DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Kinvage and Gonos Sth “AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY GConstitured 29 July 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 506th Artillery (Antiaircraft) Organized in August 1922 with Headquarters at LaCrosse, Wisconsin Redesignated 20 February 192% as the 506th Coast Artillery Inactivated 1 Cctober 2933) concurrently withdravn from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the Regular Aray Redesignated 16 Decenber 1940 as the SGth Coast Artillery Activated 2 June 1941 at Fort Cronkhite, California Regiment broken up 22 January-11 February 1944 and its elements ghaced as Lollows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery disbanded 21 February 1st at Camp Cooke, Californi: Ast Battalion “(less Battery A) on 22 January 1944 as the 44th coast Artillery Battalion Battery A on 22 January 1944 as the 722d Coast Artillery Battery 24 Battalion on 22 January 1944 as the NSth Coast Artillery, Battalion 3d Battalion on 22 January 194% as the W8th Coast Artillery Battalion Afcer 12 Febery 1804 the above units undervent changes as rottots Pee cs ated, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Sétp/coast Artillery, reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regula ys Headquarters af Headquarters Bartery, S6th Field Artillery Group ‘Activated 19 January 1952 at Camp Carson, Colorado Redesignated 21 June 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 56th Artillery Group Inactivated 18 September 1970 in Germany uth Coast Artillery Battalion inactivated 11 December 1945 on Iwo Jima Consolidated 26 June 1950 with the S6th Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX 1) and consolidated unit designated as the S6th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 8th Infantry Division Activated 17 August 1950 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina Inactivated 1 August 1957 in Germany and relieved from ascignnent to the 8th Infantry DivisionS6th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 7228 Coast Artillery Battery disbanded 31 July 1944 at Adak, ‘Alaska Reconstituted 1 August 1957 in the Regular Army and consolidated with Battery A, Séth Field artillery Battalion (see above) ASth Coast Artillery Battalion disbanded 2 December 1945 by He fepee, Philippine Islands Reconstituted 28 June 1950 in the Regular Acmy; concurrently. consolidated with the 45th Field Artillery Battalion (see ANNEX 2), and Consolidated unit designated as the 45th Field Artillery Battalion, en Clement of the Sth Infantry Division Retivated 1 August 1950 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina Inactivated 1 August: 1957 In Germany and relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division 48th Coast Artillery Battalion inactivated 2 November 1945 in Hawaii ‘ Consolidated 28 June 1950 with the 48th Pield Artillery Battalion (active) (see ANNEX 3), and consolidated unit designated as the 45th Field Actillecy Battalion, an elenent of the 7th infantry Division Inactivated 1 July 1957 in Korea and relieved from assignnent to the 7th Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Séth Artillery Group, and the s6th, 45th, and 40th Field Artillery Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and fedesignated 18 September 1970 as the 56th Artillery, a parent regiment Under the Combat Arms Regimental Systen — Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the Séth Air Defense Artillery _ ANNEX 1 || Constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as the S6th Field ‘Artillery Battalion . Assigned 1 June 1941 to the Sth Division (later redesignated as the eth Infantry Division) and activated at Fort Jackson, South Carolina Inactivated 20 October 1945 at Fort Leonard Woo’, Missouri ARNEX 2 Conatituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 45th Field artillery Redesignated 13 January 1941 as the 45th Field artillery Battalion Withdrawn 16 June 1987 from the Combat Arms Regimental system, reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command with Headquarters at Fort Bliss, Texas56th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY Assigned 1 June 1941 to the 8th Division (later redesignated as the Sth Infantry Division) and activated at Fort Jackson, South Carolina Inactivated 20 October 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri ANNEX 3 Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 48th Fielé Artillery, Redesignated 13 January 1941 as the 48th Pield Artillery eattalion Assigned 1 June 1941 to the 7th Division (Later redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division) and activated at Port Ord, California CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT Korean war ry Nocthera France Rhineland Central Europe Air Offensive, Japan Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead) Eastern Mandates stern Pacific tyukyus (with arrowhead) WN Befensive UN Offensive CCF Zntervention First ON Gounteroften: ce spring Offensive UN Sunmer-Fal. Korea, Sunner: Offens: 1119 thlea’rocess Winter Feces, Biseer 1953 Wee Secon infer fe enan Defense Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase IT Counteroffensive, Phase III ‘et Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase'rV Counteroffensive, Phase V I Counteroffensive, Phase VI Tet 69/Counterof fensive ater Sunmer“Fal1 1969 DECORATIONS Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HURTGEN FOREST Presidential Unit Citation (Wavy), Streamer embroidered INCHONS6th AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY remy) BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: Se ew nopert KS~doyce Major General, USA ‘the Adjutant General 47 MAY 1983 Lelio [yb 22 GUL II