66th Cavalry Division (United States)

66th Cavalry Division
66th Cavalry Division Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Branch	U.S. Army Reserve

U.S. Cavalry Divisions

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The

, and six organized reserve cavalry divisions as well as one independent cavalry brigade, the 56th from Texas.

Organization

• Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
• 161st Brigade
  • 321st Cavalry Regiment
  • 322nd Cavalry Regiment
• 162nd Brigade
  • 323rd Cavalry Regiment
  • 324th Cavalry Regiment
• 866th Field Artillery Regiment
• 466th Tank Company
• 66th Signal Troop
• 586th Ordnance Company
• 466th
  Squadron
• 466th Armored Car Squadron
• 406th Engineer Squadron
• 366th Medical Squadron

Final Organization as of November 1940

Stationing

• The 66th Cavalry Division was dispersed across the United States. The division was primarily composed of personnel from Nebraska, Missouri, Utah, and North Dakota.

See also

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

References

• Formations of the United States Army
• "Cavalry Regiments of the U.S. Army" by James A. Sawicki, Wyvern Publications 1985 pp375-379
• Stubbs, Mary Lee; Connor, Stanley Russell (1969). "Armor-Cavalry, Part I: Regular Army and Army Reserve". U.S. Army Center of Military History. US Government Printing Office. Archived from the original on Dec 13, 2023.
• Wilson, John B. (1998). "Maneuver and Firepower the Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades". Washington, D. C.: Center of Military History, United States Army. Archived from the original on Dec 5, 2013.

External links

• The Ronald Reagan library at the University of Texas
• Military Service of Ronald Reagan
• Colonel Julien Gaujot served as Chief of Staff for the Division prior to his retirement on September 30, 1934