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| Battery A, 114th FA || 2 || 155mm Howitzers || Westport
| Battery A, 114th FA || align="center" | 2 || 155mm Howitzers || Westport
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| Battery B, 144th FA || 4 || 155mm Howitzers || Markham
| Battery B, 144th FA || align="center" | 4 || 155mm Howitzers || Markham
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| Battery C, 144th FA || 4 || 75mm Guns || North Cove between the lighthouse and the Coast Guard Station
| Battery C, 144th FA || align="center" | 4 || 75mm Guns || North Cove between the lighthouse and the Coast Guard Station
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| Battery E, 218th FA || 4 || 155mm Howitzers || Copalis Beach
| Battery E, 218th FA || align="center" | 4 || 155mm Howitzers || Copalis Beach
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|+ World War II Final Configuration - Western Washington
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| Battery #1 || 2 || 6" DC Army Guns || Point Brown ||
| [[Battery 6" Army - Point Brown]]|| align="center" | 1 || align="center" | 2 || 6" DC Army Guns || Point Brown || Battery C, 249th Coast Artillery?
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| Battery #2 || 2 || 6" Navy Guns || Westport ||
| [[Battery 6" Navy - Westport]] || align="center" | 2 ||  align="center" |2 || 6" Navy Guns || Westport || Batterry A, 249th Coast Artillery
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| Battery #3 || 2 || 155mm M1A1 || ???? || Battery C, 56th Coast Artillery.
| [[Battery 155 - Westport]] || align="center" | 3 || align="center" | 2 || 155mm M1A1 || Westport || Battery C, 56th Coast Artillery.
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| Battery #4 || 2 || 155mm M1A1 || ???? || Battery C, 56th Coast Artillery.
| [[Battery 155 - North Cove]] || align="center" | 4 || align="center" | 2 || 155mm M1A1 || North Cove|| Battery C, 56th Coast Artillery.
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Revision as of 12:41, 22 February 2015

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World War II

Almost immediately after the 7 Dec 1841 Japanese attack on Pear Harbor, field artillery units from Fort Lewis were deployed to Willapa Harbor and Grays Harbor with field mounted 155mm and 75mm guns. During World War II the two harbor defenses were considered as one under the Grays Harbor name.

World War II Initial Deployments - Western Washington
Unit No. Arms Place
Battery A, 114th FA 2 155mm Howitzers Westport
Battery B, 144th FA 4 155mm Howitzers Markham
Battery C, 144th FA 4 75mm Guns North Cove between the lighthouse and the Coast Guard Station
Battery E, 218th FA 4 155mm Howitzers Copalis Beach

Following these initial deployments, two 60" searchlights were deployed from the Columbia River HD, one for each harbor. Two more portable searchlights were deployed from the Puget Sound HD with one emplaced at Westport Wye and the other held in reserve.

In January 1942 four 12" Railway Mortars were deployed from the Columbia River HD to Point Brown where they were emplaced and activated.

The defense of both harbors continued under the field artillery units until 31 July 1942 when the Cast Artillery assumed command of the defenses and by 27 Sep 1942 the field artillery units were relieved by Coast Artillery units with 155mm M1A1 guns.

Two fixed Coast Artillery batteries were established, one 6" Navy gun battery (2 guns) at Westport and one 6" DC gun battery (2 guns) at Point Brown in December 1942. The railway mortar battery at Point Brown was deactivated and replaced by 6" DC battery.

World War II Final Configuration - Western Washington
Pseudo Battery Name Tac No. No. Armament Place Unit
Battery 6" Army - Point Brown 1 2 6" DC Army Guns Point Brown Battery C, 249th Coast Artillery?
Battery 6" Navy - Westport 2 2 6" Navy Guns Westport Batterry A, 249th Coast Artillery
Battery 155 - Westport 3 2 155mm M1A1 Westport Battery C, 56th Coast Artillery.
Battery 155 - North Cove 4 2 155mm M1A1 North Cove Battery C, 56th Coast Artillery.

Eight portable 60" searchlights were also part of the defense.

On 1 Nov 1943 the Temporary Harbor Defenses of Grays Harbor was reorganized as a separate group under the Harbor Defenses of the Columbia and on 8 Jan 1944 the units at Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor were deactivated.

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