44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
| 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1918 |
| Country | USA |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Air defense artillery |
| Size | 5 batteries |
| Home station | Fort Campbell, KY |
| Mottos | PER ARDUA (Through Difficulties and beyond) |
| Branch color | Scarlet |
| March | "Per Ardua (44th Air Defense Artillery March)", music by Arthur Breur, lyrics by Douglass Hemphill |
| Mascot | Oozlefinch |
| Engagements | Bougainville counterattack, March 1944 |
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The 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an Air Defense Artillery regiment of the United States Army, first constituted in 1918 in the Regular Army during World War I. During World War II the unit served as the 54th Coast Artillery Regiment