The
higher chain of command for the
Coast Artillery was organized under
the Corps Areas. Corps areas were
territorial and administrative
commands within the continental area
of the United States, established
for purposes of administration,
training, and tactical control, and
for the conduct of mobilization and
other functions of the Zone of the
Interior during war. There were nine
corps areas in the continental
United
States at the beginning of World War
II. Five of these, the I, II, III,
IV, and IX Corps Areas, had coastal
boundaries, while the other four, V,
VI, VII, and VIII Corps Areas, were
located in the Zone of the Interior.
The I Corps Area and the 1st Coast
Artillery District encompassed New
England. The II Corps Area and 2nd
Coast Artillery District comprised
the states of New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The
III Corps Area and the 3rd Coast
Artillery District was made up of
the states of Maryland, Virginia,
and about half of North Carolina.
The IV Corps Area and the 4th Coast
Artillery District encompassed part
of North Carolina, as well as the
states of South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Texas. The IX Corps
Area and the 9th Coast Artillery
District covered the states of
California, Oregon,
Washington, and the Territory of
Alaska. The Hawaii, the Panama Canal
Zone and the Philippines harbor
defenses were designated
administratively as separate Coast
Artillery districts. The map
below shows the division of US
coastal defenses into their
respective districts. |
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Source:
Coast Defense Study Group |
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