53rd Coast Artillery Regiment


The 53rd Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army.

History

Lineage

Constituted in July 1917, under the designation of the 3rd Provisional Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Adams from the following companies:
Arrived in France 25 September 1917 and Redesignated 53rd Artillery Coast Artillery Corps on 5 February 1918.
Arrived from France at Newport News, Virginia 11 March 1919 proceeded to Camp Stuart, Virginia then reassigned to Camp Eustis 17 and 18 March 1919.
Activated on 20 July 1942 with personnel from Batteries HHB and E of 13th Coast Artillery at Camp Pendleton, Virginia.
On 16 October 1942 assigned to Eastern Defense Command.

Blazon

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.

Symbolism

The regiment had its baptism of fire at Royammeix, France, near Commercy and was in St. Mihiel 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.
The oozlefinch 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.

Background

The coat of arms was approved on 5 March 1929.
There was no distinctive unit insignia approved for this unit.

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Decorations

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