The 24th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. It was the garrison of the Harbor Defenses of Argentia and St. John's, Newfoundland from February 1942 through October 1944, as a battalion after March 1943.[1][2]
24th Coast Artillery Regiment | |
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Active | 1942 - 1945 |
Country | United States |
Branch | Army |
Type | Coast artillery |
Role | Harbor defense |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | Harbor Defenses of Argentia and St. John's |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Pepperrell |
Mascot(s) | Oozlefinch |
Constituted 13 January 1942 and activated 17 January 1942 at Fort H.G. Wright, New York as 24th Coast Artillery (HD) Regiment (Composite). HHB and Batteries A and B organized at Fort H.G. Wright. Batteries C, D, and E organized 16 February 42 at Fort Pepperrell in Newfoundland Base Command (NBC) with personnel reassigned[3] from Battery A, 53rd Coast Artillery (Tractor Drawn) (TD) Regiment; Battery D, 52nd Coast Artillery (Railway) Regiment; and 2nd Platoon, Battery G, 53rd CA (TD) Regt, that were inactivated in Newfoundland and transferred back to their parent regiments in CONUS, less personnel and equipment.[1]