63rd Coast Artillery (United States)

63rd Coast Artillery

Coat of arms
Active 1917
Country  United States
Branch Coast Artillery Corps
Type Anti aircraft
Size Regiment
Motto(s) AMOR PATRIAE (The Love Of Country)
Mascot(s) Oozlefinch
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Colonel

The 63rd Coast Artillery is a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army.

Lineage

Constituted and organized 10 December 1917 as 63rd Artillery (CAC) at Fort Worden, Wa. Shipped to Camp Mills June 1918, arrived in France 14 July 1918. and assigned to 39th Brigade CAC. returned to Camp Mills February 1919, demobilized at Camp Lewis 21 March 1919.

Redesignated 63rd Antiaircraft Battalion,(CAC) 1 June 1922 and companies given serial numbers as follows-

Redesignated 63rd Coast Artillery (AA) Regiment on 1 July 1924 and reorganized as follows-

63rd Artillery (CAC) reconstituted and consolidated with 63rd Coast Artillery (AA) Regiment 7 March 1932. 2nd Battalion activated at Fort MacArthur 12 October 1939. Regiment reassigned to Fort Bliss 6 December 1940.

regiment assigned to Louisiana Maneuvers 11 August 1941 to 28 September 1941.

Deactivated at Seattle on 10 September 1943 and broken up as follows-

63rd AAA Gun Battalion inactivated 10 March 1947 at Okinawa. Reactivated 15 November 1949 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Redesignated 1 October 1953 as 63rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.

Inactivated 1 September 1958 in Germany.

Current units

Distinctive unit insignia

A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/2 inches (3.81 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Purple a pile Or, three winged projectiles one and two counterchanged. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “AMOR PATRIAE” in Purple letters.

The shield is the heraldic representation of the golden gate, the yellow opening of the setting sun and the two purple headlands and thereon are three antiaircraft winged projectiles. The motto translates to “The Love Of Country.”

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 63d Antiaircraft Battalion on 30 January 1924. It was redesignated for the 63d Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 30 October 1951. The insignia was redesignated for the 63d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 22 May 1956.

Coat of Arms

Blazon

Purple a pile Or, three winged projectiles one and two counterchanged.

On a wreath of the colors Or and Purple, a dexter arm embowed Proper holding a broken lance Gules. Motto: AMOR PATRIAE (The Love Of Country).

Symbolism

The shield is the heraldic representation of the golden gate, the yellow opening of the setting sun and the two purple headlands and thereon are three antiaircraft winged projectiles.

The crest is the crest of General Winfield Scott for whom one of the forts was named and indicates the place of activation after World War I. The motto is also that of the Scott family.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 3d Antiaircraft Battalion on 16 December 1921. It was redesignated for the 63d Antiaircraft Battalion on 4 October 1922. It was redesignated for the 63d Coast Artillery Regiment on 1 May 1924. It was redesignated for the 63d Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 18 December 1944. The insignia was redesignated for the 63d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 22 May 1956.

Campaign streamers

World War I

World War II

Decorations

none

See also

References

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