| 3rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1821 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Air defense artillery |
| Mottos | NON CEDO FERIO (yield not, strike). |
| Engagements | War of 1812 Indian Wars Mexican War American Civil War Spanish–American War World War II Korean War Southwest Asia |
| Decorations | Meritorious Unit Commendation[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | George Henry Thomas Braxton Bragg Walker Keith Armistead Robert Anderson Romeyn B. Ayres |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
The3rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is anair defense artilleryregiment of theUnited States Army, first formed in 1821 as the 3rd Regiment of Artillery.[2]
Constituted 1 June 1821 in theRegular Army as the3rd Regiment of Artillery and organized from existing units with headquarters atFort Washington, Maryland. The lineages of some of the units that initially made up the 3rd U.S. Artillery includecampaign credit for the War of 1812.[2]
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Twelve batteries of the 3rd U.S. Artillery served in theAmerican Civil War.[3]
Four batteries of the 3rd U.S. Artillery were assigned toFort Jefferson, Florida in 1869.[4]
The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the regiment deployed to the Philippines in theSpanish–American War of 1898, while Battery F deployed to Puerto Rico.[5]
Regiment broken up 13 February 1901 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as separate numbered companies and batteries of theArtillery Corps.[2]
Reconstituted 1 July 1924 in the Regular Army as the3rd Coast Artillery (Harbor Defense) (Type B) and organized (less Batteries C, F, and G) with headquarters, 1st Battalion, and Batteries A & B atFort MacArthur, California in theHarbor Defenses of Los Angeles. The regiment was organized by redesignating the 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 31st, 34th, 35th, and 36th companies of theCoast Artillery Corps (CAC). Batteries A, B, D, and E carried the lineage and designations of the corresponding batteries in the old 3rd Artillery.[6][7] HHB 2nd Battalion and Battery D atFort Rosecrans, California (HD San Diego) (Battery C inactive), and HHB 3rd Battalion and Battery E atFort Stevens, Oregon (HD of the Columbia River) (Batteries F & G inactive).[6][8]
TheOregon National Guard component of HD Columbia River was the249th Coast Artillery from 1924 until October 1944,[9] and theCalifornia National Guard component of HD Los Angeles and HD San Diego was the251st Coast Artillery from 1924 until January 1930.[10]
Batteries A and B inactivated 1 March 1930 at San Pedro and Fort MacArthur, California, respectively; Batteries A and F activated 1 July 1939 at Fort MacArthur and Fort Stevens, respectively; Battery D inactivated 1 February 1940 at Fort Rosecrans (replaced by Battery A,19th Coast Artillery), with Batteries E & F inactivated at Fort Stevens (they became Batteries A & B,18th Coast Artillery);[11] Battery B activated 1 July 1940 at Fort MacArthur; Batteries C, D, E, and F activated 2 December 1940 at Fort MacArthur; Batteries B & D exchanged designations mid-December 1940; Battery G (searchlight battery) activated 1 June 1941 at Los Angeles, California; Battery G inactivated 29 August 1941 at Los Angeles; Battery G activated 14 February 1942 at Fort MacArthur; Batteries C & D exchanged designations 1 October 1942.[6]
Regiment reorganized as Type A[12] 21 August 1941.[6]
Regiment broken up 18 October 1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:[13]
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery as Battery B, 521st Coast Artillery Battalion.[2]
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions as the 520th, 521st, and 522nd Coast Artillery Battalions, respectively.[2]
After 18 October 1944 the above units underwent changes as follows:[14]
520th CA Battalion redesignated as 3rd CA Battalion 1 December 1944.[2]
3rd CA Battalion, 521st CA Battalion, and 522nd CA Battalion, disbanded 15 September 1945 at Fort MacArthur, California.[2]
Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Antiaircraft Artillery Group. Activated 11 June 1951 atCamp Stewart, Georgia.[2]
Redesignated 20 March 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Artillery Group. Inactivated 15 December 1961 at Norfolk, Virginia.[2]
520th Coast Artillery Battalion redesignated 1 December 1944 as the 3rd Coast Artillery Battalion. Disbanded 15 September 1945 at Fort MacArthur, California. Reconstituted 20 January 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 3rd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 1) and consolidated unit designated as the 3rd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the3rd Infantry Division. Redesignated 15 April 1953 as the 3rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 1 July 1957 atFort Benning, Georgia, and relieved from assignment to the 3rd Infantry Division.[2]
521st Coast Artillery Battalion disbanded 15 September 1945 at Fort MacArthur, California. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army and redesignated as the 18th Antiaircraft ArtilleryBattalion. Redesignated 13 March 1952 as the 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion Activated 2 May 1952 at Fort Custer, Michigan. Redesignated 24 July 1953 as the 18th Antiaircraft ArtilleryBattalion. Redesignated 15 June 1957 as the 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. Inactivated 1 September 1958 at Detroit, Michigan.[2]
522nd Coast Artillery Battalion disbanded 15 September 1945 at Huntington Beach (Bolsa Chica Military Reservation), California. Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with the 43rd AntiaircraftArtillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 2) and consolidated unit designated as the 43rd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the10th Infantry Division.Redesignated 15 June 1954 as the 43rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion Relieved 16 May 1957 from assignment to the 10th Infantry Division. Inactivated 14 November 1957 in Germany.[2]
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Artillery Group; 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion; 3rd and 43rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions; and the 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion (organized in 1907) consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 15 December 1961 as the3rd Artillery', a parent regiment under theCombat Arms Regimental System.[2]
3rd Artillery (less former 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion) reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3rd Air Defense Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System (former 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the3rd Field Artillery – hereafter separate lineage).[2]
Withdrawn 16 July 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under theUnited States Army Regimental System.[2]
Constituted 6 July 1942 in theArmy of the United States as the 534th Coast Artillery Battalion (Antiaircraft) (Automatic Weapons).[2][15]
Activated 15 July 1942 at Fort Bliss, Texas.[2]
DepartedNew York port of embarkation 28 April 1943; arrived in North Africa 11 May 1943 and in Italy 9 September 1943.[15]
Redesignated 12 December 1943 as the 534th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion.[2]
Has campaign credit forAnzio. Moved to France as part ofOperation Dragoon 15 August 1944; has campaign credit for this and theBattle of the Bulge (Ardennes-Alsace). Returned to the US via theHampton Roads port of embarkation 19 October 1945.[15]
Inactivated 19 October 1945 atCamp Patrick Henry, Virginia.[2]
Redesignated 9 December 1948 as the 3rd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army.[2]
Activated 15 January 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas.[2]
(3rd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion assigned 22 November 1949 to the 3rd Infantry Division).[2]
Constituted 5 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 2nd Battalion, 504th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).[2]
Activated 1 July 1942 atCamp Hulen, Texas.[2]
Reorganized and redesignated 20 January 1943 as the 630th Coast Artillery Battalion (Antiaircraft) (Automatic Weapons).[2][16]
DepartedBoston Port of Embarkation 28 April 1943; arrived in North Africa 12 May 1943; moved to Italy 9 September 1943. Has credit for four campaigns in Italy.[16]
Redesignated 12 December 1943 as the 630th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion.[2]
Inactivated 26 September 1945 in Italy.[2]
Redesignated 18 June 1948 as the 43rd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and assigned to the10th Infantry Division.[2]
Activated 1 July 1948 atFort Riley, Kansas.[2]
War of 1812: Canada[2]
Indian Wars: Seminoles; Washington 1858[2]
Mexican War: Palo Alto; Resaca de la Palma; Monterey; Buena Vista; Vera Cruz; Cerro Gordo; Contreras; Churubusco; Molino del Rey; Chapultepec; Puebla 1847[2]
Civil War: Peninsula; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Wilderness; Spotsylvania; Petersburg; Shenandoah; Mississippi 1863; Tennessee 1863; Tennessee 1864; Virginia 1863[2]
War with Spain: Manila[2]
World War II: Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead); Anzio (with arrowhead); Rome-Arno Southern France (with arrowhead); North Apennines; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Po Valley[2]
Korean War: CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953[2]
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire[2]
Or, on a chevron gules above an imperial Chinese dragon of the like armed azure three mullets argent, on a chief of the second two pallets of the fourth an arrow in fess counterchanged.[17]
Out of a mural crown or masoned gules a garland the dexter branch cactus the sinister palm proper encircling a sun in splendor argent.[17]
Non Cedo Ferio (I Yield Not, I Strike).[17]
Scarlet is used for artillery. The two white stripes on the scarlet chief, the colors of the campaign streamers for the War of 1812, commemorate the participation of several companies of the regiment. The arrow alludes to the Indian Wars. The chevron and stars indicate service in the Civil War. The stars also refer to the numerical designation of the regiment. The dragon represents service in China; the claws and teeth are blue to indicate that elements of the regiment served in the China Relief Expedition as infantry.[17]
The mural crown, cactus, and palm signify the regiment's participation in the Mexican War and elements of the regiment in the Philippine Insurrection. The sun in its glory commemorates the laurels earned by the regiment duringits days of glory.[17]
Thedistinctive insignia is an adaptation of the crest and motto of the coat of arms.[17]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from3d Air Defense Artillery Regiment Lineage and Honors.United States Army Center of Military History.