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/US Army Patch 59th Coast Artillery Corps regiment,ww1

$ 18.4

Availability: 19 in stock
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    /US Army Patch 59th Coast Artillery Corps regiment, ww1. Size 3 3/4" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"....
    Constituted 1 December 1917 in the Regular Army as the 59th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) (CAC) and organized 1 January 1918 at Fort Hamilton
    , New York from existing Regular Army and New York National Guard Companies of Coast Artillery.
    Moved to France March 1918, armed there with 24 British-made 8-inch howitzers
    served with the 32nd Brigade (CAC) on the Western Front
    t
    , including support of I and IV Army Corps. Returned to the US in January 1919 and later moved to Camp Lewis
    Washington state (National Guard Companies demobilized at Camp Upton
    , New York during January and February 1919 but regiment continued on active status)