On Veterans Day, the USA honors those who have served in our military. This year, the holiday will have even more meaning for the families of two fallen WWII servicemen. Thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Second Cavalry veterans, this Veterans Day will be a special one for the families of Private First …
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Field cap issued to Sergeant Leonard A. Walencewicz 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Mechanized) – January – December 1943 2nd Cavalry Group (Mechanized) – 1943- 1946 USA 3rd Army World War II – WWII
Field Manual (FM) 2-7 Cavalry Drill Regulations, Mechanized War Department – 15 March 1944 PDF FM2_7
A WW2 Remembrance of an Old 2nd US Cav Trooper, 1941-1945, A Personal Account I was “asked” to join the US Army in Jan of 1941. Got an extension until July of ’41 as I had some wheat out. I was inducted at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. and then sent to Ft. Riley, to serve with …
LETTER FROM SERGEANT VITO SPADAFINO, TROOP A, 42ND SQUADRON, 2ND CAVALRY REGIMENT I’m a WW2 veteran formerly with the 2nd Cavalry Recon and Mechanized unit of the 3rd Army in the European Theater. My unit was responsible for re-capturing the [Lipizzan] Stallions and numerous other horses prior to the end of hostilities somewhere [Hostau] in …
Biography of Cliff Miller 372nd Eng Bn/3rd Pltn, C Troop, 42nd Sqdn, 2nd Cav Grp, U.S.A. I, Cliff Miller, will attempt to give you a run down on the experiences I had during WW2. I went over in August 1943. We were about 14 months ahead of the main invasion troops, to prepare for their …
Len Dyer, former curator at the 2d Cavalry’s Reed Museum, provided the following information: 2d Cavalry Group (Mechanized) operated under the Sept 1943 Table of Organization T/O 2-25 for the 2d & 42d Cavalry Reconnaissance Battalions. There were 44 officers, 3 warrant officers & 949 enlisted per battalion. Within the battalions there were 7 companies …
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From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry The invasion of Poland by the blitzing German panzers in 1939 accelerated the movement to mechanize American forces and led to the first extensive mechanized maneuvers …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry Reactivation ceremony for the Second Cavalry Regiment, 15 January 1943. The article from Columbia, SC’s ‘The State’ newspaper reads: SECOND CAVALRY REACTIVATED AT FORT JACKSON CEREMONIES …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry Click photos to enlarge The War Department reached the decision on December 18, 1942 to reactivate two regiments of cavalry, the Second and Twenty-Ninth, as mechanized …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry On March 9, 1944, a letter was received from the War Department stating in effect that the entire 2d Cavalry Group (Mecz) was to prepare for …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry by Sgt. Tom M. Griffin, H&S Troop, 42d Squadron 17 May, 1944 The big Camp at Bewdley (map CB) buzzed with tension. For the hundreds of …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry This is page 1 (AHN to GURTH) of the map listings. Click on the link next to a name to see that map. Some names may …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry This is page 2 (HAITZ to PULLIGNY) of the map listings. Click on the link next to a name to see that map. Some names may …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry This is page 3 (QUEIENFELD to ZWIESEL) of the map listings. Click on the link next to a name to see that map. Some names may …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry 19 – 24 July 1944 The fleet of landing craft transporting the main body of the Second Cavalry to Normandy joined another group and together made …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry by Major Andrews, 42d Squadron 22-31 July 1944 In the early morning of 22 July an excited Frenchman scrambled into the 42d Sq. CP, hat in …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry Troopers from 42d Squadron going over the levee at Bayon after crossing the Moselle River Sept. 12, 1944. Every big picture consists of many little pictures, …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry Bill Waldner, Headquarters & Supply Troop, 2nd Squadron, with the HQ-35 jeep. 1-3 August 1944 On August 1, 1944, the Second Cavalry Group, attached to the …
From: SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY – A HISTORY Compiled, edited and published by Historical Section, Second Cavalry Association Maj. A. L. Lambert and Cpt. G. B. Layton, 2d Cavalry Troop C, 2d Squadron 3 August 1944 On August 3, the 1st and 2d Platoon of C Troop under Lts. Zecher and Parks, were given the …
