110th Cavalry Regiment (United States)

110th Cavalry Regiment
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Active	1921 - 1996
Country	United States
Branch	Massachusetts National Guard
Size	Regiment

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The 110th Cavalry Regiment was a regiment in the United States Army National Guard and hailed from Massachusetts and was part of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

Constituted 1 June 1921 in the Massachusetts National Guard as the 110th Cavalry, assigned to the 23rd Cavalry Division, and partially organized as follows-

Reorganized 10 June 1937 and allotted to the National Guard of Massachusetts and Connecticut; concurrently Regimental Headquarters reorganized and federally recognized at West Hartford, Connecticut; remainder of regiment organized as follows-

Relieved from the 22nd Cavalry Division and assigned to the 21st Cavalry Division 1 April 1939. allotted to the Massachusetts National Guard 9 May 1940 and recognized as follows-

Relieved from the 21st Cavalry Division, converted and redesignated as the 180th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) 9 October 1940.

The Shield is yellow for cavalry. The crossed guidons are those reputed to have been presented by Governor Edward Everett to the National Lancers. the motto was also that of the National Lancers. the fleurs-de-lis represents service in France during World War I while the red mullet was the distinguishing symbol used by the 102nd machine Gun Battalion during the war.

Constituted 27 February 1963 in the Massachusetts National Guard as the 26th Cavalry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Organized 1 March 1963 to consist of the 1st Squadron (See Annex) an element of the 26th Infantry Division (United States). Reorganized 16–19 December 1967 to consist of 1st squadron (less troop C, allotted to the Connecticut National Guard, and Troop D allotted to the Rhode Island National Guard). Troop D, at Worcester, Massachusetts, successors to The Emit Guards of Worcester, circa 1967 to 1970. Reorganized 1 October 1986 to consist of the 1st Squadron (less Troop A, allotted to the Connecticut National Guard). Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1988 as the 110th Cavalry to consist of the 1st Squadron. Withdrawn 1 June 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized the United States Army Regimental System with headquarters at Concord. relieved 1 September 1993 from assignment to the 26th Infantry Division.

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