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The U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps (CAC) was an administrative corps responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense of the United States and its possessions between 1901 and 1950. The CAC also operated heavy and railway artillery during World War I .
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The Oozlefinch is the unofficial historic mascot of the Air Defense Artillery – and formerly of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps. The Oozlefinch is portrayed as a featherless bird that flies backwards (at supersonic speeds) [3] and carries weapons of the Air Defense and Coast Artillery, most often a Nike-Hercules Missile. The Oozlefinch ...
Media in category "Coast artillery regiments of the United States Army" This category contains only the following file. Battery A, (Searchlight) 206th CA 1932.JPG 5,129 × 1,803; 3.91 MB
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps (3 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Coastal artillery" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 275 total.
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Organized in 1907, it was initially manned by the 133rd Company, Coast Artillery Corps, organized in 1907. [19] In 1916, they were re-designated as the 3d Company, [ 20 ] and continued to serve in that capacity throughout World War I. [ 8 ] Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Hero, Jr was in command of the post in August, 1915.
Following World War II, coast defense guns and the Coast Artillery Corps were considered obsolete, and Fort Story's guns were scrapped by 1949. [3] Fort Story was declared a permanent installation on December 5, 1961. As a result of a 2005 Base Realignment and Closure recommendation, Fort Story operations were transferred to the United States Navy.