Custom Pin Buttons - 9th Cavalry Regiment These Custom Pin Buttons are made from metal, yet are lightweight and durable with a strong safety pin. .: 3 sizes .: Safety pin backing .: Made in the USA
The 52nd Artillery Group was organized as the 52nd Artillery Regiment, and was assigned to France during World War 1. In 1924 the regiment was redesignated as the 52nd Artillery Regiment (Railway), but was disbanded in June 1943. In June of 1950 it was reactivated as the 52nd Artillery Group and stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where it activated and trained units for world-wide deployment of the huge 280mm "Atomic Artillery" weapon. In 1954 it received additional units of the Self-Propelled 762mm Rocket "Honest John".
During the initial Vietnam buildup in early 1966, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 52nd Artillery Group, left Fort Sill for Fort Lewis, Washington. In June of that year, the officers and men of the group boarded the USS WALKER for the trip to Vietnam, landing at Qui Nhon on June 17, 1966.