Artillery Battalion. 

70thAAA GunBattalion(90mm),FortBliss, Texas, 1949. Baton Rouge: Army 

and Navy Publishing Company, 1949. 

"The 21st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (SP) in 

Combat." Antiair·craft A-rtilleryjoumal94 Quly-August 1951): 16-20. 

Williams, Daniel B. "The Missions of'Quad Lightning.' "Antiaircmft A-rtilleryjournal96 (March-April 1953): 17-18. Pertains to the 21st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 

Glossary of Lineage Terms 

ACTIVATE. To bring into being or establish a unit that has been constituted. 

Usually personnel and equipment are assigned at this time; however, a unit 

may be active at zero strength, that is, without personnel or equipment. This 

term was not used before· I 921. It is never used when referring to Army 

National Guard units, and only since World War I I has it been used in connection with Army Reserve units. (See also ORGANIZE.) 

ALLOT. To assign a unit to one of the components of the United States Army. The 

present components of the Army a re the Regular Army (RA), the Army 

National Guard (ARNG), and the Army Reserve (AR), which was formerly 

known as the Organized Reserves and the Organized Reserve Corps. During 

World War I units were also allotted to the National Army, and during World 

War II to the Army of the United States. A unit may be withdrawn from any 

component except the Army National Guard and allotted to another. The new 

allotment, however, does not change the history, lineage, .and honors of the 

unit. 

ASSIGN. To make a unit part of a larger organization and place it under that 

organization's command and control until it is relieved from the assignment. 

As a rule, only divisional and separate brigade assignments are shown in unit 

lineages. 

CoNSOLIDATE. To merge or combine two or more units into one new unit. The 

new unit may retain the designation of one of the original units or it may have a 

new designation, but it inherits the history, lineage, and honors of all of the 

units affected by the merger. In 1he nineteenth century, .consolidation was 

frequently a merger of several understrength units to form one full-strength 

unit. At the present time, in the Regula r Army and the Army Reserve, units are 

usually consolidated when they arc inactive or when only one of the units is 

active; therefore, personnel and equipment arc seldom involved. l n the Army 

ational Guard, on the other hand, active units are often consolidated, and 

their personnel are combined in the new unit. 

CONSTITUTE. To place the designation of a new unit on the official rolls of the 

Army. 

CoNv~ . To u·ansfer a unit from one branch of the Army to another, for 

example, from infantry LO armor. Such a move always requires a redesignation, 

with the un it adopting the name of its new branch; however, there is no break 

in the historical continuity of the unit. If the unit is active, it must also be 

reorganized under a new table of organization and equipment (TOE). 

DEMOBILIZE. To remove the designation of a unit from the official rolls of the 

Army. If the unit is active, it must also be inactivated. This term is used in unit 

lineages only when 1·eferring to the period during and immediately after 

World War I. (For other periods, see DISBAND.) 

DESIGNATION. The ofTicial title of a unit, consisting usually of a number and a 

name. 

DISBAND. To remov.e the designation of a unit from the official rolls of the Army. 

l r the unit is active, it must also be inactivated. 

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ELEMENT. A unit that is assigned to or part of a larger organization. (See also 

ORGANIC ELEMENT.) 

INACTIVATE. To place a unit that is not currently needed in an inop era~ve status 

without assigned personnel or equipment. The unit's designation, however, is 

retained on the rolls of the Army, and it can be reactivated whenever needed. 

Its personnel and equipment are reassigned to one or more active units, but its 

organizational properties and trophies are put in storage. When the unit is 

activated again, it is assigned new personnel and equipment, but it keeps its old 

history, honors, and organizational properties and trophies. This term has 

been used only since. 1921. Before that time, units either remained active or 

were removed from the rolls of the Army. 

ORDER INTO ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. To place an Army Reserve unit on fuJItime active duty usually during a war or a major crisis, such as the Berlin crisis 

of 1961-62. After completing its active duty, the unit may be inactivated or it 

may be released from active military service, reverting to reserve status. This 

phrase does not apply to Army Reserve units on annual active duty training. 

ORGANIC ELEMENT. A unit that is an integral part of a larger organization, for 

example, a lettered company of a battalion or regiment. 

ORGANIZE. To assign personnel and equipment to a unit and make it operative, 

that is, capable of performing its mission. 

RECONSTITUTE. To restore to the official rolls of the Ai·my a unit that has been 

disbanded or demobilized. The reconstituted unit may have a new designation, 

but it retains its former history, lineage, and honors. 

REDESIGNATE. To change a unit's official name or number or both. Redesignation 

is a change of title only; the unit's history, lineage, and honors remain the same. 

Active as well as inactive units can be redesignated, but personnel and equipment of an active unit are not changed unless it is reorganized at the same time. 

REORGANIZE. T o change the structure of a unit in accordance with a new table of 

organization and equipment (TOE), or to change from one type of unit to 

another within the same branch of the Army, for example, from mechanized to 

airborne infantry. (For reorganizations involving a new branch, see CONVERT.) 

When referring to the Army National Guard, however, this term also means to 

organize an active unit again. 

TRANSFER LESS PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT. To move a unit from one place to 

another without its personnel and equipment. The transfer is, therefor<:, 

merely a move on paper. The unit is usually reorganized at its new location with 

newly assigned personnel and equipment, but it retains its own lineage, honors, 

and organizational properties and trophies. The original personnel and equipment are reassigned to one or more units. 
LINEAGES AND HERALDIC DATA 

Department of the Army Historical Advisory Committee 

Roger A. Beaumont, Texas A&M University 

Maj. Gen. Quinn H. Becker, Deputy Surgeon General, U.S. Army 

Maj. Gen. John B. Blount, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command 

Brig. Gen. Dallas C. Brown, Jr., U.S. Army War College 

Richard D. Challener, Princeton University 

Col. Roy K. Flint, U.S. Military Academy 

John H. Hatcher, The Adjutant General Center 

Archer Jones, North Dakota State University 

Jamie W. Moore, The Citadel 

James C. Olson, University of Missouri 

J ames O'Neill, National Archives and Records Service 

Charles P. Roland, University of Ke ntucky 

John Shy, University of Michigan 

Col. William A. Stofft, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College 

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