3d Squadron
17th Cavalry
Lineage and Honors Information as of 8 July 1996
3d Squadron,
17th Cavalry Lineage
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Troop C, 17th Cavalry
Organized 9 July 1916 at Fort Bliss, Texas
Inactivated 26 September 1921 at the Presidio of Monterey, California
Disbanded 9 March 1951
Reconstituted 1 March 1957 in the Regular Army and consolidated with the 11th Airborne Reconnaissance Company (active) and consolidated unit designated as Troop C, 17th Cavalry, an element of the 11th Airborne Division (later designated as the 11th Air Assault Division)
Relieved 1 July 1958 from assignment to the 11th Airborne Division
Inactivated 15 November 1958 in Germany
Activated 15 March 1962 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Inactivated 16 January 1963 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Redesignated 1 February 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, and remained assigned to the 11th Air Assault Division (organic elements concurrently constituted)
(Troop B, 3d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, activated 7 February 1963 at Fort Rucker, Alabama)
Squadron (less Troop B) activated 19 March 1964 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Relieved 30 June 1965 from assignment to the 11th Air Assault Division
Inactivated 1 July 1965 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Activated 25 November 1966 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Inactivated 19 June 1973 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Assigned 2 June 1988 to the 10th Mountain Division and activated at Fort Drum, New York
Former 11th Airborne Reconnaissance Company withdrawn 16 November 1992 from the 3d Squadron, 17th Cavalry; 10th Reconnaissance Company (see ANNEX) concurrently consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3d Squadron, 17th Cavalry
(Troop E, 3d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, constituted 16 December 1995 in the Regular Army and activated at Fort Wainwright, Alaska)
ANNEX
Constituted 1 November 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 10th Mountain Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop and assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (later designated as the 10th Infantry Division)
Activated 6 November 1944 at Camp Swift, Texas
Inactivated 20 October 1944 at Camp Carson, Colorado
Redesignated 18 June 1948 as the 10th Reconnaissance Company
Allotted 25 June 1948 to the Regular Army
Activated 1 July 1948 at Fort Riley, Kansas
Consolidated 1 July 1957 with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3d Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Cavalry, and remained assigned to the 10th Infantry Division
Relieved 14 June 1958 from assignment to the 10th Infantry Division and assigned to the 2d Infantry Division
Redesignated 25 January 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3d Squadron, 7th Cavalry
Inactivated 20 February 1963 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and relieved from assignment to the 2d Infantry Division
Assigned 18 April 1963 to the 3d Infantry Division
Activated 3 June 1963 in Germany
Inactivated 16 October 1986 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3d Infantry Division
Assigned 16 December 1986 to the 8th Infantry Division and activated in Germany
Inactivated 16 November 1992 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division (Former 10th Reconnaissance Company concurrently withdrawn from the 3d Squadron, 7th Cavalry)
3d Squadron,
17th Cavalry Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern France; Rhineland; * North Apennines; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; * Po Valley
Vietnam: * Counteroffensive, Phase III; * Tet Counteroffensive; * Counteroffensive, Phase IV; * Counteroffensive, Phase V; * Counteroffensive, Phase VI; * Tet 69/Counteroffensive; * Summer-Fall 1969; * Winter-Spring 1970; * Sanctuary Counteroffensive; * Counteroffensive, Phase VII; * Consolidation I; * Consolidation II; * Cease-Fire
Decorations
* Valorous Unit Award for CAMBODIA
* Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1967-1968
* Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1971
* Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1969-1970
Headquarters Troops additionally entitled to:
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1969-1970
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1971-1972
Troop A additionally entitled to:
Valorous Unit Award for SAIGON-LONG BINH
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1970
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1970-1971
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1968
Troop B additionally entitled to:
Valorous Unit Award for TAY NINH PROVINCE
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1969
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1970-1971
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1971
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1969