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53rd Troop Command (United States)
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The 53rd Troop Command is an administrative headquarters of the New York Army National Guard
that provides direction for units not under another brigade or other formation headquarters (HQ). It also provides administrative support to units from other formations in the New York area that are stationed a long way from their higher HQ.
administrative grouping established after the American Civil War
. Following the Civil War effort was made to link the varied military units in New York under overall headquarters. As a result of this the 3rd Brigade, National Guard of the State of New York (known then as the New York State Militia) came into being on 5 August 1886.
The Brigade consisted of the 4th Battery
Troy
, and 6th Battery Binghamton
, the 10th Battalion
, Albany
(Infantry), and a number of separate companies. The separate companies included the 3rd Company Oneonta
, 4th Company Yonkers
, the 5th Company Newburgh, the 12th Company Troy, New York, the 14th Company Kingston
, the 15th Company Poughkeepsie
, the 16th Company Catskill
, the 18th Company Glens Falls
, the 19th Company Poughkeepsie, the 20th Company Binghamton, the 21st Company Troy, the 22nd Company Saratoga
, the 23rd Company Hudson
, the 24th Company Utica
, the 27th Company Malone
, the 28th Company Utica, and the 31st Company, Albany.
, South Carolina in early fall and was redesignated the 53rd Brigade of the U.S. 27th Division. It was now composed of the 105th Infantry Regiment (United States), the 106th Infantry Regiment and the 105th Machine Gun Battalion.
During May 1918, the 53rd Brigade sailed to France and assembled with the Division in the Rue area. The 53rd was involved in the following major operations.
These operations covered secondary battles, engagements and minor operations of the East Poperinghe Line, Vierstraat Ridge, the Hindenburg Line
, LeSelle River Jonc DeMer Ridge and the St. Maurice River.
Long Island
on 30 March 1919. It evidently resumed the past designation of the 3rd Brigade.
In 1921, the 3rd Brigade, consisting of the 2nd regiment, 10th regiment and the 23rd regiments was redesignated as the 53rd Brigade. The Headquarters Company of the 53rd was organized on 13 July 1921 and was again assigned to the U.S. 27th Division and again assumed its old composition of the 105th Infantry Regiment, 106th Regiment and part takes from the 10th infantry.
), and replaced by all of the 10th Infantry. In December 1940 the 10th was redesignated the 106th Infantry Regiment.
On 15 October 1940 the 27th Division was activated for World War II. During December 1941 the Division deployed to from its training areas at Fort McClellan
, Alabama
, to California. From 27 February to 15 March the Division shipped to Hilo, Hawaii. The 27th Division was the first National Guard unit to go overseas, and this began the longest wartime overseas service of any National Guard Division in the US Army. The Division garrisoned the Hawaiian Islands
and the 53rd Brigade was responsible for the "big" island of Hawaii
. On 31 August 1942 the Division was "Triangulized" into three main Regimental Combat Team
s. The Headquarters 53rd Brigade was redesignated the 27th Cavalry
Reconnaissance Troop.
The history of the 27th Division in the Pacific includes; 16 June 1944 to 9 July 1944 Saipan
, 9 April 1945 to September 1945 Okinawa
, September 1945 to 12 December 1945 occupation of Japan in the Sasebo
area of Honshū
and towards the end of September in Northern Japan. Specific parts of RCTs of the 27th participated in other campaigns but they did not include the 27th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop. The Division left Yokohama
on 12 December 1945 and arrived in Seattle, Washington 26 December 1945. The Division was deactivated 31 December 1945 at Ft Lawton, Washington.
With completion of the new Headquarters and Armory in Latham
the HTC was relocated to Latham in November 1986. With closure of Washington Avenue Armory
in early 1991 and other force structure the HTC was relocated to Glenmore Road Armory in Troy, to replace units (205th Spt Grp & 27th RAOC) relocated to NYC. With designation of the 42nd Infantry Division to be Armor, and the Headquarters of a consolidated North East Division, the HTC and the 42nd in the 14th Street Armory in New York City exchanged locations. With the closure of the 14th Street Armory the HTC was subsequently relocated to Camp Smith, Peekskill. In 1998 space became available at the Valhalla Armory and the Headquarters was again relocated to this facility.
The National Guard Bureau advised on 26 March 1994 that Troop Commands have been authorized to be redesignated with a numerical designation. Effective 1 July 1994 the STARC-HTC was redesignated with its old 53rd designation as the 53rd Troop Command.
204th Engineer Battalion
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New York Army National Guard
The New York Army National Guard is a component of the New York National Guard and the Army National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization...
that provides direction for units not under another brigade or other formation headquarters (HQ). It also provides administrative support to units from other formations in the New York area that are stationed a long way from their higher HQ.
History
The 53rd Troop Command descends from a New York Army National GuardNew York Army National Guard
The New York Army National Guard is a component of the New York National Guard and the Army National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization...
administrative grouping established after the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. Following the Civil War effort was made to link the varied military units in New York under overall headquarters. As a result of this the 3rd Brigade, National Guard of the State of New York (known then as the New York State Militia) came into being on 5 August 1886.
The Brigade consisted of the 4th Battery
Artillery battery
In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems...
Troy
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
, and 6th Battery Binghamton
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...
, the 10th Battalion
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
, Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
(Infantry), and a number of separate companies. The separate companies included the 3rd Company Oneonta
Oneonta, New York
Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, had a population of 13,901. Its nickname is "City of the Hills." While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popularly believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Iroquois language...
, 4th Company Yonkers
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
, the 5th Company Newburgh, the 12th Company Troy, New York, the 14th Company Kingston
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
, the 15th Company Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie (city), New York
Poughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...
, the 16th Company Catskill
Catskill (town), New York
Catskill is a town in the southeast part of Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 11,775 at the 2010 census. The western part of the town is in the Catskill Park....
, the 18th Company Glens Falls
Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States. Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,700 at the 2010 census...
, the 19th Company Poughkeepsie, the 20th Company Binghamton, the 21st Company Troy, the 22nd Company Saratoga
Saratoga, New York
Saratoga is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,141 at the 2000 census. It is also the commonly used, but not official, name for the neighboring and much more populous city, Saratoga Springs. The major village in the town of Saratoga is Schuylerville which is...
, the 23rd Company Hudson
Hudson, New York
Hudson is a city located along the west border of Columbia County, New York, United States. The city is named after the adjacent Hudson River and ultimately after the explorer Henry Hudson.Hudson is the county seat of Columbia County...
, the 24th Company Utica
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
, the 27th Company Malone
Malone (town), New York
Malone is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 14,545 at the 2010 census.The Town of Malone contains a village called Malone, which is the county seat. The town is an interior town, centrally located in the county....
, the 28th Company Utica, and the 31st Company, Albany.
World War I
For World War I the Headquarters Detachment was organized on 12 July 1917 and on 16 July 1917 mustered into federal service. It arrived in Camp Wadsworth, SpartanburgSpartanburg, South Carolina
thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
, South Carolina in early fall and was redesignated the 53rd Brigade of the U.S. 27th Division. It was now composed of the 105th Infantry Regiment (United States), the 106th Infantry Regiment and the 105th Machine Gun Battalion.
During May 1918, the 53rd Brigade sailed to France and assembled with the Division in the Rue area. The 53rd was involved in the following major operations.
- The Dickebursch-Scherpenberg Defensive Sector in FlandersFlandersFlanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
- The Ypres Offensive in Belgium
- The Somme Offensive in Picardy
These operations covered secondary battles, engagements and minor operations of the East Poperinghe Line, Vierstraat Ridge, the Hindenburg Line
Hindenburg Line
The Hindenburg Line was a vast system of defences in northeastern France during World War I. It was constructed by the Germans during the winter of 1916–17. The line stretched from Lens to beyond Verdun...
, LeSelle River Jonc DeMer Ridge and the St. Maurice River.
Demobilization and inter-war years
The 53rd Brigade returned to the US early in 1919 and was demobilized at Camp UptonCamp Upton
Camp Upton was an installation of the United States Army located in Yaphank on Long Island in Suffolk County, New York. It was located near Camp Mills.-History:...
Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
on 30 March 1919. It evidently resumed the past designation of the 3rd Brigade.
In 1921, the 3rd Brigade, consisting of the 2nd regiment, 10th regiment and the 23rd regiments was redesignated as the 53rd Brigade. The Headquarters Company of the 53rd was organized on 13 July 1921 and was again assigned to the U.S. 27th Division and again assumed its old composition of the 105th Infantry Regiment, 106th Regiment and part takes from the 10th infantry.
World War II
In September 1940, the 106th Infantry was taken out of the Brigade (and redesignated a Coastal Artillery regimentCoastal artillery
Coastal artillery is the branch of armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications....
), and replaced by all of the 10th Infantry. In December 1940 the 10th was redesignated the 106th Infantry Regiment.
On 15 October 1940 the 27th Division was activated for World War II. During December 1941 the Division deployed to from its training areas at Fort McClellan
Fort McClellan
Fort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, was a United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II, it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million troops...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, to California. From 27 February to 15 March the Division shipped to Hilo, Hawaii. The 27th Division was the first National Guard unit to go overseas, and this began the longest wartime overseas service of any National Guard Division in the US Army. The Division garrisoned the Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...
and the 53rd Brigade was responsible for the "big" island of Hawaii
Hawaii (island)
The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...
. On 31 August 1942 the Division was "Triangulized" into three main Regimental Combat Team
Regimental combat team
A regimental combat team was a provisional major infantry unit of the United States Army during the World War II and the Korean War, and of the U.S. Marine Corps to the present day...
s. The Headquarters 53rd Brigade was redesignated the 27th Cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
Reconnaissance Troop.
The history of the 27th Division in the Pacific includes; 16 June 1944 to 9 July 1944 Saipan
Battle of Saipan
The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from 15 June-9 July 1944. The Allied invasion fleet embarking the expeditionary forces left Pearl Harbor on 5 June 1944, the day before Operation Overlord in Europe was...
, 9 April 1945 to September 1945 Okinawa
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. The 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June 1945...
, September 1945 to 12 December 1945 occupation of Japan in the Sasebo
Sasebo, Nagasaki
is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, the city has an estimated population of 259,800 and the density of 609 persons per km². The total area is 426.47 km². The locality is famed for its scenic beauty. The city includes a part of Saikai National Park...
area of Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
and towards the end of September in Northern Japan. Specific parts of RCTs of the 27th participated in other campaigns but they did not include the 27th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop. The Division left Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
on 12 December 1945 and arrived in Seattle, Washington 26 December 1945. The Division was deactivated 31 December 1945 at Ft Lawton, Washington.
Creation of State Area Command (STARC)
Creation of State Area Command (STARC), Headquarters Troop Command (HTC) at Washington Avenue Armory, Albany, which replaced the CAC.With completion of the new Headquarters and Armory in Latham
Latham, New York
Latham is a hamlet in Albany County, New York, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 9 in the town of Colonie, a dense suburb north of Albany.-History:...
the HTC was relocated to Latham in November 1986. With closure of Washington Avenue Armory
Washington Avenue Armory
The Washington Avenue Armory, officially known as the Washington Avenue Armory Sports and Convention Arena and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Washington Avenue Armory, is now a multi-purpose arena in Albany, New York. It was the home of the Albany Legends of the...
in early 1991 and other force structure the HTC was relocated to Glenmore Road Armory in Troy, to replace units (205th Spt Grp & 27th RAOC) relocated to NYC. With designation of the 42nd Infantry Division to be Armor, and the Headquarters of a consolidated North East Division, the HTC and the 42nd in the 14th Street Armory in New York City exchanged locations. With the closure of the 14th Street Armory the HTC was subsequently relocated to Camp Smith, Peekskill. In 1998 space became available at the Valhalla Armory and the Headquarters was again relocated to this facility.
The National Guard Bureau advised on 26 March 1994 that Troop Commands have been authorized to be redesignated with a numerical designation. Effective 1 July 1994 the STARC-HTC was redesignated with its old 53rd designation as the 53rd Troop Command.
Current organization
- HHD 53rd Troop Command
- 369th Sustainment Brigade369th Sustainment Brigade (United States)The 369th Sustainment Brigade is a United States Army sustainment brigade of the 53rd Troop Command of the New York Army National Guard headquartered out of Harlem, New York. This unit is descended from the 369th Infantry Regiment.-Organization:...
- 369th Special Troops Battalion (STB), Harlem
- HHC 369th Sustainment Brigade, Harlem
- 369th Early Entry Element (EEE), Harlem
- 719th Transportation Company, Harlem
- 1569th Transportation Company, New Windsor
- 133rd Quartermaster Company, Brooklyn
- 145th Maintenance Company, Ft. Hamilton
- 27th Financial Management Detachment, Whitestone
- 104th Military Police Battalion (Kingston, New YorkKingston, New YorkKingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
- HHD, 104th Military Police Battalion, Kingston
- 727th Military Police Detachment Law & Order, Poughkeepsie
- 466th Area Medical Company, Queensbury
- 222nd Chemical Company, Brooklyn
- 442nd Military Police Company (United States), Jamaica)
- 101st Signal Battalion101st Signal Battalion (United States)Headquartered in Yonkers, New York, The 101st Signal Battalion is an Echelons Above Corps Signal Unit of the New York Army National Guard. It is subordinate to the 53rd Troop Command.-Mission:...
- HHC 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Yonkers
- A Co, 101 ESB, Orangeburg
- B Co, 101 ESB, New Windsor
- C Co, 101 ESB, Poughkeepsie
- 369th Special Troops Battalion (STB), Harlem
204th Engineer Battalion
204th Engineer Battalion
The 204th Engineer Battalion was constituted on 1 December 1967 in the New York Army National Guard. This battalion was organized on 1 February 1967 from existing units in south-central New York...
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- HHD, 204th Engineer Battalion, Binghamtom
- FSC, 204th Engineer Battalion, Binghamtom
- 152nd Engineer Support Company, Buffalo
- 827th Engineer Company (Horizontal), Horseheads
- 1156th Engineer Company (Vertical), Kingston
- 153rd Troop Command Brigade, Buffalo
- HHD, 153rd Troop Command Brigade, Buffalo
- 272nd Military Police Brigade Liaison, Rochestor
- 102nd Military Police Battalion, Auburn
- 105th Military Police Company, Buffalo
- 107th Military Police Company, Utica
- 222nd Military Police Company, Auburn
- 501st EOD Battalion, Glenville
- HHD, 501st EOD Battalion, Glenville
- 1108th Ordinance Company, Glenville
- 102nd Maintenance Company, Fort Drum – Disbanded
- 138th Public Affairs Detachment, Latham
- 206th Military Police Company, Latham
- 1427 Medium Truck Company (-), Queensbury
Current mission
Command, control, and supervise Army National GuardArmy National GuardEstablished under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...
units attached to the Troop Command so as to provide manned, trained and equipped units capable of immediate expansion to war strength and available for service in time of war or national emergency or when appropriate to augment the active army.