The 27th Cavalry Regiment was a short-lived African American unit of the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...
. The regiment was formed as part of the
2nd Cavalry Division in 1943 and inactivated in north Africa in 1944 without seeing combat.
History
The regiment was formed at
Fort Clark, Texas
Fort Clark was a frontier fort located just off U.S. Route 90 near Brackettville, in Kinney County, Texas, United States. It later became the headquarters for the 2nd Cavalry Division. The Fort Clark Historic District was added to the National ...
on 25 February 1943 and assigned to the 5th Cavalry Brigade of the 2nd Division. The regiment shipped out on 28 February 1944 from Hampton Roads, Virginia. A little over two weeks after arrival in Algeria, the 2nd Cavalry Division and its component regiments were inactivated. Troops from the 27th Cavalry were given the option of transferring to service units or volunteering for combat. Some troops from the 27th Cavalry were used to activate the 6404th Port Battalion.
The regiment was formally disbanded on 12 December 1951.
See also
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Notes
References
Sources
* Stanton, Shelby. (1991). ''World War II Order of Battle'', New York: Galahad Books.
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Cavalry regiments of the United States Army
African-American United States Army personnel
Military units and formations established in 1943