24th Coast Artillery (United States)

24th Coast Artillery Regiment
Active1942 - 1945
Country United States
BranchArmy
TypeCoast artillery
RoleHarbor defense
SizeRegiment
Part ofHarbor Defenses of Argentia and St. John's
Garrison/HQFort Pepperrell
Mascot(s)Oozlefinch

The 24th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army. It was the garrison of the Harbor Defenses of Argentia and St. John's, Newfoundland from February 1942 through October 1944, as a battalion after March 1943.[1][2]

  1. ^ Gaines, p. 16
  2. ^ Stanton, p. 484