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This mission was formally assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps in 1920. In 1924 the Coast Artillery Corps returned to the regimental system, and the numbered companies were returned to letter designations. In order to promote esprit-de-corps, the first seven regiments inherited the lineage of the original seven regiments of artillery.
Eugene Reybold (February 13, 1884 – November 21, 1961) was distinguished as the World War II Chief of Engineers who directed the largest United States Army Corps of Engineers in the nation's history. Reybold was born in Delaware City, Delaware. He graduated from Delaware College in 1903. Commissioned in the Coast Artillery Corps in 1908 ...
The Army Mine Planter Service was formally established by act of Congress on 7 July 1918 as a part of the Coast Artillery Corps.By the same act the grade of Army Warrant Officer was established to provide officers as masters, mates, chief engineers, and assistant engineers for the larger mine planting vessels, the Army Mine Planter (AMP).
A regimental organization was later formally effected in National Guard coast artillery units, and Maine's 1st Coast Defense Command. became the regimental headquarters of the 240th Artillery Regiment (Harbor Defense), Coast Artillery Corps, which was organized and federally recognized on 11 July 1922, and redesignated as the 240th on 17 ...
The 242nd Coast Artillery was organized 29 May 1924 as the Connecticut National Guard component of the Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound (HD Long Island Sound), New York. The 11th Coast Artillery was the Regular Army component of those defenses. [1] [2] The 242nd's primary armory was in Bridgeport, Connecticut. In October 1944 the regiment ...
The original garrison was the 1st Coast artillery Company followed by the 104th Mine Co. operating the harbor mines. Also stationed there was the 185th Coast Artillery Company. Fort Armstrong continued under the occupation of the Coast Artillery until September 15, 1922, when the Coast Artillery Headquarters moved to Fort De Russy .
In 1950 the Coast Artillery Corps and all Army harbor defense commands were dissolved. Today the Air Defense Artillery carries the lineage of some Coast Artillery units. In Rhode Island the 243rd Regional Training Institute of the Rhode Island Army National Guard at Camp Varnum (formerly Fort Varnum) carries the lineage of the 243rd Coast ...
[1] [2] The ship was assigned to the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps planting and tending controlled mine fields connected by cable to the coastal forts. [1] [3] The ship was named for Major General Arthur Murray, USA, (1 July 1908 – 14 March 1911) who was the first Chief of the Coast Artillery Corps.