The History of the
57th Artillery, C.A.C.
During World War One
The 57th Artillery was orgionally organized at Ft. Hancock, NJ in January of 1918. In May of 1918 the Regiment moved to Port of Embarkation Hoboken, NJ and sailed aboard the USS Ryndam on May 10, 1918, from New York.
Aboard the Ryndam on May 10 the 57th Artillery consisted of the following units and men:
Feild and Staff: 9 Officers
Headquarters Company: 13 Officers, 206 enlisted men
Medical Detachment: 4 Officers, 34 enlisted men
Supply Co. and Ordnance Detachment: 4 Officers, 109 enlisted men
Battery A: 5 Officers, 240 enlisted men
Battery B: 5 Officers, 242 enlisted men
Battery C; 5 Officers, 232 enlisted men
Battery D: 5 Officers, 240 enlisted men
Battery E: 5 Officers, 230 enlisted men
Battery F: 5 Officers, 232 enlisted men
The Regiment returned to the States in January of 1919 and went to Camp Merritt, NJ and being retained in the Army on active duty went to Ft. Winfield Scott, California in February of 1919. The regiment next was stationed at Camp Lewis, Washington in October of 1919.
The 57th Artillery, CAC was under the command of Colonel Elmore F. Austin. The Field and Staff officers of the 57th Artillery were: Major Louis David Pepin; Major Robert Starr Allyn; Captain John Albert Hoag, Adjuant Captain Marinius M. Londahl, Chaplain; Captain Leon George Cutler; Captain Frederick Roberts; Captain William Craig Simmons; and Captain Alphonzo Pelham.
Detailed histories of the units of the 57th:
57th Artillery Headquarters Company First Battalion Regimental Section Battery A Battery B |
Second Battalion Regimental Section Battery C Battery D |
Read the profile of Capt. Hoag | One of the guns of the 57th Artillery in road position. Note the camoflague pattern on the gun and the Renualt truck. | Our means of Air Defense. |
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