3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)

History

The 3rd Cavalry Regiment, formerly 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Brave Rifles") is a regiment of the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.

The regiment has a history in the United States Army that dates back to 19 May 1846, when it was constituted in the Regular Army as the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. This unit was reorganized at the start of the American Civil War as the 3d U.S. Cavalry Regiment on 3 August 1861. In January 1943, the regiment was re-designated as the 3d Cavalry Group (Mechanized). Today, they are equipped with Stryker vehicles. The 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment was the last heavy armored Cavalry Regiment in the U.S. Army until it officially became a Stryker regiment on 16 November 2011. It retains its lineage as the 3d Cavalry Regiment.

Under various names it has seen action during eleven major conflicts: the Indian Wars, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish–American War, the Philippine–American War, World War I, World War II, the Persian Gulf War, SFOR in Bosnia, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Freedoms Sentinel, and most recently Operation Inherent Resolve.

Twenty-three of the regiment's troopers received the Medal of Honor, all awarded for gallantry in action between 1871 and 1898. The list includes William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, whose award was rescinded in 1916 for not being a member of the military. Cody's medal was reinstated in 1989.

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Wars and campaigns

From Wikidata (CC0).

Key dates

1. 1847
   However, they also took part in the battles of Matamoros on 23 November 1847, Galaxara on 24 November, and Santa Fe on 4 January 1848.
2. 1862
   On 26 March 1862, Company C was engaged at Apache Canyon by Confederate forces, this proved to be the opening skirmish of the Battle of Glorieta Pass.
3. 1898
   The regiment stayed in Cuba until 6 and 7 August 1898 when they sailed for Montauk Point, New York.
4. 1921
   The coat of arms was originally approved for the 3d Cavalry Regiment on 7 May 1921.
5. 1945
   Crossing the Rhine on 29 March 1945, the troopers made a three-day dash over 150 miles to capture Bad Hersfeld, north of Fulda.
6. 1979
   In 1979, during the height of the Cold War, both the 2d and 11th Cavalry Regiments were stationed along the Iron Curtain on the German border.
7. 2003
   On 1 May 2003, after days of responding to reports of arson fires and the looting of ammunition, an M1 Abrams tank crew from H(Heavy) Company patrolling near the Euphrates River, discovered a group of Iraqis deliberately setting fires.
8. 2011
   In 2011, the 3d Cavalry Regiment changed its structure to fit that of a Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) with its "Change of Mission." At this time, the Regiment consisted of seven squadrons.
9. 2014
   In 2014, the regiment received its first orders to Afghanistan.

Dates and events quoted from the same Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Records that place someone with this unit

A unit history doesn't name everyone who served. These records do:

• Morning reports and unit rosters: access (National Personnel Records Center)
• Search Army morning reports, 1912–1946 (National Archives Catalog)
• Unit and organizational records held in St. Louis

More history

• U.S. Army Center of Military History
• National Archives
• Wikipedia: 3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)