60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
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60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment | |
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Air defense artillery | |
Motto(s) | "Coelis Imperamus" (We Rule The Heavens) |
Engagements | World War II |
Insignia | |
Distinctive unit insignia |
The 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense unit of the United States Army.
History
World War I
The regiment was constituted on 23 December 1917 in the Regular Army as the 60th Artillery,
Interwar period and World War II
The regiment was reconstituted on 26 October 1922 in the Regular Army as the 60th Artillery Battalion, Antiaircraft and organized at
It was part of
Cold War and parent regiment
On 1 August 1946, it was redesignated as the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and activated at
Battery B and 1st Battalion
The unit that became Battery B was constituted on 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as Battery G,
On 1 June 1922, the company was reconstituted in the Regular Army, and at the same time consolidated with the active 3rd Company, Coast Defenses of
On 12 August 1958, it was redesignated as the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 60th Artillery, with its organic elements simultaneously constituted. The battalion was activated on 1 September 1958 at Gary, and dropped the Missile designation on 20 December 1965. It was redesignated on 1 September 1971 as the 1st Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery, before being inactivated on 30 September 1974 at Munster, Indiana.[5]
Battery C and 2nd Battalion
The unit that became Battery C was constituted on 8 March 1898 as Battery K, 7th Regiment of Artillery, and organized on 29 March at Fort Slocum. On 13 February 1901, it was reorganized and redesignated as the 80th Company, Coast Artillery, Artillery Corps. On 2 February 1907, it transferred to the new
On 12 August 1958, it was redesignated as the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Missile Battalion, 60th Artillery, with its organic elements simultaneously constituted. The battalion was activated on 1 September 1958 at
On 12 January 1970, it was activated at Fort Bliss as the 2nd Battalion, 60th Artillery (60th Air Defense Artillery from 1 September 1971).
A Battery was initially located at
Heraldic items
Coat of arms
- Blazon
- Shield: Per fess embattled Sable and Gules fimbriated Or a pile in bend of the third the lower portion obscured by the second tincture, in sinister chief a mullet of the third.
- Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Sable a carabao skull Sable horned Or.
- Motto: Coelis Imperamus (We Rule The Heavens).
- Symbolism
- Shield:The shield is divided horizontally into two parts, the dividing line being embattled to represent defense. The lower half is red for Artillery; the upper half bears the colors of black and gold, significant of the Orient where the unit had its pioneer service. A searchlight beam pierces the darkness of this portion of the shield signifying the never ending vigilance which this organization exercises in searching for enemy aircraft. The star has a double significance. It is symbolic of the state of Texas, the Lone Star State, where the unit was reorganized after World War I, and its battleground in the heavens.
- Crest The carabao horns are symbolic of service in the Philippine Islands where the 60th Battalion, Coast Artillery Corps served.
- Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 60th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1924-05-21. It was amended to change the blazon of the shield and correct the motto on 1924-10-03. It was redesignated for the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and amended to correct the description on 1949-11-16. The insignia was redesignated for the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons) on 1954-09-08. It was redesignated for the 60th Artillery Regiment on 1958-12-15. It was redesignated for the 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1971-09-01.
Distinctive unit insignia
- Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1+1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall blazoned as follows: Per fess embattled Sable and Gules fimbriated Or a pile in bend of the third the lower portion obscured by the second tincture, in sinister chief a mullet of the third. Attached below and to the sides a Red scroll inscribed "COELIS IMPERAMUS" in Gold letters.
- Symbolism: The insignia is divided horizontally into two parts, the dividing line being embattled to represent defense. The lower half is red for Artillery; the upper half bears the colors of black and gold, significant of the Orient where the unit had its pioneer service. A searchlight beam pierces the darkness of this portion, signifying the never ending vigilance which this organization exercises in searching for enemy aircraft. The star has a double significance. It is symbolic of the state of Texas, the Lone Star State, where the unit was reorganized after World War I, and its battleground in the heavens. The motto translates to "We Rule the Heavens".
- Background: The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 60th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1924-05-31. It was amended to correct the motto on 1924-10-03. It was redesignated for the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and amended to correct the description on 1949-11-16. The insignia was redesignated for the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons) on 1954-09-08. It was redesignated for the 60th Artillery Regiment on 1958-12-15. It was redesignated for the 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1971-09-01.
Campaign streamers
World War I
- St. Mihiel
- Meuse-Argonne
World War II
- Philippine Islands
Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) Streamer Embroidered BATAAN
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) Streamer Embroidered MANILA AND SUBIC BAYS
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) Streamer Embroidered DEFENSE OF THE PHILIPPINES
- Philippine Presidential Unit CitationStreamer Embroidered 7 December 1941 TO 10 May 1942
See also
- 200th Coast Artillery (AA) Regiment
- Military History of the Philippines
- Military History of the United States
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d McKenney 2010, pp. 279–280.
- ^ Coast Artillery Corps Units in France in WWI
- ^ 60th Artillery in WWI at Rootsweb.com
- ISBN 0-9720296-4-8.
- ^ a b c McKenney 2010, pp. 281–282.
- ^ a b c McKenney 2010, pp. 283–284.
- ^ Whitacre et al. 1996, pp. 42, 46.
- ^ Reddick 1980, pp. 30–33.
- ^ Rocco 1984, pp. 24–25.
- ^ "108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade". U.S. Army in Germany. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
Bibliography
- McKenney, Janice E. (2010). Air Defense Artillery (PDF). CMH Pub 60-5. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. OCLC 10948814.
- Reddick, Robert M. (January–March 1980). "Nondivisional Chaparral/Vulcan" (PDF). Air Defense Magazine: 30–33. OCLC 11330436.
- Rocco, Domenic P. (Spring 1984). "Air Base Defense" (PDF). Air Defense Artillery: 24–28. OCLC 9482828.
- Whitacre, Christine; Carlson, Christina M.; Lyon, Robert; Thallheimer, Arnold (1996). Last line of defense: Nike missile sites in Illinois (PDF). Denver: National Park Service. OCLC 38940491.
- https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=2861
- http://digital-library.usma.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/stockbridge&CISOPTR=1329&CISOBOX=1&REC=20