8th Coast Artillery (United States)

8th Coast Artillery Regiment
Coat of arms
Active1924 - 1944
Country United States
BranchArmy
TypeCoast artillery
RoleHarbor defense
SizeRegiment
Part of
Garrison/HQFort Preble
Motto(s)"Terrae Portam Defendamus" (We Defend The Land Gate)
Mascot(s)Oozlefinch

The 8th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery Corps regiment in the United States Army, which garrisoned the Harbor Defenses of Portland (HD Portland), Maine 1924–1944, and the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1924–1940.