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The 2nd Missile Battalion, 44th Artillery Regiment was the first Pershing 1 missile battalion in June 1962 under the 1st Field Artillery Missile Brigade at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. [10] Lt. Col. Patrick W. Powers took command on 13 October 1962, receiving the colors from Dr. Finn J. Larsen, assistant secretary of the Army. [11]
In WW2 they were designated as the 54th Coast Artillery Regiment and there are many hints and references that this was the only Black American Coast Artillery regiment in WWII. Recently in 2022 1-44 ADA destroyed missiles sent by the Houthi rebels. [2] The last Battalion in 69th is 1-62 ADA which was created in 1798 and joined 69th in 2009.
The 1st Battalion, 44th Artillery was the first ADA battalion to arrive in South Vietnam in November 1966. A self-propelled M42A1 Duster unit, the 1-44th supported the Marines at places like Con Thien and Khe Sanh Combat Base as well as Army divisions in South Vietnam's rugged I Corps region.
1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment (1-1st ADAR) 38th ADAB Kadena Air Base, Japan: MIM-104 Patriot: 2nd Battalion 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment (2–1st ADAR: 35th ADAB Camp Carroll, South Korea: MIM-104 Patriot 3–2nd ADAR 31st ADAB Fort Sill, Oklahoma: MIM-104 Patriot 4–3rd ADAR 31st ADAB Fort Sill, Oklahoma MIM-104 Patriot
The 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Battalion Headquarters in Fort Cavazos, Tx. is named in his honor. The gym on main post Fort Bliss is also named in his honor. [9] SGT Stout is the only US Army Air Defense Artillerymen to earn the Medal of Honor. [10]
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team was at FOB Anaconda at the Balad Air Base northwest of Khalis and DIVARTY, along with elements of the 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at FOB Gunner, Al Taji airfield. To the far north stationed at an air field just on the outskirts of the city of Kirkuk were elements of the division's 4th Artillery ...
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The only remaining firing unit, 2nd Battalion, 71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment (71st ADA), whose sector covers the northern reaches of the Republic of Korea, was reassigned 16 July 1981 to the US Army Element, Combined Field Army [15] (ROK/US), pending transfer of its weapon/equipment and missions to ROKA in mid-1982.