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251st Coast Artillery Regiment
Coat of arms
Active
1924–44
1959– ?
Country
United States
Branch
California Army National Guard
Type
Air defense
Garrison/HQ
San Diego[1]
Motto(s)
"We Aim to Hit"
Engagements
World War II
Attack on Pearl Harbor[2]
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
9th Artillery District shoulder sleeve insignia
Military unit
The 251st Coast Artillery was a coast artillery regiment in the California National Guard, constituted in 1924 as a harbor defense regiment for the 9th Artillery District and re-designated in 1930 as an antiaircraft regiment. It served in World War II in that capacity.
^"251st Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft)". California State Military Museums. California Military Department. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Headquartered in San Diego with elements in Long Beach, San Diego and San Pedro.
^"We Aim to Hit". California State Military Museum. California State Military Department. Retrieved 5 December 2014. Goolsby, Denise (7 December 2013). "Emotions still vivid for Pearl Harbor survivor". USA Today. The Desert Sun. Retrieved 5 December 2014. Jeffrey J. Gudmens (2005). Staff Ride Handbook for the Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941: A Study of Defending America. DIANE Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4289-1644-9.
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