4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery
"Renegades"

18 June 1861; Constituted in the Regular Army as "G" Battery, 5th Regiment of Artillery.

04 July 1861; Organized at Fort Greble, Pennsylvania.

13 February 1901; Reorganized and redesignated as the 53rd Company, Coast Guard, Artillery Corps.

30 June 1916; Reorganized and redesignated as 1st Company, Fort Wadsworth, New York.

31 August 1917; Redesignated as the 5th Company, Coast Defenses of Southern New York.

01 June 1922; Reorganized and redesignated as the 53rd Company, Coast Artillery Corps.

01 July 1924; Inactivated in the Coast Defenses of Southern New York; concurrently redesignated as "G" Battery Coast Artillery.

26 June 1944; Disbanded.

28 June 1950; Reconstituted in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with "C" Battery, 214th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (See ANNEX), and consolidated unit redesignated as "C" Battery, 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.

13 March 1952; Redesignated as "C" Battery, 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion.

16 April 1952; Activated in Korea.

20 December 1954; Inactivated in Korea.

23 May 1955; Redesignated as "C" Battery, 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion.

01 June 1955; Activated at Fort Banks, Massachusetts.

01 January 1956; Redesignated as "B" Battery, 514 Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion.

01 September 1958; Reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Artillery (organic elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated 01 September 1958).

10 August 1960; Inactivated at Laytonville, Maryland.

26 August 1960; Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Artillery, consolidated with "C" Battery, 5th Field Artillery Battalion (organized in 1901) and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Artillery.

01 September 1971; Redesignated (less former "C" Battery, 5th Field Artillery Battalion) as the 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery. (Former "C" Battery, 5th Field Artillery Battalion concurrently redesignated as the 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Field Artillery - hereafter separate lineage.)

16 November 1988; Redesignated as the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division and activated at Fort Hood, Texas.

Annex

05 May 1942; Constituted in the Army of the United States as "C" Battery, 504th Coast Artillery.

01 July 1942; Activated at Camp Hulen, Texas.

20 January 1943; Reorganized and redesignated as "C" Battery, 214th Coast Artillery Battalion.

12 February 1946; Inactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.

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1861
Constituted in the Regular Army as "G" Battery, 5th Regiment of Artillery. (18 June)

1861
Organized at Fort Greble, Pennsylvania. (04 July)

1901
Reorganized and redesignated as the 53rd Company, Coast Guard, Artillery Corps. (13 February)

1916
Reorganized and redesignated as 1st Company, Fort Wadsworth, New York. (30 June)

1917
Redesignated as the 5th Company, Coast Defenses of Southern New York. (31 August)

1922
Reorganized and redesignated as the 53rd Company, Coast Artillery Corps. (01 June)

1924
Inactivated in the Coast Defenses of Southern New York; concurrently\ redesignated as "G" Battery Coast Artillery. (01 July)

1944
Disbanded. (26 June)

1950
Reconstituted in the Regular Army; concurrently consolidated with "C" Battery, 214th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, and consolidated unit redesignated as "C" Battery, 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. (28 June)

1952
Redesignated as "C" Battery, 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. (13 March)

1952
Activated in Korea. (16 April)

1954
Inactivated in Korea. (20 December)

1955
Redesignated as "C" Battery, 24th Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. (23 May)

1955
Activated at Fort Banks, Massachusetts. (01 June)

1956
Redesignated as "B" Battery, 514 Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. (01 January)

1958
Reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Artillery (organic elements constituted 12 August 1958 and activated 01 September 1958). (01 September)

1960
Inactivated at Laytonville, Maryland. (10 August)

1960
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Artillery consolidated with "C" Battery, 5th Field Artillery Battalion (organized in 1901) and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Artillery. (26 August)

1971
Redesignated (less former "C" Battery, 5th Field Artillery Battalion) as the 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery. (Former "C" Battery, 5th Field Artillery Battalion concurrently redesignated as the 4th Missile Battalion, 5th Field Artillery - hereafter separate lineage). 01 September

1988
Redesignated as the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division and activated at Fort Hood, Texas. (16 November)



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