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| 53rd Coast Artillery Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1917-1944 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Coast artillery |
| Role | Railway |
| Size | Regiment |
| Motto | "Je Frappe" (I Strike) |
| Mascot | Oozlefinch |
| Engagements | World War I |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | ColonelGeorge T. Perkins |
The53rd Coast Artillery Regiment was aCoast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. In World War I it was arailway artillery regiment in France. In World War II it was reactivated with mobile155 mm guns.[1]
Constituted in July 1917, under the designation of the 8th Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps atFort Adams from the following companies:[1][2][3][4]
Arrived in France 25 September 1917 and redesignated as the 53rd Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) on 5 February 1918. (In August 1918 the Railway Artillery Reserve was reconstructed and Coast Artillery Regiments reorganized to conform to standardized Field Artillery configurations)
Arrived from France atNewport News, Virginia 11 March 1919 proceeded toCamp Stuart, Virginia then reassigned toCamp Eustis 17 and 18 March 1919.
Activated on 20 July 1942 with personnel from Batteries HHB and E of13th Coast Artillery atCamp Pendleton, Virginia.[1]
On 16 October 1942 assigned toEastern Defense Command.
Or, on a pile Gules crusily fitchy of the field a fleur-de-lis of the like.
On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, an oozlefinch Vert, beaked, capped and collared on legs Or, in front of an epie of the last. Motto JE FRAPPE (I Strike).
The regiment had its baptism of fire at Royammeix, France, near Commercy and was in St. Mihiel (also near Commercy) and the Meuse-Argonne operations near Verdun, all being in the province of Lorraine. The shield is gold as in the arms of Lorraine. The red pile is for artillery, scattered with cross crosslets fitchy from the arms of Commercy and charged with one gold fleur-de-lis from the arms of Verdun.
Theoozlefinch and epie in the crest are both taken from the shoulder sleeve insignia worn by Railway Artillery Reserve, of which this regiment was a unit.
The coat of arms was approved on 5 March 1929.
There was no distinctive unit insignia approved for this unit.
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from53rd Coast Artillery Regiment.United States Army Institute of Heraldry.