63rd Cavalry Division (US)
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The U.S. Army's 63rd Cavalry Division,
Organized Reserve The United States Army Reserve (USAR) is a reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the Army element of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces. Since July 2020, ...
, was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation. The 63rd Cavalry Division was located in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The division was composed of personnel from Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, & Colorado.


Organization

* Headquarters & Headquarters Troop * 155th Brigade ** 309th Cavalry Regiment ** 310th Cavalry Regiment * 156th Brigade ** 311th Cavalry Regiment ** 312th Cavalry Regiment * 863rd Field Artillery Regiment * 463rd Tank Company * 63rd Signal Troop * 583rd Ordnance Company * 463rd Quartermaster Squadron * 463rd Armored Car Squadron * 403rd Engineer Squadron * 363rd Medical Squadron


See also

* United States Army branch insignia * List of armored and cavalry regiments of the United States Army


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 *â

The Trading Post, Journal of the American Society of Military Insignia Collectors, April- June 2009, page 21


External links

* Formations of the United States Army 63 {{US-Army-stub