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in France. On 14 September 1923 the units were reorganized as the 242nd
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in HD Long Island Sound 23 September 1940. On 7 November 1940 the regiment moved to
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Artillery Organizational History, 1917-1950
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Artillery Organizational History, 1917-1950
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Engineer Detachment deployment in 2014 at CTNG Facebook page
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The regiment's lineage originated with the organization of the
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