The 92nd Coast Artillery Regiment was a

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 and its possessions between 1901 and 1950. The CAC also operated heavy and railway artillery ...

regiment in the United States Army, part of the Philippine Scouts. It was a

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unit composed primarily of Filipino enlisted men and US officers.

History

The regiment was constituted February 1924 as 92nd CA (HD) Regt (PS) and organized 7-1-24 at

Fort Mills Fort Mills ( Corregidor, the Philippines) was the location of US Major General George F. Moore's headquarters for the Philippine Department's Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays in early World War II, and was the largest seacoast ...

by redesignating 278th, 280th, 283rd, 287th, 288th, 275th, & 289th Cos, (PS)(organized 12-18-22) as HHB and Btrys A-F. During the

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the regiment was equipped primarily with

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tractor drawn guns. It manned the following batteries, at

, Corregidor unless otherwise noted: * A Battery (

Fort Wint Fort 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 ...

) Beach defense * B Battery * C Battery Kysor * D Battery Levagood * E Battery Ordnance Point * F Battery Frank North (

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) * G Battery Monja 1st Battalion (Batteries A & B), 2nd Battalion (Batteries C & D), manned fixed and mobile seacoast guns. 3rd Bn (Bilibid Guard Bn) provided guard for the post stockade and guard details for

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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 Battalion composed of Batteries A-D; 2nd Battalion composed of Batteries E & F (Guard Bn) and 3rd Battalion to be composed of Batteries G & H. Organization of Battery H not complete when World War II started and personnel merged into other components of regiment. Regiment surrendered 5-6-42 after the end of the Battle of Corregidor, disbanded 6-28-50.

Distinctive unit insignia

* Description A Gold color metal and enamel device 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, jelloped 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.

Coat of arms

*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, jelloped 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

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; 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.

Decorations

* Presidential Unit Citation with 2 Bronze

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(World War II only)

References

External links

* http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lh.html * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:092 092 Military units and formations established in 1924 Military units and formations disestablished in 1950 1924 establishments in the Philippines