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New York City 5th Avenue, 369th Regiment, Armory

Street address: 2366 5th Avenue (between West 142nd and West 143rd streets)
City: Manhattan
County: New York
Year constructed: 1924 drill shed
1930 - 1933 administration
Architect: Tachau & Vought - drill shed
Van Wart & Wein - administration
Size : Regiment
Square footage: 266,158 NSF
Acreage: 1.8 Acres
Status: Open

 

Units Stationed:
Years:
15th Infantry Regiment 1916 - 1920
369th Infantry Regiment 1921 - 1939
369th Coast Artillery Regiment 1940 - ????
369th Field Artillery 1961 - ????
369th, 587th, 719th, 1569th Transportation Company, Co. B, 102nd Engineers 1986 - ????
369th, 587th, 719th, 1569th Transportation Company, Co. A & B, 2nd Engineers 1988 - ????
369th Sustainment Brigade Current
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 369th Sustainment Brigade Current
369th Sustainment Brigade (Early Entry Element) Current
719th Transportation Company Current

 

History

This regiment was initially known as the Negro or Colored Regiment of Infantry, later the Fifteenth Regiment (Harlem Hellfighters) during the World War I, and the 369th Regiment after World War I.

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New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
Last modified: November 7, 2012
URL: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/links/armories/New York City 5th Avenue, 369th Regiment.htm