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Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 November 2009

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108th Cavalry Regiment

 

Constituted 19 June 1959 in the Georgia Army National Guard as the 108th Armor, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System

Organized 1 July 1959 from the following units to consist of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron and the 2d, 3d, and 4th Medium Tank Battalions, elements of the 48th Armored Division:

        48th Reconnaissance Battalion (organized in 1902 at Jackson) as the 1st         Reconnaissance Squadron
        163d Tank Battalion (organized in 1924 at Calhoun) as the 2d Medium Tank         Battalion
        162d Tank Battalion (organized in 1882 at Macon) as the 3d Medium Tank         Battalion
        190th Tank Battalion (organized in 1889 at Macon) as the 4th Medium Tank         Battalion

Reorganized 1 May 1962 to consist of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron and the 2d, 3d, and 4th Medium Tank Battalions, elements of the 48th Armored Division, and the 5th Medium Tank Battalion

Reorganized 16 April 1963 to consist of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th Battalions, elements of the 48th Armored Division

Reorganized 1 January 1968 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 30th Infantry Division

Reorganized 1 December 1973 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 48th Infantry Brigade

Withdrawn 1 June 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System with Headquarters at Calhoun

Ordered into active Federal service 30 November 1990 at home stations; released
from active Federal service 27 March 1991 and reverted to state control

Ordered into active Federal service 6 December 2004 – 3 January 2005 at home stations; released from active Federal service 1 September – 1 October 2006 and reverted to state control

Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 108th Armored Regiment

Consolidated 1 September 2007 with the 108th Cavalry Regiment (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 108th Cavalry Regiment, to consist of the 1st Squadron, an element of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the 2d Squadron, an element of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

Reorganized 1 September 2008 in the Georgia and Louisiana Army National Guard to consist of the 1st Squadron, an element of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the 2d Squadron, an element of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and the 3d Squadron

ANNEX

Constituted 2 September 1995 in the Georgia and Louisiana Army National Guard as the 108th Cavalry, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System; concurrently organized from existing elements to consist of Troop A, an element of the 256th Infantry Brigade, and Troop E, an element of the 48th Infantry Brigade

(Troop E ordered into active Federal service 6 December 2004 – 3 January 2005 at Griffin, Georgia)

Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 108th Cavalry Regiment

Reorganized 1 September 2006 to consist of the 2d Squadron, an element of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Troop E, an element of the 48th Infantry Brigade

(Troop E released from active Federal service 1 September – 1 October 2006 and reverted to state control)

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        War on Terrorism
                                                        Campaigns to be determined

1st Squadron (Headquarters at Calhoun, Georgia) additionally entitled to:

                                                        World War II
                                                        Guadalcanal
                                                        New Guinea
                                                        Leyte
                                                        Luzon

2d Squadron (Headquarters at Shreveport, Louisiana) additionally entitled to:

                                                        World War II
                                                        Asiatic-Pacific Theater,
                                                        Streamer without inscription

 

DECORATIONS

Headquarters Company, 1st Squadron (Calhoun, Georgia) entitled to:

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:

 

 

JEFFREY J. CLARKE
Chief of Military History


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