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Coast Artillery Companies 1901-1924: Reference Guide
Coast Artillery Companies 1901-1924: Reference Guide
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The following listing of serially numbered companies of coast artillery gives their locations and changes
in designations from their creation in 1901 until 1924, when the separate company numbers were finally
abolished. This list is best used in conjunction with “Coast Artillery Organization: A Brief Overview,” in
the May 2008 Coast Defense Journal (Vol. 22 No. 2).
Redesignations were effective in the year shown. The year shown for locations indicates that the company
was at the new post in that year, but could have arrived there during the previous year. Units in parentheses
in the headings indicate the units from which the companies were formed, either by redesignation of lettered
companies of the seven artillery regiments in 1901, or by splitting existing companies of coast artillery.
1st Company (A/1st Artillery) 1916 – Fort Wint, PI
1901 – Fort Dade, FL 1917 – 13th Company, CD Manila & Subic Bays
1902 – Fort De Soto, FL 1917 – Fort Mills, PI
1907 – Fort Armstrong, TH 1922 – 4th Company, CAC
1908 – Fort Levett, ME 1924 – D/1st CA Regiment (HD), inactive
1910 – Fort McKinley, ME
1916 – Temp., Fort Sam Houston 5th Company (F/1st Artillery)
1916 – 1st Company, Fort McKinley, ME 1901 – Fort Screven, GA
1917 – 1st Company, CD Portland 1907 – Fort Williams, ME
1917 – A/6 Provisional Artillery Regiment 1916 – 2nd Company, Fort Williams, ME
1918 – A/51st Artillery Regiment, CAC 1917 – H/6th Provisional Artillery Regiment, CAC
1922 – 1st Company, CAC (additional designation) 1918 – H/51st Artillery Regiment, CAC
1924 – A/51st CA Regiment (TD), Fort Eustis, VA 1922 – 5th Company, CAC (additional designation)
1924 – F/43rd Artillery Regiment (Ry), inactive
2nd Company (B/1st Artillery)
1901 – Fort Trumbull, CT 6th Company (G/1st Artillery)
1903 – Fort H.G. Wright, NY 1901 – Fort Monroe, VA
1916 – 1st Company, Fort Ruger, TH 1916 – 2nd Company, Fort Monroe, VA
1917 – 11th Company, CD Oahu 1917 – 6th Company, CD Chesapeake Bay (I)
1921 – 4th Company, CD Honolulu 1917 – E/60th Artillery Regiment, CAC
1922 – 2nd Company, CAC 1921 – A/1 AA Battalion, CAC
1924 – B/1st CA Regiment (HD), inactive 1922 – A/61st Artillery Battalion (AA), CAC
1922 – 6th Company, CAC (additional designation)
3rd Company (C/1st Artillery) 1924 – A/61st CA (AA) Regiment, Fort Monroe, VA
1901 – Fort Moultrie, SC
1902 – Fort Getty, SC 7th Company (H/1st Artillery)
1903 – Fort Moultrie, SC 1901 – Fort Barrancas, FL
1909 – Fort Hamilton, NY 1907 – Fort Banks, MA
1916 – 2nd Company, Fort Hamilton, NY 1916 – 2nd Company, Fort Banks, MA
1917 – 2nd Company, CD Southern New York 1917 – K/6th Provisional Artillery Regiment, CAC
1922 – C/59th Artillery Regiment, CAC 1917 – K/51st Artillery Regiment (Ry), CAC
1922 – 3rd Company, CAC (additional designation) 1917 – 6th Battery, Howitzer Regiment, CAC
1924 – C/1st CA Regiment (HD), inactive 1918 – D/44th Artillery Regiment, CAC
1922 – 7th Company, CAC (additional designation)
4th Company (D/1st Artillery) 1924 – HQ/1st CA Regiment (HD), Fort DeLesseps, CZ
1901 – Jackson Barracks, LA
1901 – Fort St. Philip, LA 8th Company (I/1st Artillery)
1902 – Jackson Barracks, LA 1901 - Fort Morgan, AL
1907 – Fort DuPont, DE 1907 – Fort Preble, ME
1911 – Fort Mott, NJ 1910 – Fort McKinley, ME
1915 – Fort Mills, PI 1916 – Fort Amador, CZ
1916 – 13th Company, Fort Mills, PI 1916 – 9th Company, Fort Grant, CZ
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1917 – 9th Company, CD Balboa 1917 – 18th Company, CD San Francisco
1922 – 8th Company, CAC 1918 – E/40th Artillery Regiment, CAC
1924 – A/1st CA Regiment (HD), inactive 1922 – 13th Company, CAC
1924 – B/2nd CA Regiment (HD), inactive
9th Company (L/1st Artillery)
1901 – Fort Barrancas, FL 14th Company (C/2nd Artillery)
1907 – Fort Warren, MA 1901 – Fort Warren, MA
1909 – Mine company 1902 – Fort Screven, GA
1916 – 1st Company, Fort Warren, MA 1907 – Fort Greble, RI
1917 – 7th Company, CD Boston 1909 – Mine company
1921 – 11th Company, CD Long Island Sound 1916 – 1st Company, Fort Greble, RI
1921 – HQ/2nd AA Battalion, CAC 1917 – 7th Company, CD Narragansett Bay
1922 – 9th Company, CAC (additional designation) 1919 – 6th Company, CD Narragansett Bay
1924 – HQ/62nd CA Regiment (AA), Fort Totten 1922 – 14th Company, CAC
1924 – C/2nd CA Regiment (HD), inactive
10th Company (M/1st Artillery)
1901 – Fort Moultrie, SC 15th Company (D/2nd Artillery)
1902 – Fort Getty, SC 1901 – Fort Barrancas, FL
1903 – Manila, PI 1916 – Fort Randolph, CZ
1904 – SF Presidio, CA 1916 – 3rd Company, Fort Randolph, CZ
1913 – Ft De Russy, TH 1917 – 9th Company, CD Cristobal
1916 – 1st Company, Fort De Russy, TH 1922 – 15th Company, CAC
1917 – 9th Company, CD Oahu 1924 – D/2nd CA Regiment (HD), inactive
1921 – 2nd Company, CD Honolulu
1922 – 10th Company, CAC 16th Company (E/2nd Artillery)
1924 – E/1st CA Regiment (HD), Fort Randolph, CZ 1901 – Fort Fremont, SC
1902 – Fort Moultrie, SC
11th Company (N/1st Artillery) 1905 – Fort Moultrie, SC
1901 – Fort Morgan, AL 1909 – Mine company
1901 – Key West Barracks, FL 1915 – Fort Sherman, CZ
1907 – Fort Schuyler, NY 1916 – 5th Company, Fort Sherman, CZ
1911 – Fort Mills, PI 1917 – 5th Company, CD Cristobal
1916 – 9th Company, Fort Mills, PI 1922 – 16th Company, CAC
1917 – 9th Company, CD Manila & Subic Bays 1924 – E/2nd CA Regiment (HD), Fort Sherman, CZ
1918 – Fort Hughes, PI
1922 – 11th Company, CAC 17th Company (G/2nd Artillery)
1924 – G/1st CA Regiment (HD), Fort Randolph, CZ 1901 – Havana, Cuba
1902 – Santiago, Cuba
12th Company (O/1st Artillery) 1904 – Fort Washington, MD
1901 – Fort Clark, TX 1913 – Mine company
1902 – Fort HG Wright, NY 1915 – Fort Mills, PI
1916 – 2nd Company, Fort HG Wright, NY 1916 – 4th Company, Fort Mills, PI
1917 – E/7th Provisional Artillery Regiment, CAC 1917 – 4th Company, CD Manila & Subic Bays
1918 – E/52nd Artillery Regiment, CAC 1922 – B/62nd Artillery (AA), CAC
1918 – 1st Battery, Howitzer Regiment, CAC 1922 – 17th Company, CAC (additional designation)
1918 – E/81st Artillery, CAC 1924 – B/62nd CA Regiment (AA), Fort Totten, CZ
1918 – E/44th Artillery, CAC
1921 – Inactivated 18th Company (H/2nd Artillery)
1922 – 12th Company, CAC (additional designation) 1901 – Havana, Cuba
1923 – E/44th CA Regiment (TD), inactive 1902 – Cienfuegos, Cuba
1903 – Fort Schuyler, NY
13th Company (B/2nd Artillery) 1911 – Fort Mills, PI
1901 – Fort Monroe, VA 1916 – 12th Company, Fort Mills, PI
1910 – Fort Mills, PI 1917 – 4th Company, CD Manila & Subic Bays
1912 – SF Presidio, CA 1922 – 18th Company, CAC
1913 – Fort Miley, CA 1924 – H/2nd CA Regiment (HD), Fort Sherman, CZ
1916 – 1st Company, Fort Miley, CA
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19th Company (I/2nd Artillery) with 1st Company, CD Portland,
1901 – Havana, Cuba as 24th Company, CAC
1902 – Santiago, Cuba 1924 – G/2nd CA Regiment (HD), Fort Sherman, CZ
1904 – Fort Caswell, NC
1909 – Mine company 25th Company (A/3rd Artillery)
1916 – 1st Company, Fort Caswell, NC 1901 – Fort Santiago, Manila, PI
1917 – 1st Company, CD Cape Fear 1903 – Fort Miley, CA
1922 – 19th Company, CAC 1916 – 2nd Company, Fort Miley, CA
1924 – I/2nd CA Regiment (HD), inactive 1917 – 19th Company, CD San Francisco
1918 – C/18th Artillery Regiment, CAC
20th Company (K/2nd Artillery) 1918 – 19th Company, CD San Francisco
1901 – Havana, Cuba 1922 – 25th Company, CAC
1904 – Fort Barrancas, FL 1924 – A/3rd CA Regiment (HD), Fort MacArthur, CA
1916 – Temp., Del Rio, TX
1916 – 2nd Company, Fort Barrancas, FL 26th Company (B/3rd Artillery)
1917 – 2nd Company, CD Pensacola 1901 – Fort Flagler, WA
1922 – 20th Company, CAC 1916 – 1st Company, Fort Flagler, WA
1924 – K/2nd CA Regiment (HD), inactive 1917 – 13th Company, CD Puget Sound
1922 – 26th Company, CAC
21st Company (L/2nd Artillery) 1924 – B/3rd CA Regiment (HD), Fort MacArthur, CA
1901 – Havana, Cuba
1902 – Cienfuegos, Cuba 27th Company (D/3rd Artillery)
1903 – Fort McHenry, MD 1901 – Manila, PI
1906 – Fort Howard, MD 1903 – Fort Baker, CA
1915 – Fort Randolph, CZ 1904 – SF Presidio, CA
1916 – 1st Company, Fort Randolph, CZ 1913 – Fort Winfield Scott, CA
1917 – 7th Company, CD Cristobal 1916 – 7th Company, Fort Winfield Scott, CA
1922 – 21st Company, CAC 1917 – 7th Company, CD San Francisco (I)
1924 – L/2nd CA Regiment (HD), Fort Sherman, CZ 1917 – 4th Separate AA Company
1922 – 27th Company, CAC
22nd Company (M/2nd Artillery) 1924 – D/3rd CA Regiment (HD), Fort Rosecrans, CA
1901 – Havana, Cuba
1904 – Fort Barrancas, FL 28th Company (E/3rd Artillery)
1916 – 1st Company, Fort Barrancas, FL 1901 – SF Presidio, CA
1917 – 5th Company, CD Pensacola 1904 – Camp McKinley, Oahu, Honolulu, HI
1922 – 22nd Company, CAC 1905 – Fort Rosecrans, CA
1924 – A/2nd CA Regiment (HD), inactive 1912 – Mine company
1914 – Temp., San Ysidro, CA
23rd Company (N/2nd Artillery) 1915 – Fort Rosecrans, CA
1901 – Havana, Cuba 1916 – 1st Company, Fort Rosecrans, CA
1902 – Fort McKinley, ME 1917 – 1st Company, CD San Diego
1915 – Fort Mills, PI 1922 – 28th Company, CAC
1916 – 10th Company, Fort Mills, PI 1924 – E/3rd CA Regiment (HD), Fort Columbia
1917 – 10th Company, CD Manila & Subic Bays
1918 – Fort Frank, PI 29th Company (G/3rd Artillery)
1922 – 23rd Company, CAC 1901 - Manila, PI
1924 – F/2nd CA Regiment (HD), inactive 1901 – SF Presidio, CA
1913 – Fort Winfield Scott, CA
24th Company (O/2nd Artillery) 1914 – Temp., Tecate, CA
1901 - Havana, Cuba 1915 – Fort Winfield Scott, CA
1903 – Fort Preble, ME 1916 – 9th Company, Fort Winfield Scott, CA
1916 – Temp., Plattsburg Barracks, NY 1917 – 9th Company, CD San Francisco, CA
1916 – 2nd Company, Fort Preble, ME 1922 – C/62nd Artillery Regiment (AA), CAC;
1917 – 8th Company, CD Portland (I) 12th Company, CAC (additional designation)
1917 – A/54th Artillery, CAC 1924 – C/62nd CA Regiment (AA), Fort Totten, NY
1919 – Disbanded, Camp Devens, MA
1922 – Reconstituted and consolidated
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30th Company (H/3rd Artillery) 1922 – 34th Company, CAC
1901 – Manila, PI 1924 – F/3rd CA Regiment (HD), inactive
1901 – San Diego Barracks, CA
1904 – Fort Worden, WA 35th Company (N/3rd Artillery)
1915 – Fort Rosecrans, CA 1901 – Fort Monroe, VA
1916 – Fort Worden, WA 1908 – Fort Mills, PI
1916 – 1st Company, Fort Worden, WA 1910 – Fort Monroe, VA
1917 – 1st Company, CD Puget Sound 1916 – 1st Company, Fort Monroe, VA
1922 – E/62nd Artillery Regiment (AA), CAC, 1917 – 1st Company, CD Chesapeake Bay
30th Company, CAC (additional designation) 1922 – 35th Company, CAC
1924 – E 62nd CA Regiment (AA), Fort Totten, NY 1924 – G/3rd CA Regiment (HD), inactive
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