71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment (United States)
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During World War II the Regiment was stationed in Washington D.C. and was responsible for the city's Air Defense.Lineage
Constituted 2 May 1918 as the 71st Artillery (CAC) Coast Artillery Corps, and organized at Fort StrongFort Strong
Fort Strong is located on Long Island in Boston Harbor.It was originally named Long Island Military Reservation until 1899.Camp Wightman, a Civil War training camp, was located on the island in 1861....
, Fort Standish
Fort Standish
Fort Standish was a coastal fort dating to the Endicott Period located on Lovell's Island in Massachusetts. Named after Myles Standish, the fort would serve to host up to 7 batteries throughout its history....
, Fort Andrews
Fort Andrews
Fort Andrew was a six-gun Patriot fort also known as Gurnet Fort. Once located at Gurnet Point, it was rebuilt in 1808, and again in 1863 and was renamed. It became a federal fort in 1869. The reservation was sold in 1926 and became private property. A World War II fire-control tower was built on...
, Fort Banks
Fort Banks (Massachusetts)
Fort Banks was a U.S. Coast Artillery fort located in Winthrop, Massachusetts. It served to defend Boston Harbor from enemy attack from the sea and was built in the 1890s during what is known as the Endicott period, a time in which the coast defenses of the United States were seriously expanded and...
, 18 May 1918. organization compleated 14 July 1918.
- Demoblized at Camp Devens, 6 March 1919
The 71st Artillery CAC, reconstituted and consolidated with 71st Coast Artillery (AA) Regiment and activated at Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe was a military installation in Hampton, Virginia—at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula...
1 July 1940, Battalions activated as follows-
- 1st Battalion 31 July 1940 at Fort StoryFort StoryFormerly a sub-installation of Fort Eustis, Fort Story is a sub-installation of the United States Navy and Little Creek Amphibious Base...
- 2nd Battalion 3 January 1941 at Fort Story
- 3rd Battalion 16 June 1942 at
Inactivated 1 September 1943 and units broken up as follows-
- HHB redesignated 71st AntiAircraft Artillery Group
- 1st Battalion redesignated 71st AAA Gun Battalion
- 2nd Battalion redesignated 384th AAA (AW) Battalion (Automatic Weapons)
- 3rd Battalion redesignated 241st AAA (SL) Battalion (Search LIght)
Distinctive Unit Insignia
- Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall blazoned as follows: Gules, five high explosive projectiles palewise in chevron surmounted by three chevronels Or. Attached below and to the sides of the insignia a Gold scroll inscribed “UNDIQUE VENIMUS” in Black letters.
- Symbolism
Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for Artillery. The three chevronels from the coat of arms of John Winthrop, the founder of the Boston Colony, alludes to Boston, the area in which the unit was originally constituted and organized in 1918. The five projectiles are symbolic of the unit’s five battle honors awarded for service in World War II. They also commemorate the mission of the unit to attack and destroy enemy aircraft. The motto translates to “We Come From All Parts).
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 71st Artillery Regiment on 21 May 1959. It was redesignated for the 71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.
Blazon
- Shield
Gules, five high explosive projectiles palewise in chevron surmounted by three chevronels Or.
- Crest
On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a fixed searchlight Sable, glass Or charged with a fleur-de-lis Gules.
Motto UNIDIQUE VENIMUS (We Come From All Parts).
- Symbolism
- Shield
Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for Artillery. The three chevronels from the coat of arms of John Winthrop, the founder of the Boston Colony, alludes to Boston, the area in which the unit was originally constituted and organized in 1918. The five projectiles are symbolic of the unit’s five battle honors awarded for service in World War II. They also commemorate the mission of the unit to attack and destroy enemy aircraft.
- Crest
The fixed searchlight used in seacoast defense refers to the former mission of the Regiment as Coast Artillery. The fleur-de-lis is for service in World War I.
- Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 71st Artillery Regiment on 21 May 1959. It was redesignated for the 71st Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971.
See also
- United States Army branch insigniaUnited States Army branch insigniaBranch insignia of the United States Army refers to military emblems that may be worn on the uniform of the United States Army to denote membership in a particular area of expertise and series of functional areas...
- commons:Field Army insignia of the United States Army
- Corps insignia of the United States ArmyCorps insignia of the United States ArmyShoulder sleeve insignia are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of U.S. Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned...
- Division insignia of the United States ArmyDivision insignia of the United States ArmyShoulder sleeve insignia are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture....
- Brigade insignia of the United States ArmyBrigade insignia of the United States ArmyShoulder sleeve insignia are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a Soldier is assigned. Like Division sized units, separate brigades of the United States Army are allowed their own SSI to distinguish their wearers from those of...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Army unitsCoats of arms of U.S. Army unitsCoats of arms of US Army units are heraldic emblems associated with units in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments, and some other units, of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard,...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of US Air Defense Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with Field artillery, Air Defense Artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of US Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with field artillery, air defense artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Armor RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Armor RegimentsCoats of arms of US Armor Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with armor regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard, called the...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with aviation regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard,...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Cavalry RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Cavalry RegimentsCoats of arms of US Cavalry Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with armor and cavalry regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard,...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Engineer BattalionsCoats of arms of U.S. Engineer BattalionsCoats of arms of U.S. Engineer Battalions are heraldic emblems associated with units in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments, and some other units, of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Infantry RegimentsCoats of arms of US Infantry Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with infantry regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard, called...
- Distinctive unit insignia (U.S. Army)
External links
- http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lh.html
- http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacunithistories/71st_Arty.html
- http://www.skylighters.org/hammer/chapter5.html