92nd Coast Artillery (United States)
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The 92nd Coast Artillery Regiment was an Regular Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army, and part of the Philippine Scouts
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Tractor Drawn guns. manning the following batterys.
by redesignating 278th, 280th, 283rd, 287th, 288th, 275th, & 289th Cos, (PS)(organized 12-18-22) as HHB and Btrys A-F. 1st Bn (Btrys A & B), 2nd Bn (Btrys C & D), manned fixed and mobile seacoast guns. 3rd Bn (Bilibid Guard Bn) provided guard for the post stockade and guard details for Bilibid convict work gangs on Corregidor
and other fortified islands. Redesignated TD regiment 1935. Btrys G and H activated 4-28-41 at Ft. Mills and regiment reorganized. The 1st Bn composed of Btrys A-D; 2nd Bn composed of Btrys E & F (Guard Bn) and 3rd Bn to be composed of Btrys G & H. Organization of Btry H not complete when WWII started and personnel merged into other components of regiment. Regiment surrendered 5-6-42, disbanded 6-28-50.
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a 155-mm gun with carriage Proper between three mullets Or. Above the shield from a wreath Or and Gules, a cockatrice Or, armed, jalloped and crested Gules. Attached below the shield a Red scroll inscribed “ALWAYS READY” in Gold letters.
The shield is red for Artillery. The gun represents the arm or weapon, and the three mullets are taken from the Philippine flag. The unit being allocated to the Philippine Islands, uses a cockatrice for a crest. Corregidor Island is symbolized by a fighting cock; the island is surrounded by the China Sea, and China is usually symbolized by a dragon; therefore, the cockatrice - half cock and half dragon - is symbolic of the location of the organization in the Philippines.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 10 December 1937. It was rescinded/canceled on 14 March 1975.
Gules, a 155-mm gun with carriage Proper between three mullets Or.
Crest
On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a cockatrice Or, armed, jalloped and crested Gules.
ALWAYS READY.
The shield is red for Artillery. The gun represents the arm or weapon, and the three mullets are taken from the Philippine flag.
The unit being allocated to the Philippine Islands, uses a cockatrice for a crest. Corregidor Island is symbolized by a fighting cock; the island is surrounded by the China Sea, and China is usually symbolized by a dragon; therefore, the cockatrice - half cock and half dragon - is symbolic of the location of the organization in the Philippines.
The coat of arms was approved on 22 March 1927. It was rescinded/canceled on 14 March 1975.
Philippine Scouts
The Philippine Scouts was a military organization of the United States Army from 1901 until the end of World War II. Made up of native Filipinos assigned to the United States Army Philippine Department, these troops were generally enlisted and under the command of American officers, however, a...
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History
During the Philippines Campaign of 1941/1942 this unit was equiped primarily with Canon de 155mm GPFCanon de 155mm GPF
The Canon de 155 Grande Puissance Filloux mle.1917 was a 155 mm cannon used by the French Army during the first half of the 20th century.-History:The gun was designed during World War I by Colonel L.J.F...
Tractor Drawn guns. manning the following batterys.
- A Battery (Fort WintFort WintFort Wint was part of the harbor defenses of Manila and Subic Bays built by the Philippine Department of the United States Army between 1907 and 1920 in response to recommendations of the Taft Board prior to the non-fortification clause of the Washington Naval Treaty...
) Beach defense - B Battery
- C Battery Kysor
- D Battery Levagood
- E Battery Ordnance Point
- F Battery Frank North
- G Battery Monja
Lineage
Constituted February 1924 as 92nd CA (HD) Regt (PS) and organized 7-1-24 at Fort MillsFort Mills
Fort Mills was the location of US Major General George F. Moore's headquarters for the Philippine Department's Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays. This was one of the locations at which, under the National Defense Act of 1935, coastal artillery training was conducted.-References:*McGovern,...
by redesignating 278th, 280th, 283rd, 287th, 288th, 275th, & 289th Cos, (PS)(organized 12-18-22) as HHB and Btrys A-F. 1st Bn (Btrys A & B), 2nd Bn (Btrys C & D), manned fixed and mobile seacoast guns. 3rd Bn (Bilibid Guard Bn) provided guard for the post stockade and guard details for Bilibid convict work gangs on Corregidor
Corregidor
Corregidor Island, locally called Isla ng Corregidor, is a lofty island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in southwestern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines. Due to this location, Corregidor was fortified with several coastal artillery and ammunition magazines to defend the entrance of...
and other fortified islands. Redesignated TD regiment 1935. Btrys G and H activated 4-28-41 at Ft. Mills and regiment reorganized. The 1st Bn composed of Btrys A-D; 2nd Bn composed of Btrys E & F (Guard Bn) and 3rd Bn to be composed of Btrys G & H. Organization of Btry H not complete when WWII started and personnel merged into other components of regiment. Regiment surrendered 5-6-42, disbanded 6-28-50.
Distinctive Unit Insignia
- Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a 155-mm gun with carriage Proper between three mullets Or. Above the shield from a wreath Or and Gules, a cockatrice Or, armed, jalloped and crested Gules. Attached below the shield a Red scroll inscribed “ALWAYS READY” in Gold letters.
- Symbolism
The shield is red for Artillery. The gun represents the arm or weapon, and the three mullets are taken from the Philippine flag. The unit being allocated to the Philippine Islands, uses a cockatrice for a crest. Corregidor Island is symbolized by a fighting cock; the island is surrounded by the China Sea, and China is usually symbolized by a dragon; therefore, the cockatrice - half cock and half dragon - is symbolic of the location of the organization in the Philippines.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 10 December 1937. It was rescinded/canceled on 14 March 1975.
Blazon
- Shield
Gules, a 155-mm gun with carriage Proper between three mullets Or.
Crest
On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a cockatrice Or, armed, jalloped and crested Gules.
- Motto
ALWAYS READY.
- Symbolism
- Shield
The shield is red for Artillery. The gun represents the arm or weapon, and the three mullets are taken from the Philippine flag.
- Crest
The unit being allocated to the Philippine Islands, uses a cockatrice for a crest. Corregidor Island is symbolized by a fighting cock; the island is surrounded by the China Sea, and China is usually symbolized by a dragon; therefore, the cockatrice - half cock and half dragon - is symbolic of the location of the organization in the Philippines.
- Background
The coat of arms was approved on 22 March 1927. It was rescinded/canceled on 14 March 1975.
External links
- http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lh.html
- http://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm