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{{Infobox
| unit_name = 56th Air Defense Artillery
| image = 56 ADA COA.jpg
| image_size = 100
| caption = Coat of arms
| country = {{USA}}
| allegiance =
|branch=[[Air Defense Artillery Branch (United States Army)|Air Defense Artillery]]▼
| type =
| branch = Army
| dates = 1921
|command_structure= ▼
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▲| command_structure =
|current_commander=▼
| size = Regiment
▲| current_commander =
|ceremonial_chief=▼
| garrison = [[Fort Cavazos]]
▲| ceremonial_chief =
|motto= "Night Hides Not"▼
| nickname =
▲| motto = "Night Hides Not"
| colors = Scarlet
| march =
| mascot = [[Nighthawk]]s
|notable_commanders=▼
| battles =
|anniversaries=▼
▲| notable_commanders =
|identification_symbol=[[File:56ADARegtDUI.jpg|150px]]▼
▲| anniversaries =
|identification_symbol_label=Distinctive unit insignia▼
▲| identification_symbol = [[File:56ADARegtDUI.jpg|150px]]
▲| identification_symbol_label = Distinctive unit insignia
}}
The '''56th Air Defense Artillery''' is a training regiment in the United States Army.
==History==
This number has had two lineages started under it.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} A 1917 unit that served in France during World War I<ref name=Rin162>Rinaldi, p. 162</ref> and in the Americas during World War II,<ref name=Stan460>Stanton, p. 460</ref> and the 506th Artillery (AA) CAC
The 56th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) (C.A.C.) was organized on 1 December 1917 from existing Regular Army units and [[Connecticut Army National Guard|Connecticut National Guard]] companies from the [[Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound]].<ref>[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacunithistories/56th_reg_cac.htm 56th Regiment CAC in WWI]</ref><ref>[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacunithistories/defeating_the_hun.htm History of the Coast Artillery Corps in World War I]</ref> Moved to the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] in France March 1918. Armed with 24 [[155 mm gun M1917|155 mm guns]] purchased from the French and towed by [[Holt tractor]]s. Served in the 31st Artillery Brigade,<ref>Rinaldi, pp. 157-158</ref> including support of [[III Corps (United States)|III Army Corps]] and [[V Corps (United States)|V Army Corps]]. Returned to the US January 1919, and moved to [[Fort Jackson (South Carolina)|Camp Jackson]], South Carolina. National Guard companies demobilized early 1919 at [[Fort Schuyler]], New York.<ref name=Rin162/>
Reactivated on 2 June 1941 as the 56th Coast Artillery Regiment (155 mm gun) (Mobile) at [[Fort Cronkhite]], California in the [[Harbor Defense Command|Harbor Defenses of San Francisco]] (see below).<ref name=Stan460/>
==Lineage==
Constituted 29 July 1921 in the OR as the 506th
:The 506th CA redesignated
*The 56th CA was activated 2 June 1941 at [[Fort Cronkhite]]. The 56th CA was to be composed of HHB, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Bn HHBs, six firing batteries (A-F), and
However, the inactivation was halted and the regiment was deployed to South America. HHB 2nd Bn, Btrys C & D, and detachments from Btrys A, B, E, & F were designated for [[Chile]], [[Peru]], and [[Venezuela]]. Half of the 2nd Bn HHB, Btry C, and a SL Section of Btry G departed Ft. Cronkhite 2-10-42 for the [[New Orleans
The remaining elements of the 56th CA Regt in HDSF continued to man 155 mm guns at Ft. Cronkhite and Drakes Bay. The regiment served in the Northern California Sector of the WDC until September, when 3rd Bn and Btry D of 2nd Bn, with 3rd Plt, Btry G, were assigned to Southern California Sector. The battalions of the 56th remained at Ft. Cronkhite during the summer of 1942 while being reorganized. The rebuilt 2nd Bn, Btrys C & D, remained at Ft. Cronkhite until the late summer of 1942, when it was temporarily ordered to THD [[Grays Harbor]], WA. On 9-27-42, 2nd Bn (less Btry D) arrived at Westport, WA. Orders were received mid-September 1942, to move 3rd Bn, 56th CA, (Btrys E & F with Btry D attached) to the Southern California Sector, WDC. On 10-1-42, the reinforced 3rd Bn, 56th CA, was permanently reassigned to Southern California Sector. On 4-6-43, HHB at Ft. Cronkhite was reassigned to the Southern California Sector as well. One detachment of HHB was assigned to 3rd Bn command post at Ventura, the other platoon to HD Los Angeles.▼
On 1-11-44, Southern California Sector ordered all elements of the regiment in the sector to Ft. Cronkhite. HHB, Btry G, and Medical Det. were ordered to [[Camp Cooke]], CA, and disbanded 2-11-44. At Ft. Cronkhite, 1st Bn was redesignated 44th CA Bn (155 mm), 2nd Bn as 45th CA Bn (155 mm), and 3rd Bn as 48th CA Bn, 1-22-44.▼
▲The remaining elements of the 56th CA Regt in HDSF continued to man 155
▲On 1-11-44, Southern California Sector ordered all elements of the regiment in the sector to Ft. Cronkhite. HHB, Btry G, and Medical Det. were ordered to [[Vandenberg Air Force Base|Camp Cooke]], CA, and disbanded 2-11-44. At Ft. Cronkhite, 1st Bn was redesignated 44th CA Bn (155
==Distinctive unit insignia==
* Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16
* Symbolism
The shield is red for Artillery. The searchlight beams and the winged projectile denote the character of the parent organization (506th Coast Artillery)(AA), while the winged projectile on the black chief alludes to the motto “Night Hides Not,” signifying that the night does not hide the enemy from the artillery fire of 506th Coast Artillery, from which this unit descended.
* Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 506th Coast Artillery (AA), Organized Reserves on 12 March 1929. It was redesignated for the 56th Coast Artillery on 30 October 1941. It was redesignated for the 56th Field Artillery Battalion on 29 December 1950. The insignia was redesignated for the 56th Artillery Regiment on 19 December 1958. It was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.
==Coat
===Blazon===
* Shield
Gules, four searchlight beams radiant from middle base Or; on a chief Sable a winged projectile of the second.
* Crest
On a wreath Or and Gules, on a mound Vert a hurst of five trees Proper, the holes interlaced with an arrow fesswise Or and issuant in base a trident of the first surmounting and interlacing a Torii Sable.
Motto NIGHT HIDES NOT.
===Symbolism===
* Shield
The shield is red for Artillery. The searchlight beams and the winged projectile denote the character of the parent organization (506th Coast Artillery)(AA), while the winged projectile on the black chief alludes to the motto “Night Hides Not,” signifying that the night does not hide the enemy from the artillery fire of 506th Coast Artillery, from which this unit descended.
* Crest
The crest commemorates the award of the Distinguished Unit Citation given the organization in World War II for Hurtgen Forest by the hurst of trees and the arrow. The trident and Torii allude to the Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) awarded the organization for action in Inchon during the Korean War.
===Background===
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 506th Coast Artillery (AA), Organized Reserves on 12 March 1929. It was redesignated for the 56th Coast Artillery and amended to delete the crest of the Organized Reserves on 30 October 1941. It was redesignated for the 56th Field Artillery Battalion on 29 December 1950. The insignia was redesignated for the 56th Artillery Regiment on 19 December 1958. It was amended to add the crest on 30 March 1966. The coat of arms was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.
==Campaign
World War II
Korea
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==Decorations==
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==Current units==
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==See also==
* [[United States Army Air Defense Artillery School]]
* [[Distinctive unit insignia (U.S. Army)]]
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{{Reflist}}
* Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from ..., Volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman [
* Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson (page 51).[
* {{cite book | last = Rinaldi | first = Richard A. | title = The U. S. Army in World War I: Orders of Battle | publisher = General Data LLC | year = 2004 | isbn = 0-9720296-4-8 }}
* {{cite book | last = Stanton | first = Shelby L. | title = World War II Order of Battle | publisher = Galahad Books | year = 1991 | isbn = 0-88365-775-9 }}
* [http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/default.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522040340/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/default.htm |date=22 May 2011 }} lineage
* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/267726909/56th-Air-Defense-Artillery-Regiment-Lineage-and-Honors 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment - Lineage and Honors]
* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/267727258/HHB-56th-ArtilleHHB-56th-Artillery-Group-Lineage-and-Honorsry-Group-Lineage-and-Honors HHB 56th Artillery Group - Lineage and Honors]
==External links==
* http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lh.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208105426/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lh.html |date=8 December 2008 }}
* http://www.bravo256ada.org/index.php
* http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacunithistories/56th_reg_cac.htm
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