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style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">Regiment</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harbor_Defenses_of_Portland" title="Harbor Defenses of Portland">Harbor Defenses of Portland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harbor_Defenses_of_Portsmouth" title="Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth">Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth</a><sup id="cite_ref-Gaines1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Preble" title="Fort Preble">Fort Preble</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">"Terrae Portam Defendamus" (We Defend The Land Gate)<sup id="cite_ref-27AAA_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27AAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Mascot(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oozlefinch" title="Oozlefinch">Oozlefinch</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>8th Coast Artillery Regiment</b> was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Coast_Artillery_Corps" title="United States Army Coast Artillery Corps">Coast Artillery Corps</a> regiment in the United States Army, which garrisoned the <a href="/wiki/Harbor_Defenses_of_Portland" title="Harbor Defenses of Portland">Harbor Defenses of Portland</a> (HD Portland), Maine 1924–1944, and the <a href="/wiki/Harbor_Defenses_of_Portsmouth" title="Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth">Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth</a>, New Hampshire 1924–1940.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaines1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 8th Coast Artillery was constituted 27 February 1924 and organized 1 July 1924 as the <a href="/wiki/Regular_Army_(United_States)" title="Regular Army (United States)">Regular Army</a> component of the <a href="/wiki/Harbor_Defenses_of_Portland" title="Harbor Defenses of Portland">Harbor Defenses of Portland</a> (HD Portland), Maine through early 1944; the <a href="/wiki/240th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="240th Coast Artillery (United States)">240th Coast Artillery</a> was the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Army_National_Guard" title="Maine Army National Guard">Maine National Guard</a> component of those defenses.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaines1_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early 1944 most of the 8th Coast Artillery's personnel were transferred to HD Portland and the regiment was soon disbanded. The 8th CA also garrisoned the <a href="/wiki/Harbor_Defenses_of_Portsmouth" title="Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth">Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth</a>, New Hampshire at <a href="/wiki/Caretaker_(military)" title="Caretaker (military)">caretaker</a> strength from 1924 through early 1940. At that time the <a href="/wiki/22nd_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="22nd Coast Artillery (United States)">22nd Coast Artillery</a> was activated from personnel of the HD Portsmouth caretaker detachment, relieving the 8th Coast Artillery of that duty.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaines2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lineage">Lineage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Lineage_and_honors_certificate" title="Lineage and honors certificate">lineage</a> of the 8th Coast Artillery is as follows: </p><p>Constituted 27 February 1924 as the 8th Coast Artillery (HD) Regiment, and organized at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Preble" title="Fort Preble">Fort Preble</a> 1 July 1924 by redesignating the 123rd, 154th, 155th, 171st, 196th, 156th, 246th, and 251st companies of Coast Artillery Corps. Only regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB) and Battery E activated as caretaker units; HHB for HD Portland, Battery E for HD Portsmouth.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaines1_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Battery A activated at Fort Preble 1 July 1939.</li> <li>Battery E inactivated at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Constitution">Fort Constitution</a> 1 September 1939, caretaker duties transferred to a detachment of HHB until relieved by 22nd CA in February.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaines2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Battery B activated at Fort Preble 29 July 1940.</li> <li>1st Battalion Headquarters and Battery C activated 10 February 1941 at Fort Preble.</li> <li>2nd Battalion Headquarters and Batteries D, E, and F activated at <a href="/wiki/Fort_McKinley_(Maine)" title="Fort McKinley (Maine)">Fort McKinley</a> 10 February 1941.</li> <li>Battery G (Searchlight) activated at Fort Preble 1 June 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaines1_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Battery D garrisoned <a href="/wiki/Fort_Baldwin" title="Fort Baldwin">Fort Baldwin</a> at the mouth of the Kennebec River with a battery of four towed <a href="/wiki/155_mm_gun_M1918" class="mw-redirect" title="155 mm gun M1918">155 mm guns</a> 1942–1944.<sup id="cite_ref-FWikiBald1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FWikiBald1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>On 11 September 1943 a third battalion was authorized.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaines1_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Battery G redesignated as Battery K, remained the searchlight battery,</li> <li>4th Battalion <a href="/wiki/241st_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="241st Coast Artillery (United States)">241st Coast Artillery</a> transferred from <a href="/wiki/Harbor_Defenses_of_Boston" title="Harbor Defenses of Boston">HD Boston</a> to Portland and redesignated as 3rd Battalion 8th Coast Artillery,</li> <li>Batteries K and M 241st Coast Artillery redesignated Batteries G and H 8th CA,</li> <li>Battery D <a href="/wiki/243rd_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="243rd Coast Artillery (United States)">243rd Coast Artillery</a> transferred from <a href="/wiki/Harbor_Defenses_of_Narragansett_Bay" title="Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay">HD Narragansett Bay</a> to Portland and redesignated Battery I 8th CA.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaines1_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Battery E <a href="/wiki/10th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="10th Coast Artillery (United States)">10th Coast Artillery</a> transferred from HD Narragansett Bay to Portland (less personnel and equipment) and redesignated Battery L 8th CA 26 July 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaines1_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The 8th Coast Artillery was ordered to <a href="/wiki/Camp_Shelby" title="Camp Shelby">Camp Shelby</a>, Mississippi 25 February 1944 (less Battery B), released to <a href="/wiki/Army_Ground_Forces" title="Army Ground Forces">Army Ground Forces</a>, and assigned to <a href="/wiki/IX_Corps_(United_States)" title="IX Corps (United States)">IX Corps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Second_United_States_Army" title="Second United States Army">Second Army</a>. </p> <ul><li>Battery B ordered to <a href="/wiki/Fort_Jackson_(South_Carolina)" title="Fort Jackson (South Carolina)">Fort Jackson</a>, South Carolina.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaines1_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>8th Coast Artillery Regiment disbanded 31 May 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-Gaines1_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaines1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distinctive_unit_insignia">Distinctive unit insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Distinctive unit insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Description</li></ul> <p>A Gold metal and enamel device 1 1/8 (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess Gules and Argent, in chief a mullet of the last, in base a pine tree Proper.<sup id="cite_ref-27AAA_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27AAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Symbolism</li></ul> <p>The 8th Regiment was organized under General Orders No. 8, 27 February 1924, on 30 June 1924, from the companies which comprised the garrison of the <a href="/wiki/Coast_Defenses_of_Portland" class="mw-redirect" title="Coast Defenses of Portland">Coast Defenses of Portland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coast_Defenses_of_Portsmouth" class="mw-redirect" title="Coast Defenses of Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a>. The design is taken from the coat of arms of the old Coast Defenses of Portland. The star has a dual significance. Its five points represent the five forts in the Coast Defenses of Portland; in addition it represents the Pole Star, those being the most northerly defenses in the country. It is set on a field of artillery red. The pine tree is the emblem of Maine, and is on a white field symbolic of the snows among which this particular pine (Pinus Rigidus) grows.<sup id="cite_ref-27AAA_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27AAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Background</li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Distinctive_unit_insignia_(U.S._Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinctive unit insignia (U.S. Army)">distinctive unit insignia</a> was originally approved for the 8th Coast Artillery Regiment on 24 March 1924. It was amended to add the method of wear on 10 November 1924. The insignia was redesignated for the 27th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 14 January 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-27AAA_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27AAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coat_of_arms">Coat of arms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Coat of arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blazon">Blazon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Blazon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heraldry" title="Heraldry">Shield</a></li></ul> <p>Per fess Gules and Argent, in chief a mullet of the last, in base a pine tree Proper.<sup id="cite_ref-27AAA_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27AAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Crest</li></ul> <p>On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a phoenix Purpure aileroned Or rising from flames Proper. Motto: TERRAE PORTAM DEFENDAMUS (We Defend The Land Gate).<sup id="cite_ref-27AAA_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27AAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Symbolism">Symbolism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Symbolism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Shield</li></ul> <p>The 8th Regiment was organized under General Orders No. 8, 27 February 1924, on 30 June 1924, from the companies which composed the garrison of the Coast Defenses of Portland and Portsmouth. The coat of arms is that of the old Coast Defenses of Portland. The star has a dual significance. Its five points represent the five forts in the Coast Defenses; in addition it represents the Pole Star, those being the most northerly defenses in the country. It is set on a field of artillery red. The pine tree is the emblem of Maine, and is on a white field symbolic of the snows among which this particular pine (Pinus Rigidus) grows. The motto translates to "We Defend the Land Gate." "Terrae Portam" is also the Latin equivalent for Portland and "Defendamus" is the motto of the Coast Artillery Corps.<sup id="cite_ref-27AAA_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27AAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Crest</li></ul> <p>The crest is taken from the arms of the city of Portland which was thrice destroyed in war by burning, by the Indians in 1676, by the French in 1690 and by the English fleet in 1775, but each time it has risen phoenix-like from its ashes.<sup id="cite_ref-27AAA_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27AAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The coat of arms was originally approved for the 8th Coast Artillery Regiment on 13 March 1924. It was amended to correct the translation of the motto on 31 March 1928. The insignia was redesignated for the 27th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 14 January 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-27AAA_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27AAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seacoast_defense_in_the_United_States" title="Seacoast defense in the United States">Seacoast defense in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Coast_Artillery_Corps" title="United States Army Coast Artillery Corps">United States Army Coast Artillery Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harbor_Defense_Command" title="Harbor Defense Command">Harbor Defense Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Distinctive_unit_insignia_(U.S._Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinctive unit insignia (U.S. Army)">Distinctive unit insignia (U.S. Army)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Gaines1-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines1_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines1_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines1_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines1_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines1_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines1_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines1_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines1_1-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines1_1-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines1_1-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines1_1-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Gaines, p. 8</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27AAA-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-27AAA_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-27AAA_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-27AAA_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-27AAA_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-27AAA_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-27AAA_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-27AAA_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-27AAA_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-27AAA_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">27th AAA AW Bn lineage</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Gaines2-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines2_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaines2_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Gaines, pp. 8, 15</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FWikiBald1-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FWikiBald1_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_Baldwin_(1)">Fort Baldwin at FortWiki.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSchroder1980" class="citation book cs1">Schroder, Walter K. (1980). <i>Defenses of Narragansett Bay in World War II</i>. East Greenwich, RI: Rhode Island Publications Society. pp. 120–122. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-917012-22-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-917012-22-4"><bdi>0-917012-22-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Defenses+of+Narragansett+Bay+in+World+War+II&rft.place=East+Greenwich%2C+RI&rft.pages=120-122&rft.pub=Rhode+Island+Publications+Society&rft.date=1980&rft.isbn=0-917012-22-4&rft.aulast=Schroder&rft.aufirst=Walter+K.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A8th+Coast+Artillery+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cdsg.org/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/FORTS/CACunits/CACreg1.pdf">Gaines, William C., Coast Artillery Organizational History, 1917-1950, <i>Coast Defense Journal</i>, vol. 23, issue 2</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sill-www.army.mil/ada-online/coast-artillery-journal/_docs/1923/8/Aug%201923.pdf">Coats of Arms and Badges of the Coast Artillery Corps, <i>Coast Artillery Journal</i>, August 1923, vol. 59 no. 2, pp. 123-142</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190515064946/https://sill-www.army.mil/ada-online/coast-artillery-journal/_docs/1923/8/Aug%25201923.pdf">Archived</a> 15 May 2019 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/18px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/24px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196" /></span></span> This article incorporates <a href="/wiki/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Copyright status of works by the federal government of the United States">public domain material</a> from <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=8301&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services"><i>27th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Institute_of_Heraldry" title="United States Army Institute of Heraldry">United States Army Institute of Heraldry</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=27th+AAA+Automatic+Weapons+Battalion&rft.pub=United+States+Army+Institute+of+Heraldry&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil%2FCatalog%2FHeraldryMulti.aspx%3FCategoryId%3D8301%26grp%3D2%26menu%3DUniformed%2520Services&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A8th+Coast+Artillery+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBerhow2015" class="citation book cs1">Berhow, Mark A., ed. (2015). <i>American Seacoast Defenses, A Reference Guide</i> (Third ed.). McLean, Virginia: CDSG Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9748167-3-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-9748167-3-9"><bdi>978-0-9748167-3-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=American+Seacoast+Defenses%2C+A+Reference+Guide&rft.place=McLean%2C+Virginia&rft.edition=Third&rft.pub=CDSG+Press&rft.date=2015&rft.isbn=978-0-9748167-3-9&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A8th+Coast+Artillery+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStanton1991" class="citation book cs1">Stanton, Shelby L. (1991). <i>World War II Order of Battle</i>. Galahad Books. pp. 477–481. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-88365-775-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-88365-775-9"><bdi>0-88365-775-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=World+War+II+Order+of+Battle&rft.pages=477-481&rft.pub=Galahad+Books&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=0-88365-775-9&rft.aulast=Stanton&rft.aufirst=Shelby+L.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A8th+Coast+Artillery+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFUnited_States_Army1941" class="citation book cs1">United States Army (1941). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/99/"><i>Harbor Defenses of Portland, 1941: pictorial history</i></a>. World War Regimental Histories. 99. Atlanta, GA: Army-Navy Publications.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Harbor+Defenses+of+Portland%2C+1941%3A+pictorial+history&rft.place=Atlanta%2C+GA&rft.series=World+War+Regimental+Histories.+99.&rft.pub=Army-Navy+Publications&rft.date=1941&rft.au=United+States+Army&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdigicom.bpl.lib.me.us%2Fww_reg_his%2F99%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A8th+Coast+Artillery+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGreg_HaggBolling_SmithMark_Berhow" class="citation web cs1">Greg Hagg; Bolling Smith; Mark Berhow. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cdsg.org/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/FORTS/CACunits/CACinsignia.pdf">"Insignia of the Coast Artillery Corps"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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href="/wiki/63rd_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="63rd Coast Artillery (United States)">63rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="64th Coast Artillery (United States)">64th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="65th Coast Artillery (United States)">65th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment">71st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/94th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="94th Coast Artillery (United States)">94th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/95th_Coast_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="95th Coast Artillery">95th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/197th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="197th Coast Artillery (United States)">197th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/198th_Coast_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="198th Coast Artillery">198th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/200th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="200th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (United States)">200th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/202nd_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="202nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment">202nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/203rd_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="203rd Coast Artillery (United States)">203rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/206th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="206th Coast Artillery (United States)">206th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/207th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="207th Coast Artillery (United States)">207th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/211th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="211th Coast Artillery (United States)">211th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/212th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="212th Coast Artillery (United States)">212th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/213th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="213th Air Defense Artillery Regiment">213th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/214th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="214th Coast Artillery (United States)">214th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/215th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="215th Coast Artillery (United States)">215th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/251st_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="251st Air Defense Artillery Regiment">251st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/515th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="515th Coast Artillery (United States)">515th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/562nd_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="562nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment">562nd</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Harbor_Defense_Command" title="Harbor Defense Command">Harbor defense</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Coast_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Coast Artillery">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Coast_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Coast Artillery">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Coast_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Coast Artillery">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Coast_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="4th Coast Artillery">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Coast_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="5th Coast Artillery">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Coast_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Coast Artillery">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Coast_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="7th Coast Artillery">7th</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">8th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="9th Coast Artillery (United States)">9th </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="10th Coast Artillery (United States)">10th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Coast_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="11th Coast Artillery">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="12th Coast Artillery (United States)">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="13th Coast Artillery (United States)">13th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="14th Coast Artillery (United States)">14th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="15th Coast Artillery (United States)">15th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="16th Coast Artillery (United States)">16th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="18th Coast Artillery (United States)">18th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="19th Coast Artillery (United States)">19th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="20th Coast Artillery (United States)">20th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="21st Coast Artillery (United States)">21st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="22nd Coast Artillery (United States)">22nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="23rd Coast Artillery (United States)">23rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="24th Coast Artillery (United States)">24th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="27th Coast Artillery (United States)">27th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="59th Air Defense Artillery Regiment">59th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/240th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="240th Coast Artillery (United States)">240th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/241st_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="241st Coast Artillery (United States)">241st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/242nd_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="242nd Coast Artillery (United States)">242nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/243rd_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="243rd Coast Artillery (United States)">243rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/245th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="245th Coast Artillery (United States)">245th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/246th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="246th Coast Artillery (United States)">246th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/248th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="248th Coast Artillery (United States)">248th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/249th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="249th Coast Artillery (United States)">249th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/251st_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="251st Air Defense Artillery Regiment">251st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/261st_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="261st Coast Artillery (United States)">261st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/263rd_Army_Air_and_Missile_Defense_Command" title="263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command">263rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/265th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment">265th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Scouts" title="Philippine Scouts">Philippine Scouts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/91st_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="91st Coast Artillery (United States)">91st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/92nd_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="92nd Coast Artillery (United States)">92nd</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Railway_gun" title="Railway gun">Railway gun</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/41st_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="41st Coast Artillery (United States)">41st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Coast_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="42nd Coast Artillery Regiment (United States)">42nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_Coast_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="52nd Coast Artillery">52nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_Coast_Artillery_Regiment" title="53rd Coast Artillery Regiment">53rd</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Artillery_tractor" title="Artillery tractor">Tractor drawn</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/50th_Coast_Artillery_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="50th Coast Artillery Regiment">50th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_Coast_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="51st Coast Artillery Regiment (United States)">51st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_Coast_Artillery_Regiment" title="53rd Coast Artillery Regiment">53rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="54th Coast Artillery (United States)">54th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Coast_Artillery_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="55th Coast Artillery Regiment">55th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="59th Air Defense Artillery Regiment">59th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/244th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="244th Air Defense Artillery Regiment">244th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/250th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="250th Coast Artillery (United States)">250th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Coast_Artillery_Corps#World_War_I" title="United States Army Coast Artillery Corps">WWI heavy artillery</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/41st_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="41st Coast Artillery (United States)">41st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Coast_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="42nd Coast Artillery Regiment (United States)">42nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment">43rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment">44th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="49th Coast Artillery (United States)">49th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_Coast_Artillery_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="50th Coast Artillery Regiment">50th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_Coast_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="51st Coast Artillery Regiment (United States)">51st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment">52nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_Coast_Artillery_Regiment" title="53rd Coast Artillery Regiment">53rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="54th Coast Artillery (United States)">54th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Coast_Artillery_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="55th Coast Artillery Regiment">55th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment">56th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="59th Air Defense Artillery Regiment">59th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/60th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment">60th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="61st Air Defense Artillery Regiment">61st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment">62nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="63rd Coast Artillery (United States)">63rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)" title="64th Coast Artillery (United States)">64th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="65th Air Defense Artillery Regiment">65th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment">71st</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Field_Artillery_Branch_(United_States)" title="Field Artillery Branch (United States)">Field Artillery</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="1st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="2nd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="4th Field Artillery Regiment">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="5th Field Artillery Regiment">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="6th Field Artillery Regiment">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="7th Field Artillery Regiment">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="8th Field Artillery Regiment">8th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="9th Field Artillery Regiment">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="10th Field Artillery Regiment">10th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="11th Field Artillery Regiment">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="12th Field Artillery Regiment">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="13th Field Artillery Regiment">13th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="14th Field Artillery Regiment">14th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="15th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">15th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="16th Field Artillery Regiment">16th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="17th Field Artillery Regiment">17th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="18th Field Artillery Regiment">18th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="19th Field Artillery Regiment">19th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="20th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">20th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="21st Field Artillery Regiment">21st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="22nd Field Artillery Regiment">22nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="23rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">23rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="24th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">24th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="25th Field Artillery Regiment">25th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="26th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">26th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="27th Field Artillery Regiment">27th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="28th Field Artillery Regiment">28th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="29th Field Artillery Regiment">29th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="30th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">30th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="31st Field Artillery Regiment">31st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="32nd Field Artillery Regiment">32nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="33rd Field Artillery Regiment">33rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="34th Field Artillery Regiment">34th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="35th Field Artillery Regiment">35th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="36th Field Artillery Regiment">36th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="37th Field Artillery Regiment">37th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="38th Field Artillery Regiment">38th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="39th Field Artillery Regiment">39th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="40th Field Artillery Regiment">40th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="41st Field Artillery Regiment">41st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="42nd Field Artillery Regiment">42nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73rd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="73rd Field Artillery Regiment">73rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/75th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="75th Field Artillery Regiment">75th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/76th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="76th Field Artillery Regiment">76th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/77th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="77th Field Artillery Regiment">77th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/78th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="78th Field Artillery Regiment">78th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/79th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="79th Field Artillery Regiment">79th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/80th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="80th Field Artillery Regiment">80th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/81st_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="81st Field Artillery Regiment">81st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/82nd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="82nd Field Artillery Regiment">82nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/83rd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="83rd Field Artillery Regiment">83rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/84th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="84th Field Artillery Regiment">84th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/86th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="86th Field Artillery Regiment">86th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/92nd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="92nd Field Artillery Regiment">92nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/94th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="94th Field Artillery Regiment">94th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/101st_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="101st Field Artillery Regiment">101st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/102nd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="102nd Field Artillery Regiment">102nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/103rd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="103rd Field Artillery Regiment">103rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/107th_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="107th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">107th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/108th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="108th Field Artillery Regiment">108th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/109th_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="109th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">109th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/111th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="111th Field Artillery Regiment">111th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/112th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="112th Field Artillery Regiment">112th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/113th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="113th Field Artillery Regiment">113th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/114th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="114th Field Artillery Regiment">114th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/116th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="116th Field Artillery Regiment">116th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/117th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="117th Field Artillery Regiment">117th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/118th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="118th Field Artillery Regiment">118th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/119th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="119th Field Artillery Regiment">119th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/120th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="120th Field Artillery Regiment">120th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/121st_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="121st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">121st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/122nd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="122nd Field Artillery Regiment">122nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/123rd_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="123rd Field Artillery Regiment">123rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/125th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="125th Field Artillery Regiment">125th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/126th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="126th Field Artillery Regiment">126th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/127th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="127th Field Artillery Regiment">127th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=128th_Field_Artillery_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="128th Field Artillery Regiment (page does not exist)">128th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/129th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="129th Field Artillery Regiment">129th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/130th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="130th Field Artillery Regiment">130th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=131st_Field_Artillery_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="131st Field Artillery Regiment (page does not exist)">131st</a></li> <li><a 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