24th Cavalry Division (United States)

24th Cavalry Division Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Branch	U.S. Army

The 24th Cavalry Division was a cavalry division of the United States Army, drawn from the Army National Guard of the mid-west states. It 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. Going into World War 2, the US Army Cavalry was contained 3 Regular, 4 National Guard, and 6 Organized Reserve cavalry divisions as well as one independent cavalry brigade.

The 24th Cavalry Division was geographically dispersed across the United States. The division was composed of personnel from the Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming National Guards.

Organization

• Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
• 57th Cavalry Brigade
  • 113th Cavalry Regiment (Iowa National Guard)[1]
  • 114th Cavalry Regiment (Kansas National Guard)[2]
• 58th Cavalry Brigade
  • 115th Cavalry Regiment (Wyoming National Guard)
  • 116th Cavalry Regiment (Idaho National Guard)[3]
• 168th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 24th Tank Company
• 24th Signal Troop

Regiments

• 113th Cavalry Regiment
• 114th Cavalry Regiment
• 115th Cavalry Regiment
• 116th Cavalry Regiment
• 168th Field Artillery Regiment

Standard organization chart for a Cavalry Division in November 1940

References

• Colorado. National Guard of the State of Colorado: Pictorial 1939 Review. Atlanta: Army-Navy Publishers, 1939. OCLC 17158522 Provided a detachment to the 24th Cavalry Division.
• 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
• Maneuver and Firepower, 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

External links

• Formations of the United States Army