The National Guard's 22nd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional
cavalry
Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry ...
units. It numbered in succession after the Regular
Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation. Going into
World War II, the
US Army Cavalry contained 3 Regular, 4 National Guard, and 6 Organized Reserve cavalry divisions as well as 1 independent cavalry brigade (the 56th from
Texas).
Organization, 1940
Two asterisks indicated the unit was allotted, but unorganized or inactive, with the state of headquarters allocation shown.
* Headquarters (
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...
)
* Headquarters, Special Troops (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
** Headquarters Troop (
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg is a town and the county seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located southwest of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre along the Susquehanna River. It is the only ...
)
** 22nd Signal Troop (
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
** ''126th Ordnance Company (Medium) (Ohio National Guard)'' **
** ''22nd Tank Company (Light) (Ohio National Guard)'' **
* 52nd Cavalry Brigade
** Headquarters (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
** Headquarters Troop (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
**
103rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 103rd Cavalry Regiment was a unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard that existed from 1921 to 1940, when it was re-designated the 190th Field Artillery Regiment.
The regiment was constituted in 1921 from the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regime ...
(
Tyrone, Pennsylvania)
**
104th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 104th Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 1921. Troop A, 1st Squadron is one of several National Guard units with colonial roots and campaign credit for the War of 1812.
History
The 104th Cavalr ...
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvani
* 54th Cavalry Brigade
** Headquarters (Cleveland, Ohio)
** Headquarters Troop (
Akron, Ohio)
**
107th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 107th Cavalry Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard, is a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, with headquarters at Hamilton, Ohio. It currently consists of the 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment, part of the 37th Infant ...
(
Ohio National Guard
The Ohio National Guard comprises the Ohio Army National Guard and the Ohio Air National Guard. The commander-in-chief of the Ohio Army National Guard is the governor of the U.S. state of Ohio. If the Ohio Army National Guard is called to fede ...
** 123rd Cavalry Regiment (
Louisville, Kentucky)
* 22nd Reconnaissance Squadron (
Cincinnati, Ohio)
* 166th Field Artillery Regiment (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
* ''126th Engineer Squadron (Kentucky National Guard)'' **
* ''122nd Medical Squadron (Pennsylvania National Guard)'' **
* 122nd
Quartermaster Squadron (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Stationing
The 22nd Cavalry Division was geographically dispersed across the
United States, at various times composed of personnel from the
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Michigan,
Ohio,
West Virginia, and
Wisconsin National Guards.
See also
*
Formations of the United States Army
*
List of armored and cavalry regiments of the United States Army
*
United States Army branch insignia
References
*
U.S. Army Order of Battle 1919–1941, Volume 2. The Arms: Cavalry, Field Artillery, and Coast Artillery, 1919–41' by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Steven E. Clay, Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2011
The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades, by John B. Wilson, Center of Military History, Washington D.C., 1998
*
Cavalry Regiments of the U S Army' by James A. Sawicki Wyvern Pubns; June 1985
*
The Trading Post, Journal of the American Society of Military Insignia Collectors, April- June 2009, pages 20 & 21
External links
Cavalry divisions of the United States Army, 22
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