4th Cavalry Brigade (United States)
4th Cavalry Brigade | |
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Active | 1915–1944 2006–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | U.S. Army |
Role | Training |
Size | Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Knox |
Motto(s) | Train for Combat! |
Decorations | Superior Unit Award |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Harry Chamberlin |
Insignia | |
Distinctive Unit Insignia |
The 4th Cavalry Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at
1st Army
.
Organization
World War II organization
- Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Cavalry Brigade
- 9th Cavalry Regiment (Cld)
- 10th Cavalry Regiment (Cld)
- 28th Cavalry Regiment (Cld)[1]
Current Organization
The unit is composed of:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Cavalry Brigade
- 3rd Battalion, 337th Regiment (Training Support Battalion)
- 2nd Battalion, 340th Regiment (Training Support Battalion)
- 3rd Battalion, 383rd Regiment (Training Support Battalion
- 1st Battalion, 409th Regiment (Brigade Engineer Battalion)
- 3rd Battalion, 409th Regiment (Brigade Support Battalion)
- 4th Battalion, 409th Regiment (Brigade Support Battalion)
- 1st Battalion, 410th Regiment (Brigade Engineer Battalion)
- 2nd Battalion, 410th Regiment (Field Artillery)(Cannon)
- 4th Battalion, 410th Regiment (Brigade Support Battalion)
- 1st Battalion, 411th Regiment (Logistics Support Battalion)
Lineage
Constituted 25 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters, 4th Tank Destroyer Group
Activated 1 September 1942 at Camp Hood, Texas
Inactivated 26 October 1945 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Disbanded 5 August 1952
Reconstituted 24 October 1997 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 4th Cavalry Brigade, and activated at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Inactivated 16 October 1999 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Activated 1 December 2006 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Unit decorations
Ribbon | Award | Year | Orders |
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Army Superior Unit Award
|
2008-2011 |
Campaign participation credit
Conflict | Streamer | Year(s) |
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World War II |
Normandy | 1944 |
Northern France
|
1944 | |
Rhineland
|
1945 | |
Ardennes-Alsace Campaign
|
1944–1945 | |
Central Europe
|
1945 |
References
This article incorporates public domain material from Lineage & Honors for 4th Cavalry Brigade. United States Army Center of Military History.
- ^ "Camp Lockett". California State Military Museum. California State Military Department. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "4th Cavalry Brigade". Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- The Brigade, A History by John J. McGrath from the Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.