4th Cavalry Regiment
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The Army did not begin a formal program for determining lineage and honors until the 1920s. Before that time, considerable confusion existed within the Army about the accepted procedures and methods for determining the prior history of units and their entitlement to battle honors. With the demobilization of the Army following World War I, many distinguished units were lost from the rolls. To avert such problems in the future, the Historical Section of the Army War College assumed responsibility for maintaining historical information about Army units: thus lineage work began.

Today the Force Structure and Unit History Branch continues the work begun by the Historical Section of the Army War College. The branch maintains historical information on active and inactive units in all components - Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard, and prepares official Lineage and Honors Certificates. On the basis of research in primary and secondary material, the certificates outline the major organizational changes undergone by the unit and provide a list of the official battle honors (campaign credit and decorations) that the unit has earned. The information contained on the certificates is reformatted for publication in the Army Lineage Series

While it would take a book to recount the rich history brought about by the changes of each unit in the 4th Cavalry Regiment, an overall look at the major reorganizational elements of the Regimental Lineage presents a picture of an organization that was accustomed to fighting and brought strength from change.



4th Cavalry Regiment
Lineage

03 March 1855; Constituted in the Regular Army as 1st Cavalry.

26 March 1855; Organized at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.

03 August 1861; Redesignated as 4th Cavalry.

16 April 1942; Reorganized and redesignated as 4th Cavalry, Mechanized.

21 December 1943; Regiment broken up and its elements reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Cavalry Group, Mechanized, and 4th and 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadrons, Mechanized.

Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Cavalry Group
Lineage

01 May 1946; Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Cavalry Group, Mechanized, converted and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Constabulary Regiment.

10 February 1948; Reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Troop, 4th Constabulary Regiment.

01 May 1949; Inactivated at Salzburg, Austria.

20 August 1953; Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Armored Cavalry.

4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized
Lineage

01 May 1946; 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, converted and reedesignated as 4th Constabulary Squadron.

17 June 1946 assigned to 4th Constabulary Regiment.

01 April 1949; Reorganized and redesignated as 4th Reconnaissance Battalion; concurrently, relieved from assignment to 4th Constabulary Regiment.

01 December 1951; Reorganized and redesignated as 4th Armored Cavalry Reconnaissance Battalion.

01 July 1955; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Armored Cavalry Reconnaissance Battalion redesiggnated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Armor Group (4th Armored Cavalry Reconnaissance Battalion [less Headquarters and Headquarters Company]; concurrently inactivated at Camp McCauley, Austria).(See ANNEX 1 below)

24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized
Lineage

01 May 1946; 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, converted and reedesignated as 24th Constabulary Squadron.

17 June 1946; Assigned to 4th Constabulary Regiment.

01 May 1949 Relieved from assignment to 4th Constabulary Regiment and assigned to the United States Constabulary.

15 December 1952; Inactivated at Hersfeld, Germany.

21 April 1953; Redesignated as 524th Reconnaissance Battalion.(See ANNEX 1, below)

  [ANNEX 1]  

15 February 1957; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Armored Cavalry; 524th Reconnaissancy Battalion; and 4th Armored Cavalry Reconnaissance Battalion (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Company, then designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Armor Group) consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated as 4th Cavalry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System (Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Armored Cavalry;. concurrently, redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Cavalry).

01 April 1963 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Armor Group inactivated in Germany; concurrently, redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 14th Squadron, 4th Cavalry.

1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment
Lineage

03 March 1855; Constituted in the Regular Army as "A" Company, 1st Cavalry.

June 1855; Organized at Fort Columbus, New York.

11 June 1855; Joined the Regiment at Jefferspn Barracks, Missouri.

03 August 1861; Redesignated as "A" Company, 4th Cavalry.

1833; Cavalry companies officially designated as troops.

16 April 1942; Reorganized and redesignated as "E" Troop, 4th Cavalry, Mechanized.

21 December 1943; Reorganized and redesignated as "F" Company, 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized.

01 May 1946; Converted and redesiggnated as "E" Troop, 4th Constabulary Squadron.

01 April 1949; Converted and redesignated as "D" Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion.

01 December 1951; Reorganized and redesignated as Medium Tank Company, 4th Armored Cavalry Reconnaissance Battalion.

01 July 1955; Inactivated at Camp McCauley, Austria.

15 February 1957; Consolidated with 1st Reconnaissance Company (see ANNEX 1) and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, 4th Cavalry; concurrently, activated at Fort Riley, Kansas, and assigned to 1st Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated).

02 January 1964; Reorganized and redesignated as 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry.

  [ANNEX 1]  

01 August 1940; 1st Reconnaissance Troop constituted in the Regular Army and activated at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and assigned to 1st Infantry Division.

01 March 1943; Reorganized and redesignated as 1st Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized.

30 November 1946; Inactivated in Germany.

10 October 1948; Converted and redesignated as 1st Reconnaissance Company and activated in Germany.

2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment
Lineage

03 March 1855; Constituted in the Regular Army as "B" Company, 1st Cavalry.

September 1855; Organized at Rome, New York.

20 September 1855; Joined the Regiment at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas..

03 August 1861; Redesignated as "B" Company, 4th Cavalry..

1833; Cavalry companies officially designated as troops..

16 April 1942; Reorganized and redesignated as "F" Troop, 4th Cavalry. Mechanized..

21 December 1943; Reorganized and redesignated as "F" Company, 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized.

01 May 1946; Converted and redesignated as "E" Troop, 24th Constabulary Squadron.

15 December 1952; Inactivated in Germany.

21 April 1953; Converted arid redesignated as "D" Company, 524th Reconnaissance Battalion.

15 October 1957; Redesignated as "B" Troop, 4th Cavalry.

01 December 1957; Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battle Group, 4th Cavalry; concurrently, assigned to 1st Cavalry Division and activated in Korea (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated.

01 August 1963; Reorganized and redesignated as 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry; concurrently, relieved from assignment to 1st Cavalry Division, transferred (less personnel and equipment) from United States Army, Pacific, to United States Army, Europe, and assigned to 4th Armored Division.

3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment
Lineage

03 March 1855; Constituted in the Regular Army as "C" Company, 1st Cavalry,

17 June 1855; Organized at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.

03 August 1861; Redesignated as "C" Company, 4th Cavalry.

1833; Cavalry companies officially designated as troops.

01 February 1928; Reorganized and redesignated as Machine Gun Troop, 4th Cavalry.

01 February 1940; Reorganized and redesignated as Service Troop, 4th Cavalry.

16 April 1942; Reorganized and redesignated as Service Troop, 4th Cavalry, Mechanized.

21 December 1943; Consolidated with Headquarters Troop, 4th Cavalry, and redesignated as Headquarters Troop, 4th Cavalry Group, Mechanized.

01 May 1946; Converted and redesignated as Headquarters Troop, 4th Constabulary Regiment.

10 February 1948; Reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Service Troop, 4th Constabulary Regiment.

01 May 1949; Inactivated in Austria.

20 August 1953; Redesignated as Headquarters Company, 4th Armored Cavalry.

15 February 1957; Former "C" Troop (organized 1855) withdrawn; concurrently, consolidated with "C" Troop, 4th Cavalry (see ANNEX 1) and 25th Reconnaissance Company (active) (see ANNEX 2), redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron, 4th Cavalry, assigned to 25th Infantry Division, and activated in Hawaii (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated).

29 July 1963; Reorganized and redesignated as 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry.

16 March 1987; Inactivated in Hawaii and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division.

16 June 1989; Assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division and activated in Germany.

16 February 1996; Relieved from assignment to the 3rd Infantry Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division.

  [ANNEX 1]  

01 February 1940; "C" Troop, 4th Cavalry, constituted in the Regular Army.

01 January 1941; Activated at Fort Meade, South Dakota.

16 April 1942; Reorganized and redesignated as "C" Troop, 4th Cavalry, Mechanized.

21 December 1943; Reorganized and redesignated as "C" Troop, 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized.

01 May 1946; Reorganized and redesignated as "C" Troop, 24th Constabulary Squadron.

15 December 1952; Inactivated in Germany.

21 April 1953; Redesignated as "C" Company, 524th Reconnaissance Battalion.

01 February 1957; Redesignated as "C" Troop, 4th Cavalry.

  [ANNEX 2]  

28 October 1942; 25th Reconnaissance Troop constituted in the Regular Army and assigned to 25th Infantry Division.

03 November 1942; Activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

01 January 1944; Reorganized and redesignated as 25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized.

10 October 1945; Redesignated as 25th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop.

20 March 1949; Redesignated as 25th Reconnaissance Company.

4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment
Lineage

03 March 1855; Constituted in the Regular Army as "D" Company, 1st Cavalry.

03 June 1855; Organized at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.

03 August 1861; Redesignated as "D" Company, 4th Cavalry.

1833 Cavalry companies officially designated as troops.

10 September 1921; Inactivated at Brownsville, Texas; concurrently, redesignated as Headquarters Troop, 2nd Cavalry Division.

01 April 1941; Activated at Fort Riley, Kansas.

15 July 1942; Inactivated at Fort Riley, Kansas.

25 February 1943; Activated at Fort Clark, Texas.

10 May 1944; Inactivated in North Africa.

11 May 1959; Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Reconnaissance Squadron, 4th Cavalry; withdrawn from Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to 102nd Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted).

01 June 1959; Activated with Headquarters at Kansas City, Missouri.

01 April 1963; Reorganized and redesignated as 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry.

31 December 1965; Inactivated at Kansas City, Missouri, and relieved from assignment to 102d Infantry Division.

5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment
Lineage

03 March 1855; Constituted in the Regular Army as "E" Company, 1st Cavalry.

July - October 1855; Organized at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

18 November 1855; Joined the Regiment at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

03 August 1861; Redesignated as "E" Company, 4th Cavalry.

1883; Cavalry companies officially designated as troops.

16 April 1942; Reorganized and redesignated as "A" Troop, 4th Cavalry, Mechanized.

21 December 1943; Reorganized and redesignated as "A" Troop, 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized.

01 May 1946; Converted and redesignated as "A" Troop, 4th Constabulary Squadron.

01 April 1949; Converted and redesignated as "A" Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion.

01 December 1951; Redesignated as "A" Company, 4th Armored Cavalry Reconnaissance Battalion.

01 July 1955; Inactivated at Camp McCauley, Austria.

20 April 1959; Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 5th Reconnaissance Squadron, 4th Cavalry; concurrently, withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve and assigned to 103rd Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted).

18 May 1959; Activated with Headquarters at Ottumwa, Iowa.

15 March 1963; Inactivated at Ottumwa, Iowa, and relieved from assignment to 103nr Infantry Division. Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 5th Reconnaissance Squadron, 4th Cavalry.

03 December 1963; Redesignated as "E" Troop, 4th Cavalry, and assigned to 205th Infantry Brigade.

15 January 1964; Activated at Madison, Wisconsin assigned to 205th Infantry Brigade.

15 June 1994; Inactivated at Madison, Wisconsin and relieved from assignment to the 205th Infantry Brigade, withdrawn from Army Reserve, allotted to the Regular Army.

16 January 1999; Activated and assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at Schweinfurt, Germany as 2nd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop.

28 March 2008; Redesignated as 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry and assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment
Lineage

16 April 2007; "F" Troop was reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment (organic squadron elements constituted, activated and assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team [Infantry], 1st Infantry Division) and activated at Fort Hood Texas.




The history of the 4th Cavalry Regiment recorded the following significant events occurring on the dates listed.



4th Cavalry Regiment
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1864
1st Lt Joseph Hedges, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (17 December)

1874
PVT Frederick Bergerndahl, 4tht Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (08 December)

1872
PVT Edward Branagan, "F" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (29 September)

1871
2nd Lt Robert G. Carter, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (10 October)

1874
CPL John W. Comfort, "A" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (05 November)

1886
SGT Samual H. Craig, "D" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (28 August)

1890
SGT James T. Daniels, "L" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (07 March)

1876
SFC Thomas H. Forsyth, "M" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (25 November)

1872
SGT William Foster, "F" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (29 September)

1872
Farrier David Larkin, "F" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (29 September)

1874
PVT Gregory McHoney, "E" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (26 - 28 September)

1874
PVT William McCabe, "E" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (26 - 28 September)

1872
CPL Henry A. McMasters. "A" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (29 September)

1872
SFC William McNamara, "F" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (29 September)

1872
CPL William O'Neil, "I" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (29 September)

1874
PVT John O'Sullivan, "I" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (08 December)

1874
CPL Edwin Phoenix, "E" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (26 - 28 September)

1872
Blacksmith James Pratt, "I" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (29 September)

1872
PVT William Rankin, "F" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (29 September)

1874
Farrier Ernest Veuve, "A" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (03 November)

1874
1st Lt Lewis Warrington, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (08 DEcember)

1882
1st Lt Wilber E. Wilder, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (23 April)

1872
SGT William Wilson, "I" Company, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (28 March)

1882
Wagoner John Schnitzer, "G" Troop, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (23 April)

1899
1st Lt Mathew A. Batson, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (26 July)

1899
CPT Hugh J. McGrath, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (26 July)

1899
PVT Peter H. Quinn, 4th Cavalry Regiment earns the Medal of Honor. (13 May)

1966
SGT Donald Russel Long, "C" Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division earns the Medal of Honor. (30 June)

1970
1st Lt Russell A. Steindam, "B" Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division earns the Medal of Honor. (01 Frbruary)





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