World War I 1917-1919

France

From: ONE HUNDRED YEARS WITH THE SECOND CAVALRY By Joseph I. Lambert, Major, Second Cavalry Copyright 1939 Commanding Officer, Second Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas Capper Printing Company, Inc. On January 8, 1918, orders came for the Second Cavalry to prepare for overseas service. At this time it was intended to take all horses and equipment, …

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Combat!

From: ONE HUNDRED YEARS WITH THE SECOND CAVALRY By Joseph I. Lambert, Major, Second Cavalry Copyright 1939 Commanding Officer, Second Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas Capper Printing Company, Inc. During the period from November 3 to 8, one platoon of Troop C, under Sergeant McDonough, was attached to the Seventy-Seventh Division, and one platoon, under First …

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Regimental Citations

From: ONE HUNDRED YEARS WITH THE SECOND CAVALRY By Joseph I. Lambert, Major, Second Cavalry Copyright 1939 Commanding Officer, Second Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas Capper Printing Company, Inc. Headquarters First Division, American Expeditionary Forces, France, 19 September, 1918. GENERAL ORDERS No. 58 The Division Commander cites the following organizations for distinguished conduct during the operations …

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Orders To Move

From: ONE HUNDRED YEARS WITH THE SECOND CAVALRY By Joseph I. Lambert, Major, Second Cavalry Copyright 1939 Commanding Officer, Second Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas Capper Printing Company, Inc. SECRET G-3 939 Headquarters First Division, American Expeditionary Forces, France, September 9, 1918. MEMORANDUM. Subject: Move into Division Area of Attached Units. 2. Troops D, F, and …

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The Provisional Squadron In The Meuse-Argonne

From: ONE HUNDRED YEARS WITH THE SECOND CAVALRY By Joseph I. Lambert, Major, Second Cavalry Copyright 1939 Commanding Officer, Second Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas Capper Printing Company, Inc. By Captain Ernest N. Harmon On the evening of the 23rd we marched to Rarecourt on Argonne and camped in a wood on a hill above the …

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Occupation Duty

From: ONE HUNDRED YEARS WITH THE SECOND CAVALRY By Joseph I. Lambert, Major, Second Cavalry Copyright 1939 Commanding Officer, Second Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas Capper Printing Company, Inc. After the Armistice, Troops A, B, C, D, I, M, and the regimental headquarters and band, 2nd Cavalry, marched with the invading army into Germany and were …

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