The History of the 52nd Artillery, C.A.C. During WWI
The 52nd Artillery, CAC was an artillery regiment that was formed from men already in France during 1917-18. The 52nd has its beginnings within two different Coast Artillery Regiments already serving in France. These two regiments were; the 7th Provisional Regiment, CAC., and the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Separate Artillery, CAC. These two units had no guns at all when they went to France, and would be assigned to loaner, or make-shift weapons from what the French and British Armies could spare for the Americans. Both the 7th Provisional and the Howitzer Regiment were sent to France in August of 1917 and were among the first Coast Artillery Corps units that were sent to France by the American Army. On August 13, 1917 the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Artillery Brigade, with HQ Company, Medical Detachment, Batteries, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sailed aboard the USS Lapland bound for France from New York.
During the early days of the Coast Artillery as they began to arrive in France in 1917 they went through almost weekly changes in the make-up of the several early regiments. The men who evidentially made up the 52nd Artillery would come from men of the 7th Provisional Regiment and men from the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Separate Artillery Brigade.
And again, in July of 1918 the regiments of the 30th Brigade i.e. the 51st, 52nd and 53rd Regiments were re-organized into six new regiments which were then numbered as the 42nd, 43rd, 51st, 52nd 53rd and 81st Artillery Regiments, CAC. But the 2nd Battalion of the 51st Artillery was assigned to the 57th Artillery and in return the 57th Artillery gave its Batteries C and D up to become part of the 43rd Artillery. During this change the 30th Brigade now consisted of the 42nd, 52nd and 53rd Regiments. The 51st and 81st Regiments became part of the 39th Artillery Brigade and were then not part of the Railway Artillery reserve. Shortly thereafter the 81st Regiment became known as the 44th Artillery Regiment, CAC.
During the time the 52nd Artillery was formed and in combat in France they participated in the following engagements with the German Army:
Champagne Sector, 3rd Battalion, April 9, 1918- July 14, 1918
Asine-Marne Defensive, 3rd Battalion, July 15-July 17, 1918
Champagne Sector, 3rd Battalion, July 18- September 25, 1918
Argonne Sector, 1st Battalion, August 27-September 6, 1918
St. Mihiel Offensive, 1st Battalion, September 12-September 16, 1918
Meuse-Argonne Offensive, September 26-November 11, 1918
Battery A, September 26-October 20, 1918
Batteries B, E and F, September 26- October 10, 1918
Batteries C and D, September 26-November 11, 1918
Once the war ended in November the men of the 52nd Artillery were one of the first units to be returned back to the States. On December 21, 1918 about a month and a half after the war ended, they boarded the USS Antigone at St. Nazaire, France and steamed westward across the Atlantic for home. They reached Newport News, Virginia on January 3, 1918 and moved to Camp Eustis, Virginia where they awaited their next orders.
CENSUS; 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles Frederic
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 8, Avoyelles, Louisiana
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
BirthPlace: Louisiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Race: White
Occupation:
Household Members: Name Age
William Frederic 35
Maria Frederic 36
Eddie Frederic 13
Edgar Frederic 11
Leonce Frederic 9
Lewis Frederic 8
Charles Frederic 7**
Martin Frederic 6
Agnes Frederic 3
Cleonard Frederic 1
DEATH: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Charles H. Frederick
Death Date: 05 Feb 1965
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 72 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1893
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Frederick
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Maria Lacombe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2117700
Digital Film Number: 4028304
Image Number: 92
Reference Number: cn 09088
Source Citation
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFYB-YHT : accessed 10 June 2012), Charles H. Frederick, 1965.
MILITARY: The 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first organized in 1917.
World War I: Champagne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Champagne 1918; Lorraine 1918.
The 52nd Artillery, CAC was an artillery regiment that was formed from men already in France during 1917-18. The 52nd has its beginnings within two different Coast Artillery Regiments already serving in France. These two regiments were; the 7th Provisional Regiment, CAC., and the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Separate Artillery, CAC. These two units had no guns at all when they went to France, and would be assigned to loaner, or make-shift weapons from what the French and British Armies could spare for the Americans. Both the 7th Provisional and the Howitzer Regiment were sent to France in August of 1917 and were among the first Coast Artillery Corps units that were sent to France by the American Army. On August 13, 1917 the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Artillery Brigade, with HQ Company, Medical Detachment, Batteries, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sailed aboard the USS Lapland bound for France from New York.
During the early days of the Coast Artillery as they began to arrive in France in 1917 they went through almost weekly changes in the make-up of the several early regiments. The men who evidentially made up the 52nd Artillery would come from men of the 7th Provisional Regiment and men from the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Separate Artillery Brigade.
And again, in July of 1918 the regiments of the 30th Brigade i.e. the 51st, 52nd and 53rd Regiments were re-organized into six new regiments which were then numbered as the 42nd, 43rd, 51st, 52nd 53rd and 81st Artillery Regiments, CAC. But the 2nd Battalion of the 51st Artillery was assigned to the 57th Artillery and in return the 57th Artillery gave its Batteries C and D up to become part of the 43rd Artillery. During this change the 30th Brigade now consisted of the 42nd, 52nd and 53rd Regiments. The 51st and 81st Regiments became part of the 39th Artillery Brigade and were then not part of the Railway Artillery reserve. Shortly thereafter the 81st Regiment became known as the 44th Artillery Regiment, CAC.
During the time the 52nd Artillery was formed and in combat in France they participated in the following engagements with the German Army:
Champagne Sector, 3rd Battalion, April 9, 1918- July 14, 1918
Asine-Marne Defensive, 3rd Battalion, July 15-July 17, 1918
Champagne Sector, 3rd Battalion, July 18- September 25, 1918
Argonne Sector, 1st Battalion, August 27-September 6, 1918
St. Mihiel Offensive, 1st Battalion, September 12-September 16, 1918
Meuse-Argonne Offensive, September 26-November 11, 1918
Battery A, September 26-October 20, 1918
Batteries B, E and F, September 26- October 10, 1918
Batteries C and D, September 26-November 11, 1918
Once the war ended in November the men of the 52nd Artillery were one of the first units to be returned back to the States. On December 21, 1918 about a month and a half after the war ended, they boarded the USS Antigone at St. Nazaire, France and steamed westward across the Atlantic for home. They reached Newport News, Virginia on January 3, 1918 and moved to Camp Eustis, Virginia where they awaited their next orders.
CENSUS; 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles Frederic
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 8, Avoyelles, Louisiana
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
BirthPlace: Louisiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Race: White
Occupation:
Household Members: Name Age
William Frederic 35
Maria Frederic 36
Eddie Frederic 13
Edgar Frederic 11
Leonce Frederic 9
Lewis Frederic 8
Charles Frederic 7**
Martin Frederic 6
Agnes Frederic 3
Cleonard Frederic 1
DEATH: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Charles H. Frederick
Death Date: 05 Feb 1965
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 72 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1893
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Frederick
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Maria Lacombe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2117700
Digital Film Number: 4028304
Image Number: 92
Reference Number: cn 09088
Source Citation
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFYB-YHT : accessed 10 June 2012), Charles H. Frederick, 1965.
MILITARY: The 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first organized in 1917.
World War I: Champagne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Champagne 1918; Lorraine 1918.
The History of the 52nd Artillery, C.A.C. During WWI
The 52nd Artillery, CAC was an artillery regiment that was formed from men already in France during 1917-18. The 52nd has its beginnings within two different Coast Artillery Regiments already serving in France. These two regiments were; the 7th Provisional Regiment, CAC., and the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Separate Artillery, CAC. These two units had no guns at all when they went to France, and would be assigned to loaner, or make-shift weapons from what the French and British Armies could spare for the Americans. Both the 7th Provisional and the Howitzer Regiment were sent to France in August of 1917 and were among the first Coast Artillery Corps units that were sent to France by the American Army. On August 13, 1917 the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Artillery Brigade, with HQ Company, Medical Detachment, Batteries, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sailed aboard the USS Lapland bound for France from New York.
During the early days of the Coast Artillery as they began to arrive in France in 1917 they went through almost weekly changes in the make-up of the several early regiments. The men who evidentially made up the 52nd Artillery would come from men of the 7th Provisional Regiment and men from the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Separate Artillery Brigade.
And again, in July of 1918 the regiments of the 30th Brigade i.e. the 51st, 52nd and 53rd Regiments were re-organized into six new regiments which were then numbered as the 42nd, 43rd, 51st, 52nd 53rd and 81st Artillery Regiments, CAC. But the 2nd Battalion of the 51st Artillery was assigned to the 57th Artillery and in return the 57th Artillery gave its Batteries C and D up to become part of the 43rd Artillery. During this change the 30th Brigade now consisted of the 42nd, 52nd and 53rd Regiments. The 51st and 81st Regiments became part of the 39th Artillery Brigade and were then not part of the Railway Artillery reserve. Shortly thereafter the 81st Regiment became known as the 44th Artillery Regiment, CAC.
During the time the 52nd Artillery was formed and in combat in France they participated in the following engagements with the German Army:
Champagne Sector, 3rd Battalion, April 9, 1918- July 14, 1918
Asine-Marne Defensive, 3rd Battalion, July 15-July 17, 1918
Champagne Sector, 3rd Battalion, July 18- September 25, 1918
Argonne Sector, 1st Battalion, August 27-September 6, 1918
St. Mihiel Offensive, 1st Battalion, September 12-September 16, 1918
Meuse-Argonne Offensive, September 26-November 11, 1918
Battery A, September 26-October 20, 1918
Batteries B, E and F, September 26- October 10, 1918
Batteries C and D, September 26-November 11, 1918
Once the war ended in November the men of the 52nd Artillery were one of the first units to be returned back to the States. On December 21, 1918 about a month and a half after the war ended, they boarded the USS Antigone at St. Nazaire, France and steamed westward across the Atlantic for home. They reached Newport News, Virginia on January 3, 1918 and moved to Camp Eustis, Virginia where they awaited their next orders.
CENSUS; 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles Frederic
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 8, Avoyelles, Louisiana
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
BirthPlace: Louisiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Race: White
Occupation:
Household Members: Name Age
William Frederic 35
Maria Frederic 36
Eddie Frederic 13
Edgar Frederic 11
Leonce Frederic 9
Lewis Frederic 8
Charles Frederic 7**
Martin Frederic 6
Agnes Frederic 3
Cleonard Frederic 1
DEATH: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Charles H. Frederick
Death Date: 05 Feb 1965
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 72 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1893
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Frederick
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Maria Lacombe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2117700
Digital Film Number: 4028304
Image Number: 92
Reference Number: cn 09088
Source Citation
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFYB-YHT : accessed 10 June 2012), Charles H. Frederick, 1965.
MILITARY: The 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first organized in 1917.
World War I: Champagne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Champagne 1918; Lorraine 1918.
The 52nd Artillery, CAC was an artillery regiment that was formed from men already in France during 1917-18. The 52nd has its beginnings within two different Coast Artillery Regiments already serving in France. These two regiments were; the 7th Provisional Regiment, CAC., and the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Separate Artillery, CAC. These two units had no guns at all when they went to France, and would be assigned to loaner, or make-shift weapons from what the French and British Armies could spare for the Americans. Both the 7th Provisional and the Howitzer Regiment were sent to France in August of 1917 and were among the first Coast Artillery Corps units that were sent to France by the American Army. On August 13, 1917 the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Artillery Brigade, with HQ Company, Medical Detachment, Batteries, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sailed aboard the USS Lapland bound for France from New York.
During the early days of the Coast Artillery as they began to arrive in France in 1917 they went through almost weekly changes in the make-up of the several early regiments. The men who evidentially made up the 52nd Artillery would come from men of the 7th Provisional Regiment and men from the Howitzer Regiment, 30th Separate Artillery Brigade.
And again, in July of 1918 the regiments of the 30th Brigade i.e. the 51st, 52nd and 53rd Regiments were re-organized into six new regiments which were then numbered as the 42nd, 43rd, 51st, 52nd 53rd and 81st Artillery Regiments, CAC. But the 2nd Battalion of the 51st Artillery was assigned to the 57th Artillery and in return the 57th Artillery gave its Batteries C and D up to become part of the 43rd Artillery. During this change the 30th Brigade now consisted of the 42nd, 52nd and 53rd Regiments. The 51st and 81st Regiments became part of the 39th Artillery Brigade and were then not part of the Railway Artillery reserve. Shortly thereafter the 81st Regiment became known as the 44th Artillery Regiment, CAC.
During the time the 52nd Artillery was formed and in combat in France they participated in the following engagements with the German Army:
Champagne Sector, 3rd Battalion, April 9, 1918- July 14, 1918
Asine-Marne Defensive, 3rd Battalion, July 15-July 17, 1918
Champagne Sector, 3rd Battalion, July 18- September 25, 1918
Argonne Sector, 1st Battalion, August 27-September 6, 1918
St. Mihiel Offensive, 1st Battalion, September 12-September 16, 1918
Meuse-Argonne Offensive, September 26-November 11, 1918
Battery A, September 26-October 20, 1918
Batteries B, E and F, September 26- October 10, 1918
Batteries C and D, September 26-November 11, 1918
Once the war ended in November the men of the 52nd Artillery were one of the first units to be returned back to the States. On December 21, 1918 about a month and a half after the war ended, they boarded the USS Antigone at St. Nazaire, France and steamed westward across the Atlantic for home. They reached Newport News, Virginia on January 3, 1918 and moved to Camp Eustis, Virginia where they awaited their next orders.
CENSUS; 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles Frederic
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 8, Avoyelles, Louisiana
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
BirthPlace: Louisiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Race: White
Occupation:
Household Members: Name Age
William Frederic 35
Maria Frederic 36
Eddie Frederic 13
Edgar Frederic 11
Leonce Frederic 9
Lewis Frederic 8
Charles Frederic 7**
Martin Frederic 6
Agnes Frederic 3
Cleonard Frederic 1
DEATH: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Charles H. Frederick
Death Date: 05 Feb 1965
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 72 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1893
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Frederick
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Maria Lacombe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2117700
Digital Film Number: 4028304
Image Number: 92
Reference Number: cn 09088
Source Citation
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFYB-YHT : accessed 10 June 2012), Charles H. Frederick, 1965.
MILITARY: The 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment of the United States Army first organized in 1917.
World War I: Champagne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Champagne 1918; Lorraine 1918.
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