14th Coast Artillery (United States)

14th Coast Artillery Regiment
coat of arms
Active1924 - 1944
Country United States
BranchArmy
TypeCoast artillery
RoleHarbor defense
SizeRegiment
Part ofHarbor Defenses of Puget Sound
Garrison/HQFort Worden
Motto(s)"Semper Vigilans"
Mascot(s)Oozlefinch
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Percy M. Kessler

The 14th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. It served as the Regular Army component of the Harbor Defenses (HD) of Puget Sound, Washington state from 1924 through October 1944, when it was broken up and disbanded as part of an Army-wide reorganization. The 248th Coast Artillery Regiment was the Washington National Guard component of those defenses.[1][2]

  1. ^ Stanton, p. 457
  2. ^ Gaines National Guard, 248th Coast Artillery