9th Coast Artillery (United States)
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| 9th Coast Artillery Regiment | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1924 - 1944 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Coast artillery |
| Role | Harbor defense |
| Size | Regiment |
| Motto(s) | "Prima Libertatis Acio" (In the First Line of Battle for Liberty) |
| Mascot(s) | Oozlefinch |
The 9th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army.
History
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Lineage
Constituted 27 February 1924 in the regular Army as the 9th Coast Artillery Harbor defense (HD) and organized at Fort Banks on 1 July 1924. from the following Companies.- 172nd, 59th, 113th, 120th, 136th, 137th, 177th, 178th, only Batteries HHB, A, and C, activated.
- Batteries A, and C, inactivated 20 February 1930.
- Battery A reactivated 1 July 1939 at Fort Banks and assigned to Fort Strong.
- Battery B activated 1 July 1940 at Fort Banks.
- HHB, of 1st and 2nd Battalions activated at Fort Warren (Massachusetts), and Fort Strong.
- Battery C activated at Fort Banks on 1 July 1940, assigned to Great Brewster Island on 19 July 1943.
- Batteries D, and E, activated at Fort Warren 1 July 1940. (Battery D assigned to Fort Dawes until redesignated battery F and moved to Fort Warren on 2 October 1941). Then redesignated HHB 3rd Battalion and reassigned to Fort Ruckman
- Battery F activated at Fort Strong 2 October 1941, and assigned to a 155mm Battery at Salisbury Beach.
On 1 June 1941 3rd Battalion was activated as Follows-
- HHB 2nd Battalion redesignated HHB 1st Battalion on 10 October 1941
- HHB regimental redesignated HHB 2nd Battalion
- Battery C redesignated Battery D.
- Battery D redesignated Battery F.
- Battery F redesignated Battery C.
- HHB 3rd Battalion activated 1 June 1941 at Fort Heath.
- Batteries G, and I activated at Fort Andrews 1 June 1941
- Battery H activated at Fort Banks 1 June 1941
- Battery K (SL) activated 1 June 1941, and assigned to various posts around Boston Harbor.
On 8 March 1943 HHB 3rd Battalion, and Batteries H, I, and K transferred to Fort Ruckman and Battery G to East Point Nahant, MA.
- 9th Coast Artillery Regiment reassigned to Fort Hood, Texas 14 March 1944
- disbanded 26 June 1944
Distinctive unit insignia
- Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules bordered Or, the ship Mayflower, under full sail Proper.
- Symbolism
The shield is red for the Artillery. The Mayflower tells of the historic background of the Boston district.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 9th Coast Artillery Regiment on 14 May 1924. It was redesignated for the 9th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 6 December 1950.
Coat of arms
- Blazon
- Shield: Gules the ship Mayflower under full sail Proper.
- Crest: On a wreath Argent and Gules, a dexter arm embowed habited gray with white ruff grasping a staff with the flag of Bunker Hill attached all Proper.
- Motto PRIMA LIBERTATIS ACIO (In the First Line of Battle for Liberty).
- Symbolism: The shield is red for the Artillery. The Mayflower, the crest and the motto all tell of the historic background of the Boston district.
- Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 9th Coast Artillery Regiment on 6 May 1924. It was redesignated for the 9th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 6 December 1950.
Campaign streamers
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Decorations
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See also
- Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments
- Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
- Distinctive unit insignia (U.S. Army)
References
This article incorporates public domain material from 9th Coast Artillery Artillery. United States Army Institute of Heraldry.
- Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from ..., Volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman [1]
- Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson (page 51).[2]
- [3] lineage
- [4] page 123