Photograph, Battery L, 245th Coast Artillery Regiment, New York National Guard, 1935

245th Coast Artillery Regiment (Harbor Defense) New York NG

Insignia authorized 1925, approved 1925

Organized 3-11-1776 as the Kings Country Militia where it served in the American Revolution. Regt redesignated 64th Inf Regt NY State Militia 7-4-1812. Mustered out 12-2-1814. Reorganized as 13th Inf NY St Militia 5-13-1847. Mustered into service 4-23-61 and mustered out 8-6-1861. Mustered in 6-21-1863 and mustered out 7-20-1863. Resumed state service. Mustered into federal service 5-24-1898 and redesignated 22nd NY Vol Inf Regt. Mustered out 11-23-1898. Redesignated 13th HA Regt 2-8-1900. Redesignated 13th CAC NY NG 9-1-06 Redesignated 13th Arty Dist 1-23-08. Redesignated 13th CDC NY NG CAC 8-10-14. Mustered into federal service 7-16-17 and assigned to the CD Southern New York. Elements transferred to 59th Arty CAC for service in France Mustered out 12-7-18. Reorganized as 13th CDC NY NG 8-17-19 and redesignated 245th Arty, CAC NY NG 1-1-24 and redesignated 245th CA (HD) Regt 5-14-24. Inducted into federal service 9-16-40 at Brooklyn, NY and moved to Ft Hancock in HD Sandy Hook 9-24-40. Moved to Ft Wadsworth 5-20-43 and moved to Ft Hancock 3-1-44. Regt inactivated at Ft Hancock 10-7-44. HHB 1st m 2nd 3rd and 4th Bns and Btrys L and M inactivated and remainder of regt reorganized and redesignated as 192nd and 245th CA (HD) Bns.