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242nd Coast Artillery (United States)

Index 242nd Coast Artillery (United States)

The 242nd Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery Corps regiment in the Connecticut National Guard. [1]

22 relations: American entry into World War I, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Coastal artillery, Connecticut Military Department, Fort H. G. Wright, Fort Michie, Fort Terry, Harbor Defense Command, Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound, Harbor Defenses of New Bedford, Oozlefinch, Regular Army (United States), Seacoast defense in the United States, United States Army, United States Army Coast Artillery Corps, Western Front (World War I), 11th Coast Artillery (United States), 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment, 23rd Coast Artillery (United States), 3rd Connecticut Regiment, 4th Connecticut Regiment, 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.

American entry into World War I

The American entry into World War I came in April 1917, after more than two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the United States out of the war.

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Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport is a historic seaport city in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Coastal artillery

Coastal artillery is the branch of the armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications.

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Connecticut Military Department

The Connecticut Military Department is a state agency of the government of Connecticut.

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Fort H. G. Wright

Fort H. G. Wright was a United States military installation on Fishers Island in the town of Southold, New York, just two miles off the coast of southeastern Connecticut, but technically in New York.

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Fort Michie

Fort Michie was a United States Army coastal defense site on Great Gull Island, New York.

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Fort Terry

Fort Terry was a coastal fortification on Plum Island, a small island just off Orient Point, New York, USA.

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Harbor Defense Command

A Harbor Defense Command was a military organization of the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps designated in 1925 from predecessor organizations dating from circa 1895.

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Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound

The Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command.

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Harbor Defenses of New Bedford

The Harbor Defenses of New Bedford was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command.

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Oozlefinch

The Oozlefinch is the unofficial historic mascot of the Air Defense Artillery – and formerly of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps.

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Regular Army (United States)

The Regular Army of the United States succeeded the Continental Army as the country's permanent, professional land-based military force.

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Seacoast defense in the United States

Seacoast defense was a major concern for the United States from its independence until World War II.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Army Coast Artillery Corps

The U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps (CAC) was an administrative corps responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense of the United States between 1901 and 1950.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was the main theatre of war during the First World War.

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11th Coast Artillery (United States)

The 11th Coast Artillery was a coast artillery regiment in the United States Army, first constituted in the Regular Army on 27 February 1924.

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1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment

1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery was an artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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23rd Coast Artillery (United States)

The 23rd Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army.

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3rd Connecticut Regiment

The 3rd Connecticut Regiment was authorized on 16 September 1776 and was organized between 1 January - April 1777 of eight companies of volunteers from the counties of Windham and Hartford in the state of Connecticut.

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4th Connecticut Regiment

The 4th Connecticut Regiment was raised on April 27, 1775, at Hartford, Connecticut.

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56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment

The 56th Air Defense Artillery is a training regiment in the United States Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/242nd_Coast_Artillery_(United_States)

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