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by JamesL » 05 Nov 2010, 18:45
53rd Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade – 11 Jul 41 activated in Hawaii as the 53rd Coast Artillery Brigade (AA) where redesignated AAA Brigade 12 Dec 43: provided staff cadre for formation of the Hawaiian Antiaircraft Artillery Command 16 Mar 42: assigned to Tenth Army 31 Jan 45 and left Hawaii 15 Mar 45: landed on Okinawa 17 Apr 45 where inactivated 30 Jan 46.
64th Coastal Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft) (Semimobile) – stationed in Ft. Shafter, Hawaii where HHB redesignated 136th AAA Croup 12 Dec 43: 1st-3rd Bns redesignated 64th AAA Gun, 750th AAA Gun, and 864th AAA Auto-Wpns Battalions, respectively. 64th AAA Gun Guam 10 Sept 44 where inactivated 26 May 46.
97th Coastal Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft) – 9 Oct 41 activated Ft Kamehameha Hawaii where redesignated HHB as HHB 87th AAA Group 12 Dec 43: 1st-3rd Bns redesignated 97th AAA Gun, 754th AAA Gun, and 868th AAA Auto-Wpns Battalions, respectively. 97th AAA Gun Hawaii.
98th Coastal Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft) – 9 Oct 41 activated at Schofield Barracks Hawaii where HHB redesignated as HHB 98th AAA Group 12 Dec 43: 1st-3rd Bns redesignated 98th AAA Gun, 755th AAA Gun, and 869th AAA Auto-Wpns Battalions, respectively. 98th AAA Gun Kwajalein 4 Feb 44: Hawaii 5 Aug 44: Okinawa 3 Jun 45. Inactivated Los Angeles, Calif 20 Jan 46.
211th Coastal Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft) Massachusetts National Guard – 16 Sep 40 inducted into federal service at Boston Mass. Relocated to Cp Hulen Tex 25 Oct 40: transferred to Vallejo Calif 14 Dec 41; there HHB redesignatged as HHB 211th AAA Group 10 Sep 43; 1st-3rd Bns redesignated 772nd AAA Gun, 747th AAA Auto-Wpns, and 324th AAA Searchlight Battalions, respectively.
CA regiments averaged 2,304 men depending on operational requirements. CA regiments were broken up by 1943 and transformed into AAA battalions.
SOURCE: Order of Battle U.S. Army World War II by Shelby Stanton.