8th Coast Artillery (United States)

8th Coast Artillery Regiment
Coat of arms
Active	1924 - 1944[1]
Country	United States
Branch	Army
Type	Coast artillery
Role	Harbor defense
Size	Regiment
Part of	Harbor Defenses of Portland Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth[1]
Garrison/HQ	Fort Preble
Motto(s)	"Terrae Portam Defendamus" (We Defend The Land Gate)[2]
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.^[1]