/US Army Patch 55th Coast Artillery Corps regiment,ww1

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US Army Patch 55th Coast Artillery Corps regiment,ww1 era. ( size  4" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2").
Constituted 1917 and organized CD Boston 12-1-17 as 55th Arty, CAC, by redesignation of 152nd Co, CAC;, 96th Co, CAC; 11th Co, Mass ANG
CAC; 83rd Co, CAC; 4th Co, MANG; 9th Co, Rhode Island ANG
; 3rd Co MANG; and 5th Co, MANG. In addition, many individual transfers were made from the 1st, 2nd, 6th, & 9th Cos, MANG, and 13th Co, RING. The 55th Arty departed New York for Europe 3-25-18. After additional training, the 55th Arty was assigned to the 31st Bde, CAC, in August 1918 and served in France until the Armistice. The 55th Arty departed Brest, arriving New York 1-22-19 and moved to Camp Mills
, NY, until 1-26-19, when it moved to CD Long Island Sound. 1st Bn was stationed at Fort H.G.Wright ,
2nd & 3rd Bns at Fort terry
. There most of the regiment's NG and National Army
personnel were discharged.